Comic books July 1976

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. It is believed these variants were distributed only in regions near U.S. military bases. "I Have to Fight the Basilisk!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Thing. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Ron Wilson. Inks by Dan Adkins. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott. Story continues from Marvel Two-in-One 17 (Part 1). The stars of Marvel's team-up titles fight together against the Basilisk! The power-crazed Basilisk has raised a volcano in the middle of the Hudson River and now stands poised to destroy New York! The Thing and Spider-Man have already been beaten once by the Basilisk, but now the blue-eyed idol of millions and the wondrous wall-crawler are going to give it one more shot! It's a tremendous fight to the finish! Flashback cameos by Captain Marvel and Mr. Fantastic to recap the events of Marvel Team-Up 16 and 17. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Ralph Macchio. This issue contains a full-page ad for Hostess Twinkies featuring Captain America vs. the Red Skull (and the cosmic cube). A 30-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. "I Have to Fight the Basilisk!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Thing. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Ron Wilson. Inks by Dan Adkins. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott. Story continues from Marvel Two-in-One 17 (Part 1). The stars of Marvel's team-up titles fight together against the Basilisk! The power-crazed Basilisk has raised a volcano in the middle of the Hudson River and now stands poised to destroy New York! The Thing and Spider-Man have already been beaten once by the Basilisk, but now the blue-eyed idol of millions and the wondrous wall-crawler are going to give it one more shot! It's a tremendous fight to the finish! Flashback cameos by Captain Marvel and Mr. Fantastic to recap the events of Marvel Team-Up 16 and 17. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Ralph Macchio. This issue contains a full-page ad for Hostess Twinkies featuring Captain America vs. the Red Skull (and the cosmic cube). 32 pages

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Cover by Gil Kane with touch ups by John Romita. "In Our Midst An Immortal". Story by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by George Roussos. Hercules is overcome by a love potion made by the Enchantress, and under her control he attacks the Avengers. Meanwhile, the Black Widow is contacted by S.H.I.E.L.D. and asked to act as a double agent behind the Iron Curtain. Cover and story reprinted from (Avengers 1963 1st series) number 38. Full color. 32 pages. NOTE: Two pages omitted from original story to fit shorter page count comic size. Cover price $0.25.

This is a 30 cent cover price variant. These books had limited distribution. Reprints Avengers #38 Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

Philippine reprint.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. Cover by Gil Kane with touch ups by John Romita. "In Our Midst An Immortal". Story by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by George Roussos. Hercules is overcome by a love potion made by the Enchantress, and under her control he attacks the Avengers. Meanwhile, the Black Widow is contacted by S.H.I.E.L.D. and asked to act as a double agent behind the Iron Curtain. Cover and story reprinted from (Avengers 1963 1st series) number 38. Full color. 32 pages. NOTE: Two pages omitted from original story to fit shorter page count comic size.

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Cover by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott. "This City Afire!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Ka-Zar cameo. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito. The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing and the Amazing Spider-Man face down the deadly stare of the sinister Basilisk. Storey continues in Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #47. Cover price $0.25.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "This City Afire!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Ka-Zar cameo. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito. The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing and the Amazing Spider-Man face down the deadly stare of the sinister Basilisk. Story continues in Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #47. 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. Cover by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott. "This City Afire!" Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man. Ka-Zar cameo. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito. The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing and the Amazing Spider-Man face down the deadly stare of the sinister Basilisk. Story continues in Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #47.

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Last 25-cent cover price. Cover art by Joe Sinnott. "The Mark of the Madman," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; Crystal is taken captive by the Alpha Primitives; Reed, Johnny, and Ben follow them to the Inhumans Great Refuge, where Maximus has overthrown Black Bolt and imprisoned the Royal Family; Reprinted from Fantastic Four #82. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

30 cent cover price variant with starburst price style. Reprints Fantastic Four #82 reprint: "The Mark of a Madman!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 92 - Issue 4, August, 1976. 8" x 10.5", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

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"The Clock of Shattered Time!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Tom Sutton. Learn the series of events that led Shang Chi to the verge of death by the hands of Shock-Wave, a martial artists whose electrically charged hands mean death. Note: Much like that classic episode of Sienfeld, this issue begins at the end and ends at the beginning. Cover price $0.25.

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30 Cent Variant, limited distribution. "The Clock of Shattered Time!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Tom Sutton. Learn the series of events that led Shang Chi to the verge of death by the hands of Shock-Wave, a martial artists whose electrically charged hands mean death. Note: Much like that classic episode of Sienfeld, this issue begins at the end and ends at the beginning. Cover price $0.30.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. "The Clock of Shattered Time!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Paul Gulacy and Tom Sutton. Learn the series of events that led Shang Chi to the verge of death by the hands of Shock-Wave, a martial artists whose electrically charged hands mean death. Note: Much like that classic episode of Sienfeld, this issue begins at the end and ends at the beginning.

Jim Steranko's fine zine covering popular entertainment. Tabloid newspaper format (all issues come folded) but on good quality white paper stock. Sword & Sorcery issue with artwork by Barry Smith, Bernie Wrightson, and Wally Wood, plus a Neal Adams cover and a Steranko centerspread. Articles on Robert E. Howard, S&S films, First Kingdom, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Wally Wood, plus comics, book, and film news. 36 pages in two sections; partial color. Cover price $1.50.

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32 pages in two sections. Tabloid-sized 11-1/4-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Seekers cover. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), Captain Easy (by Bill Crooks and Jim Lawrence), Modesty Blaise (by Peter O'Donnell and Enrique Romero), Apartment 3-G (by Alex Kotzky), Steve Roper and Mike Nomad (by Allen and John Saunders and Bill Overgard), The Seekers (by John Burns and Les Lilley; twelve strips), Paul Temple (by Francis Durbridge and Phil Mendoza; twelve strips), Rick O'Shay (by Stan Lynde), Mary Perkins On Stage (by Leonard Starr), James Bond (by Larry Horak and Jim Lawrence), Superman (by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Wayne Boring; twelve strips), Scarth A.D. 2195 (by Luis Roca and Jo Addams), Windy City Kitty (by Jack Crowe), Garth (by Frank Bellamy and Jim Edgar), Kerry Drake (by Alfred Andriola), Batman (by Bob Kane; twelve strips), and Ben Casey (by Neal Adams). Sunday strips: Connie (by Frank Godwin), Tarzan (by Russ Manning), Mary Perkins On Stage, Kevin the Bold (by Kreigh Collins), Air Hawk, and Flyin' Jenny (by Russell Keaton; twelve strips). Cover price $1.00.

12 pages in one section. Tabloid-sized 11-14-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Winthrop cover by Dick Cavalli. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Conchy (by James Childress), Sam's Strip (by Jerry Dumas), Broom Hilda (by Russell Myers), Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye (by E.C. Segar), The Born Loser (by Art Sansom), Frank and Ernest (by Bob Thaves), Alley Oop (by Dave Graue), Krazy Kat (by George Herriman), Boon Dock (by George Breisacher), Mickey Mouse, and Gasoline Alley (by Dick Moores),. Sunday strips: Gasoline Alley, Broom Hilda, and Conchy. Also in this issue: Winthrop by Dick Cavalli and Neil the Horse by Arn Saba. Cover price $0.50.

The 'original' Heavy Metal Magazine. Cover by Jean-Michel Nicollet. Works by Moebius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet, and Serge Clerc. 82 pages, 16 pages of color with the rest in black and white. All in French!

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Whitman edition. "Mickey Mouse Meets Blackbeard the Pirate" in which Mickey and Goofy, as merchant marines in the 1700s meet and battle pirates and "The Bashin' Business." All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.25.

B&W reprints of material from Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) 180 (including the Wolverine cameo panel) and Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 63.

Reprints the first part of Incredible Hulk #181 (continued in #199). First full Wolverine story in "And Now, the Wolverine!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by HerbTrimpe, inks by Jack Abel. Wendigo appearance. Includes a Daredevil and two Uncanny X-Men back-up stories. The first, by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan, features Daredevil vs. the menacing Gladiator. In the second, the high-flying Angel must some how defeat the mysterious Red Raven. The third presents the origin of the Iceman. 36 pages, B&W.

Reprints the second part of Incredible Hulk #181 (continued from #198). First full Wolverine story in "And Now, the Wolverine!" Script by Len Wein, pencils by HerbTrimpe, inks by Jack Abel. Wendigo appearance. Includes three other stories. The first, by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, features the Ant-Man going on the strangest rescue mission of all time, inside the Vision's body!, in the second Conan the Barbarian meets Shokkoth, and the third story, by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan, Daredevil searches for the missing Karen Page.

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Cover by Mike Zeck. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Mike Zeck, Michael Pellowski, Tom Himes, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Joe Gill. Charlton presents tales of creatures from the limits of the human imagination. A father-and-son team of scientists conducts illegal experiments in the 18th century, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Researchers discover the dark secret of Stonehenge, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Mike Zeck. Plus a cover by Zeck. The Beast of the Burden; Who Prowls the Night; Dawn at Stonehenge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

U.K. poster magazine edited by Dez Skinn. In this issue: Vampire Circus, Deathline, and Blood and Bullets. Folds out to a giant Dracula movie poster starring Peter Cushing. Full color.

The World's First Newspaper of Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy! Six Million Dollar Man Issue! Featuring: How to Become Bionic! Meet Jamie - The Bionic Woman! Plus - Free Giant Color Poster Inside. Cover price $0.75.

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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Cover by Frank Bolle. Stories and art by Art Cappello, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Romance comics from Charlton with a real 1970s feel. Diane loves Robert, but tests reveal that she's a carrier of a genetic disease. Steve's new assistant "Miss Byers" has two surprises for him at the office Christmas party: she prefers "Ms.," and she's replacing him. Struggling artist Mr. Lewis falls for his model Linda. One Tiny Flaw; The Look of Love; Feel Free!; Buck's Bag. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - July, 1976. 5" x 7", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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July 1976. Not numbered in indicia. Down Home. A spoof of Southern authors like Mark Twain and William Faulkner; the Ku Klux Klan tries to clean up its image; a parody of a Deep South news magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, Gahan Wilson, Bobby London, Byron Preiss and Howard Chaykin, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.00.

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Now dubbed The "New" Nostalgia Journal, #27 is the issue in which the outspoken editor Gary Groth and publisher Fantagraphics took over. Includes Frazetta cover art and classified ads by and for Six Gun Heroes: A Price Guide to Movie Cowboy Collectibles, Toronto Star Trek 76, Star Trek Galore, Bud Plant, Jerry Bails, and more. Also includes a long editorial by Groth, a Jack Kirby interview, a review of Edward Bryant's Among the Dead and Other Events Leading to the Apocalypse by Alan Brennert, an interview with Alan Light and Murray Bishoff, The Creative Experience by Jim Wilson, and Fanzine reviews. 36 pgs, folded newsprint. July, 1976. (With issue #34, The New Nostalgia Journal would become The Comics Journal, one of the most respected and controversial comics history and criticism magazines ever).