Comic books January 1979

Vintage men's interest magazine focused on articles, erotic short fiction stories, adult humor comics, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS-

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January 1979. Depression. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Drunk, illustrated by John Workman; a horror comic about women, illustrated by Arthur Suydam; a spoof of work-related magazines by John Hughes and Bob Larkin. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Shary Flenniken, Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, and Russ Heath. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Gross. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover by John Costanza. The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Exhausted from constantly saving the mice of Mouseville, Mighty Mouse tries to just take a day off. After Mighty Mouse saves a drowning cat, the cat goes overboard in trying to show his gratitude. Mighty Mouse: A Mouse Around the House; Heckle and Jeckle: Sweet Smell of Success; Silly Sidney: Safety Last!; Mighty Mouse: The Grateful Cat. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Whitman edition. Cover by John Costanza. The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Exhausted from constantly saving the mice of Mouseville, Mighty Mouse tries to just take a day off. After Mighty Mouse saves a drowning cat, the cat goes overboard in trying to show his gratitude. Mighty Mouse: A Mouse Around the House; Heckle and Jeckle: Sweet Smell of Success; Silly Sidney: Safety Last!; Mighty Mouse: The Grateful Cat. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

January 1, 1979 issue with cover feature, "Superman to the Rescue!" Issue has cover photo and six-page article on the big-budget 1978 "Superman" movie which starred Marlon Brando as Jor-El, Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor and Christopher Reeve as Superman. Article covers the movie, the actors, the people who made the movie and the history of Superman and has many color and black-and-white photos. Cover price $1.25.

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Add to cart Very Good $3.20	Add to cart CGC 9.4 $47.50 or Best Offer View scan Paper: Off white to white Label #0064208009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $170.00 View scan CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signatures: Jim Shooter on 7/29/2022, Joe Rubinstein (with sketch) & Klaus Janson on 10/8/2022 & Bob McLeod & Walt Simonson on 10/28/2022. Newsstand Edition. Label #23-0B0CC15-020 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Guest-starring the Comet. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Carmine Infantino and M. Hands. Plus, a special 2 page interlude by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer (Tomb of Dracula). Nova and the Comet get thrashed by the nigh unstoppable Diamondhead. This leaves the Human Rocket vulnerable and at the mercy of Dracula's old nemesis Dr. Sun. Plus, witness the return of the enigmatic Sphinx. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Guest-starring the Comet. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Carmine Infantino and M. Hands. Plus, a special 2 page interlude by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer (Tomb of Dracula). Nova and the Comet get thrashed by the nigh unstoppable Diamondhead. This leaves the Human Rocket vulnerable and at the mercy of Dracula's old nemesis Dr. Sun. Plus, witness the return of the enigmatic Sphinx. 32 pages, full color.

Jan. 7, 1979. Oakland Press Funnybook was a Sunday comics supplement in comic book format for a Pontiac, Michigan newspaper. Marmaduke, Rich O-Shay and Hipshot, Born Loser, Boomer, Gordo, Russ Manning's Tarzan, Bugs Bunny, Apartment 3-G, Emmy Lou, Priscilla's Pop, Nancy, Better Half, Johnny Wonder, Fred Basset, Tumbleweeds, Short Ribs, Flintstones, Garfield, Doctor Shock, Bosleys, Ferd'nand, Dunagins People and more Sunday Comic Strips are reprinted. 7 1/4-in. x 10-in., 16 pages, full color.

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Add to cart Very Fine $4.80

Jan. 14, 1979. Oakland Press Funnybook was a Sunday comics supplement in comic book format for a Pontiac, Michigan newspaper. Marmaduke, Rich O-Shay and Hipshot, Born Loser, Boomer, Gordo, Russ Manning's Tarzan, Bugs Bunny, Apartment 3-G, Emmy Lou, Priscilla's Pop, Nancy, Better Half, Johnny Wonder, Fred Basset, Tumbleweeds, Short Ribs, Flintstones, Garfield, Doctor Shock, Bosleys, Ferd'nand, Dunagins People and more Sunday Comic Strips are reprinted. 7 1/4-in. x 10-in., 16 pages, full color.

Jan. 21, 1979. Oakland Press Funnybook was a Sunday comics supplement in comic book format for a Pontiac, Michigan newspaper. Marmaduke, Rich O-Shay and Hipshot, Born Loser, Boomer, Gordo, Russ Manning's Tarzan, Bugs Bunny, Apartment 3-G, Emmy Lou, Priscilla's Pop, Nancy, Better Half, Johnny Wonder, Fred Basset, Tumbleweeds, Short Ribs, Flintstones, Garfield, Doctor Shock, Bosleys, Ferd'nand, Dunagins People and more Sunday Comic Strips are reprinted. 7 1/4-in. x 10-in., 16 pages, full color.

Jan. 28, 1979. Oakland Press Funnybook was a Sunday comics supplement in comic book format for a Pontiac, Michigan newspaper. Marmaduke, Rich O-Shay and Hipshot, Born Loser, Boomer, Gordo, Russ Manning's Tarzan, Bugs Bunny, Apartment 3-G, Emmy Lou, Priscilla's Pop, Nancy, Better Half, Johnny Wonder, Fred Basset, Tumbleweeds, Short Ribs, Flintstones, Garfield, Doctor Shock, Bosleys, Ferd'nand, Dunagins People and more Sunday Comic Strips are reprinted. 7 1/4-in. x 10-in., 16 pages, full color.

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Whitman edition. Cover price $0.35.

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Fourth issue. Fiction by Paul J. Nahin ("Newton's Gift"), Jack C. Haldeman II ("Race the Wind"), Dean R, Kambe ("The Hole Thing"), and Nancy Kress ("Pigs Have Winds"). Interview with mathematician I.J. Good. Cover by De Es Schwertberger. Magazine format; color; 144 pages on slick white paper. Cover price $2.00.

Monthly magazine published by NAPA automotive parts. Includes single panel gag strips, glamour pin-ups and jokes. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 8 total pages, B&W. NOTE: These items were published to be given away at different NAPA distributor locations and therefore the header varies. This does not affect value.

1st printing. Join Charlie Brown, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts Gang for some crossword fun and comic strip humor. Softcover, 5-in. x 6-in., 60 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $1.25.

January 8, 1979. Superman (movie), Brooke Adams (Body Snatchers), Billy Milligan, Richard Leakey, and more. 8.25-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 72 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. "Wait Till He Gets Here," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Mr. Lodge buys a parrot and tries to teach it to heckle Archie. "True Love," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Chuck is caught in the middle between Nancy's desire for a beau who'll stand up for himself and his father's curfew for the football team. The Tough Football Test puzzle page with Coach Kleats. "The Loser," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx suggests Mort write a book about his phenomenal bad luck. "The Adventurers," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; Archie and Jughead decide to leave Riverdale and seek a life of adventure. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

Perry Rhodan #125 - Robots, Bombs and Mutants by William Voltz. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Perry Rhodan #126 - The Guns of Everblack by K.H. Scheer. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Perry Rhodan #127 - Sentinels of Solitude by Clark Darlton. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Perry Rhodan #128 - The Beasts Below by Kurt Mahr. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Perry Rhodan #129 - Blitzkrieg Galactica by Kurt Brand. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Perry Rhodan #130 - Peril Unlimited by Kurt Brand. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Pink Christmas - Written by unknown. Art by Warren Tufts. Comic book version of the famous cartoon character. In this issue: It's the Pink Panther TV Special -- the full-length tale "Pink Christmas." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Whitman edition Cover price $0.35.

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Marvel-produced kids magazine in the vein of Dynamite. The first Superman movie inspires a rare (and amusing) Marvel Superman cover. Seventeen magazine spoof. Part 7 of Star Wars comic The Kingdom of Ice, by Archie Goodwin, Dave Cockrum and John Tartaglione; Hey Look! by Harvey Kurtzman; other comics by Jon Buller and Ken Weiner. Plus puzzles, games, and pop culture. Final issue of the series. Kingdom of Ice was later completed in the Marvel Illustrated Books series. Full color; 48 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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MATURE READERS.

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# on cover is 90069-901. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Whitman edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Whitman edition. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Book 1: 1954. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1954, strips #879 - 931. Valiant and Gawain travel to the Misty Isles and help Queen Aleta defend her kingdom from nobles seeking her overthrow. Then Val and Gawain make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where they find an imprisoned British knight and battle the scheming Ben El Rasch. A resourceful peasant girl aids Gawain when he faces a treacherous Goth warrior in a duel. Under the Frivolous Curls; Prince Arn and the Sorceress; The Pilgrimage; Back in the Misty Isles. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Book 2: 1955. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1955, strips #932 - 988. Valiant, Sir Gawain and Katwin are aided on their dangerous voyage home by a crew of Vikings. Aleta thinks fast when she is abducted as a bride for a rival Khan. Val is injured during the overland journey to the Baltic Sea. Val tells his children stories of his early days, including how he met Gawain and his first visit to Camelot. The Strange Route. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Book 3: 1956. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1956. Valiant explores the inland of Thule in search of farmland to stave off a famine. Raiders trap Aleta and Kerwin in a burning house while Val and his friends are off on a hunt. Val's son Arn and the seasoned woodsman Garm are stranded by a blizzard while on a scouting mission. Valiant and Gawain travel to Camelot for a jousting tournament. Into the Wilderness; The Wolf at the Door; Survival; Tournament Days; Trouble in Cornwall. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. Book 4: 1957. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1957, strips #1029- 1090. Valiant learns the secret of the true heir of Vernon Castle. King Arthur sends Val on an undercover mission to Cornwall to investigate a plot against the throne. Valiant pursues a wild red stallion, manages to tame it, and soon it will become his faithful steed Arvak. Trouble in Cornwall; The Red Stallion; Three Men and a Horse. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Book 5: 1957-1959. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from November 24, 1957 to January 18, 1959.Valiant's son Arn goes to live with a neighboring king for three years as a sort of foreign exchange program. Shipwrecked after an enemy attack, Val must make a dangerous overland journey home. King Arthur sends Val on a hazardous mission into Saxon-held territory that includes a contentious visit to London. Valiant leads the search after Sir Gawain disappears in Wales. The Exchange; The Wanderer; Reckless Youth; The Jealousy of A Queen. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

This is the 34th issue, the January-December 1979 issue indexing PS Magazine #'s 314-325. PS The Preventive Maintenance Monthly Indexes are published twice yearly and cover the first six and the last six months of each year. The interior is text only (an index), but the front and back color feature full page illustrations from the Will Eisner (creator of the Spirit) Studio.

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An anthology magazine from Marvel UK, reprinting US superhero stories in a black-and-white format. This issue features Night of the Wraith from The Rampaging Hulk magazine #7. Written by Doug Moench, with art by Keith Pollard and Jim Mooney. Plus backup stories starring The Defenders and Dr. Strange, and an interview with actor Bill Bixby of the Incredible Hulk TV series. Painted cover by Jim Starlin, also reprinted from RH #7. 68 pages. Cover price 0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 13, Issue 1. January, 1979. 8" x 10". 46 pages. Full color.