Comic books January 1976

Punisher - Featuring Frank Castle. The day his family was gunned down in the crossfire between rival crime gangs, ex-special forces soldier Frank Castle swore vengeance and promised that he would take down those that would visit evil on others - with extreme prejudice. Full Color Sticker

Red Skull - Featuring Johann Schmidt, arch enemy of Captain America. Red Skull was a Nazi general officer and confidant of Adolf Hitler. He has been closely affiliated with Hydra and is an enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Avengers, and the interests of the United States and the free world in general.

Red Sonja - Featuring Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword. Sonja is a fiery haired swordswoman from the same Hyborain Age that Conan inhabits. Her acrobatic fighting style and skill with a longsword make her more than a match for most adversaries. Full Color Sticker

Sgt. Fury - Featuring Nick Fury circa World War II. Next to Captain America himself, Fury, cigar-chomping leader of the Howling Commandos, is arguably the greatest hero of the Marvel U's World War II era. These days now Colonel Fury heads the international police force known as SHIELD. Full Color Sticker

Silver Surfer - Featuring Norrin Radd, former Herald of the World Devouring Galactus. Endowed with the Power Cosmic, this Sentinel of the Spaceways streaks from one side of the cosmos to the other enforcing truth and justice. Full Color Sticker NOTE: Since the events of Annihilation, the Silver Surfer has once again become the Herald of Galactus. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist

Son of Satan - Featuring Daimon Hellstrom, the mystical defender of mankind against fiends from hell and stalwart member of the enigmatic Defenders. Full Color Sticker

Spider-Man - Featuring your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Bitten by a radioactive spider, high school student Peter Parker was endowed with the proportionate speed and strength of a spider. He can stick to walls and has developed devices for spinning webs as strong steel. Spider-Man lives by a motto that came at a terrible price - "with great power there must also come great responsibility." Full Color Sticker

The Thing - Featuring Ben Grimm, the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing. His genetic make up altered by Cosmic Rays, Ben Grimm's body is encased in rock and his strength is on par with the strongest heroes on Earth. He is the backbone of the Fantastic Four and one of the most reliable heroes in times of chaos. Full Color Sticker

Thor - Featuring The Mighty Thor, God of Thunder and Scion of fabled Asgard. Thor is the son of Odin, King of the Norse Gods, and arguably the mightiest hero in the Marvel Universe. He controls the very elements of the storm and possesses unparalleled strength and courage. But this immortal hero's greatest weapon is his mystic hammer, Mjolnir. This hammer can summon lightning bolts from the heavens, absorb and project powerful energies, open doorways between dimensions, and hit with the thunderous force of an atom bomb. Full Color Sticker

Tigra - Featuring Tigra, founding member of the West Coast Avengers. This feline Avenger possesses uncanny agility, cat-like reflexes, and above average strength. Full Color Sticker

The Vision - This super android was created by the mechanical monster Ultron to destroy the Avengers, but the Vision proved that even a machine can have a soul. Vision possesses mastery over his physical form. He can become as hard as diamond or as intangible as air. He can increase his mass exponentially to absurd levels so that the very ground cracks under his feet or decreases it so much that he can soar through the air. He possesses super human strength on par with the strongest heroes on Earth and can project beams of immense heat from the ruby on his forehead. Vision has also been in a longtime on again/off again love affair with his fellow Avenger, the Scarlet Witch. Full Color Sticker

Volstagg "Fat is Beautiful!" - Featuring the Voluminous Volstagg. One third of the fables Warriors Three, Volstagg is one of the Mighty Thor's most stalwart comrades-in-arms and a mighty warrior, when he has to be. Though Vostagg's best days are behind him, and he would much rather eat, drink and be merry rather than fight, don't be fooled. He can be a mighty warrior when he needs to be. They don't call him the Lion of Asgard for nothing. Full Color Sticker

Volstagg "I Was a 980 Pound Weakling!" - Featuring the Voluminous Volstagg. One third of the fables Warriors Three, Volstagg is one of the Mighty Thor's most stalwart comrades-in-arms and a mighty warrior, when he has to be. Though Vostagg's best days are behind him, and he would much rather eat, drink and be merry rather than fight, don't be fooled. He can be a mighty warrior when he needs to be. They don't call him the Lion of Asgard for nothing. Full Color Sticker

Warlock - Adam Warlock is one of the most mysterious heroes in Marvel's pantheon. Residing in the body of a perfect human being, this battle mage is one of the most cunning heroes protecting the universe against alien forces that threaten it. Possessing the Soul Gem, Warlock has the power to see into men's souls and if need be, steal them. Warlock also possesses a dark twin called the Magus, a powerful force for evil that counter balances Warlock's existence. Currently Warlock is running around the galaxy getting into all sorts of trouble alongside Star Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Full Color Sticker

The Watcher - Uatu is a member of an ancient race of cosmic beings who have sworn to observe the universe but never interfere. Uatu has bent this rule on several occasions to help the inhabitants of a seemingly insignificant blue world called Earth. Full Color Sticker.

In this issue: Why the "Jaws" shark scare is phony, Shame of the nation - The slow, miserable death of the Green Berets, Bicentennial extra: Supersniper of the American Revolution. Cover price $1.50.

Volume 104 - Issue 4, January, 1976. 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

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Painted cover. Turok in "Cry of the Turtle" in which Turok and Andar try to rescue a giant turtle being tortured by a tribe of cavemen and "Return from the Dead" in which Andar is believed to be a cave woman's grandson returned from the dead. Issue also has one-page text feature "Weheequn!" 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Whitman edition. Painted cover. Turok in "Cry of the Turtle" in which Turok and Andar try to rescue a giant turtle being tortured by a tribe of cavemen and "Return from the Dead" in which Andar is believed to be a cave woman's grandson returned from the dead. Issue also has one-page text feature "Weheequn!" 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Number on cover: 90016-601. Anthology type comic with suspenseful, mystery, and spooky stories done in the style of the classic TV series "The Twilight Zone" which starred Rod Serling as your host. Cover painting over a sketch by Jack Sparling. The Second Will. A Lease On Death, art by Frank Bolle. The Wide Open Spaces, art by Jack Sparling. Discovery. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Whitman edition. Cover painting over a sketch by Jack Sparling. The Second Will. A Lease On Death, art by Frank Bolle. The Wide Open Spaces, art by Jack Sparling. Discovery. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Whitman edition. Painted cover art. The Return of Wulfstein, art by Bill Ziegler. Each Autumn I Die, art by Frank Bolle. The Fish, art by Frank Bolle. Modern Day Rainmaker: Fact or Fiction, art by Carlos Garzon. 36 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Luis Dominguez. Stories by Frank Bolle, Jack Sparling, Luis Dominguez, Joe Certa, and John Celardo. Tales of mystery and suspense related to the UFO phenomenon. Kenner Bionic Man Action Toys ad. The Six Million Dollar Man Action Club ad. Hostess Cup Cakes ad with Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig. 36 pages, full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Whitman edition. Cover by Luis Dominguez. Stories by Frank Bolle, Jack Sparling, Luis Dominguez, Joe Certa, and John Celardo. Tales of mystery and suspense related to the UFO phenomenon. Kenner Bionic Man Action Toys ad. The Six Million Dollar Man Action Club ad. Hostess Cup Cakes ad with Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Uncle Scrooge in "Hall of the Mermaid Queen" in which Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews search for Scrooge's money which sank to the bottom of the ocean, a Carl Barks reprint from issue number 68. Number on cover: 90038-601. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Whitman edition. Uncle Scrooge in "Hall of the Mermaid Queen" in which Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews search for Scrooge's money which sank to the bottom of the ocean, a Carl Barks reprint from issue number 68. Cover price $0.25.

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1977 - A Fleetway Annual! Includes comic stories, prose, articles, and word puzzles. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W.

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Stories in this issue include: "Ambergris, Kato & Tonto" (starring Vampirella); "The Satan Complex"; "Of Death & Distinction"; "Magic Hands/Silvershoe"; and "Starbright Lantern 909" (lighthouse story). Written by Gerry Boudreau and Bill DuBay. Art by Luis Bermejo, Joaquin Blasquez, Jose Ortiz, Ramon Torrents, and Zesar. Cover art by Enrich Torres. Back cover features ad for Hammer Vampirella film that was never produced. Cover price $1.00.

Canadian Edition

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Story and art by Vaughn Bode.

Includes prose, sequential art, and character designs for Vaughn Bode's Deadbone Erotica.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

NOTE: Northern Comfort Communications uses the word Edition instead of printing. 2nd Edition means reprint in this case.

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Cover art by Pete Morisi (as PAM). "Case #0004 Satana's Paradise!", script by Joe Gill, art by Pete Morisi (as PAM); Princess Alexa kidnaps Candy to take her place as Satana; app. by The Vulture and Piranha. "Cement Galoshes" text story starring Michael Mauser Private Eye, script by Nicola Cuti, art by Joe Staton. "To Be Frank," script by Nicola Cuti, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bruce Patterson; detective story starring Michael Mauser Private Eye. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Publication date 3rd January, 1976. Features superhero and adventure strip reprints originally printed in Lion and Valiant during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Publication date 10th January, 1976. Features superhero and adventure strip reprints originally printed in Lion and Valiant during the 1960s and early 1970s.