Comic books December 1977

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Every Hand Against Him!" Part 3 of 5. Guest-starring Jack of Hearts. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin. The federal government has decided that its number one defense contractor, Stark International, cannot fall into the hands of Midas! So Nick Fury and Jasper Sitwell assemble a team of Tony Stark's friends and allies to retake the company! But the first thing the impromptu group has to do is lift Shell-Head out of the doldrums! If the Guardsman, Wraith, and Jack of Hearts can convince Tony to fight for his legacy, Midas won't stand a chance! Appearances by Jean DeWolff, Eddie March, Madame Masque, and Marianne Rodgers. 32 pages.

December 1977 - Season's Greetings, Everyone! All stories written by a collection of writers from the Jack and Jill Magazine company. Art by a number of various artists. 6.5" x 9", 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

Vintage men's interest magazine heavily focused on articles, short fiction stories, adult humor comics, and nude pin-up photography .8" x 10.5", 72 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS-

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"Air Pirates of Mars, Part 7: Dejah Thoris Lives!" After escaping from the Council of Five, Dejah Thoris helps Barsoom reestablish the Atmosphere Factory. Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Sutton. Cover by Kane and Rudy Nebres. Cover price $0.35.

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Issues #7 and #8 tell the story of how Jonah Hex's face got the way it is. It's a flashback to Jonah's early life when he was sold to the Indians in "Son of the Apache." Written by Michael Fleisher, with art by Ernie Chan and Noly Panaligan. Cover by Ernie Chan. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Issues #7 and #8 tell the story of how Jonah Hex's face got the way it is. It's a flashback to Jonah's early life when he was sold to the Indians in "Son of the Apache." Written by Michael Fleisher, with art by Ernie Chan and Noly Panaligan. Cover by Ernie Chan. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. "Hear No Evil," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead is ignoring everybody, so the gang follow him to find out why. "Seeing Clearly" half-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. Jug's Jumble Sundae activity page by Joe Edwards. "Falling Star," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; When Jughead practices comic pratfalls in public, people actually think he's had an accident. "Let Us Spray," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; After Jughead hoses him with plant food, Reggie plots his revenge. Archie Club News. "Beef Grief," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead joins the local club team as a goalie when he finds out the sponsor, Dinglehoffer's Meats, pays off in food. 36 pgs., full color Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Jack Abel. The Face of the Star-Tsar!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Dr. Light invades the Justice League satellite; the Privateer and the League battle the Star-Tsar; Snapper Carr guest-stars. Threat of the True-or-False Sorcerer--100 Issues Ago, script by Gardner Fox and E. Nelson Bridwell (new text), pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Sid Greene; reprinted from Justice League of America #49. 48 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Jack Abel. The Face of the Star-Tsar!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Dr. Light invades the Justice League satellite; the Privateer and the League battle the Star-Tsar; Snapper Carr guest-stars. Threat of the True-or-False Sorcerer--100 Issues Ago, script by Gardner Fox and E. Nelson Bridwell (new text), pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Sid Greene; reprinted from Justice League of America #49. 48 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Jack Abel. Disasters of Yesteryear, script by Jack C. Harris, art by Ric Estrada; Karate Kid is diverted through the timestream by Major Disaster to caveman days. Cooky La Moo on Broadway Hostess Twinkies ad starring Wonder Woman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Daily Planet Volume 77 Issue 31 promo ad. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Jack Abel. Disasters of Yesteryear, script by Jack C. Harris, art by Ric Estrada; Karate Kid is diverted through the timestream by Major Disaster to caveman days. Cooky La Moo on Broadway Hostess Twinkies ad starring Wonder Woman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Daily Planet Volume 77 Issue 31 promo ad. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Gil Kane. I Killed Kid Colt!, script by Larry Lieber, art by Jack Keller; Jeb Grubly, with the help of the Dolan Brothers, fools everyone into thinking he killed Kid Colt and is the fastest gun in the West. Kid Colt Outlaw pinup by Gil Kane. 36 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.35.

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Screams in the Dark - Written by Don Glut. Art by Ernie Chan and Dino Castrillo. Cover by Ernie Chan and Alfredo Alcala. Out of time-lost Atlantis comes the greatest, most savage warrior-king ever! 32 pages, full color. First 35c cover-priced issue. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Featherbrain," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; Archie buys Veronica a parrot, but finds the bird has a very limited and very controversial vocabulary. "Corn Ball," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; Archie nearly destroys himself and the house, all in the quest for some popcorn. "Hey, Big Spender," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx tries to teach Charley how to budget his allowance. "Hair-Raising," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Veronica browbeats her father into getting a modern hairstyle. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Business is Booming!; Archie finds a bomb in his jalopy. Sign Off! featuring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Archie Club News. Quake Shake; Reggie and Jughead discuss the new earthquake movie. Dragon of the Deep; Jughead, Archie and Veronica go boating one morning and discover a sea-monster in the lake. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Number/month on cover: 90130-712, no month listed. Comic featuring the comical adventures of ?Orrible Orvie and Awful Annie, the "Little Monsters" siblings. Issue features reprints from previous issues: "A Frightful Frame-Up," "The Monster Army," and "The Family Tree." Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.35.

Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #207 includes: Star Wars news; SF movie awards; Harlan Ellison on Iguanacon; industry news; On Writing column by Algis Budrys; book reviews; and letters from Michael Moorcock and Jack Chalker. 16 pgs. Dec, 1977. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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Spanish language reprint of material from Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #12-14. Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Kirby. Cover by Lopez Espi. 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 60 pages, black and white. NOTE: #13 (1st app The Watcher and The Red Ghost).

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Cover by Jack Rickard. Stories and art by Don Martin, Al Jaffee, Larry Siegel, Adam Garst, Marylyn Ippolito, William McCole, Stan Hart, Paul Peter Porges, Dick DeBartolo, Frank Jacobs, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Harry North, Esq., Paul Coker Jr., Angelo Torres, Jack Rickard, Jack Davis, Dave Berg, Antonio Prohias and Sergio Aragones. Spoofs of 1970s disaster movies and TV cop comedy Barney Miller, featuring art by Mort Drucker and Angelo Torres. Japan for paranoids. Mad's takes on dartboards, happy endings, and warranties. Classic Don Martin strips, Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Presenting Another Mad Double Feature: Blimp Sunday, Airplot '77; Here's A Look at The Carter Administration Speaking From Pictures; Early One Morning in South America; Handicaps in Other Fields; The Mad Like...Love...Hate Book; Spy vs. Spy; How Come You Worry About...When...; The Lighter Side of Gadgets; One Afternoon in Downtown Lourdes; The Mad Travel Agency's Specialized Tours for You and Your Neurosis - The Paranoiac's Seven-Day Tour of Japan; Zappy Endings We'd Like to See; Decision Making Dart Boards for Celebrities; Blarney Miller; One Evening on a Rooftop in Texas; Mad Warranty; Fold-In; A Fairy Tale. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

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Volume 53, Issue 6 - December 1977. Cover by Ron Walotsky. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Charles L. Harness, Michael G. Coney, Ron Goulart, Jame Quinn, L/ Sprague De Camp, Raylyn Moore, and Woody Allen. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 162 pages, B&W Cover price $1.00.

Wacky Adventures of Cracky

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Rudy Nebres. Short H. Rider Haggard biography. "She," script by John Warner (adaptation), pencils by Dino Castrillo, inks by Rod Santiago; Horace and Leo travel deep into Africa to find the legendary She, an immortal queen. H. Rider Haggard pinup by John Romita, Jr. Adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel "She: A History of Adventure" (1887). 52 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Klaus Janson. Stephen Crane pinup by Dan Adkins. "The Red Badge of Courage," script by Irwin Shapiro, pencils by E. R. Cruz; A Civil War Union soldier struggles to find the bravery to fight in the heat of battle. Adapted from the novel "The Red Badge of Courage" (1895), by Stephen Crane. Short Stephen Crane biography. 52 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Rudy Nebres. Short H. Rider Haggard biography. "She," script by John Warner (adaptation), pencils by Dino Castrillo, inks by Rod Santiago; Horace and Leo travel deep into Africa to find the legendary She, an immortal queen. H. Rider Haggard pinup by John Romita, Jr. Adapted from the H. Rider Haggard novel "She: A History of Adventure" (1887). 52 pgs., full color.

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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 Strange Tales. Bill Everett/Dean Motter cover. Synopsis of Doctor Strange. Notes on Strange Tales. Strange Tales # 1,25,74,75,77,79,89,101-188, & Annuals # 1-2. Doctor Strange (1st) # 169-183. (2nd) # 1-27, & annual # 1 & Giant Size # 1. Nick Fury Agent of Shield # 1-18. Shield # 1-5. Warlock # 1-15. Personnel & Major Character cross reference indexes. Cover price $3.95.

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Ride a Wild Rocket! - Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Bob Brown & Al Milgrom. Cover by Al Milgrom. Featuring the Torpedo! Because you demanded it! Marvel's greatest new hero -- in his first feature-length, action-packed saga! This is the big one! Also starring Agents Seven, Four and Six, Senator Eugene Kligger Stivak, Wescott, Rocketeers, Lorraine Jones and Annie Jones. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Ride a Wild Rocket! - Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Bob Brown & Al Milgrom. Cover by Al Milgrom. Featuring the Torpedo! Because you demanded it! Marvel's greatest new hero -- in his first feature-length, action-packed saga! This is the big one! Also starring Agents Seven, Four and Six, Senator Eugene Kligger Stivak, Wescott, Rocketeers, Lorraine Jones and Annie Jones. 32 pages, full color.

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Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #107. It's Spider-Man's greatest triumph in "Spidey Smashes Through!" Characters: F: Spider-Man; V: Professor Smythe, Spider-Slayer; GA: Gwen Stacy, Randy Robertson, Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson. Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, Sr., inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #107. It's Spider-Man's greatest triumph in "Spidey Smashes Through!" Characters: F: Spider-Man; V: Professor Smythe, Spider-Slayer; GA: Gwen Stacy, Randy Robertson, Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson. Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, Sr., inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover price $0.25.

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"If Death Be My Destiny!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Iron Fist, and the Daughters of the Dragon. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Dave Hunt. Cover by Dave Cockrum. Iron Fist is lying near death after falling in battle to the Steel Serpent and also losing his chi to the powerful villain. Now the Amazing Spider-Man, Misty Knight, and Colleen Wing join forces to bring Danny Rand back from the brink! But the first step is to defeat the Steel Serpent in combat! And that's an awfully big first step! Can the web-slinger, Misty, and Colleen get the job done? It's an awesome ending! (Notes: A small plot line from Marvel Team-Up 1 is resolved in this issue. This two-part story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 197 and 198.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Spider-Man and Iron Fist battle the Steel Serpent in "If Death Be My Destiny!" Guest-starring the Daughters of the Dragon. Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dave Hunt. Dave Cockrum cover.

Whitman Variant. "If Death Be My Destiny!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Spider-Man, Iron Fist, and the Daughters of the Dragon. Script by Chris Claremont. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Dave Hunt. Cover by Dave Cockrum. Iron Fist is lying near death after falling in battle to the Steel Serpent and also losing his chi to the powerful villain. Now the Amazing Spider-Man, Misty Knight, and Colleen Wing join forces to bring Danny Rand back from the brink! But the first step is to defeat the Steel Serpent in combat! And that's an awfully big first step! Can the web-slinger, Misty, and Colleen get the job done? It's an awesome ending! (Notes: A small plot line from Marvel Team-Up 1 is resolved in this issue. This two-part story was reprinted in Marvel Tales 197 and 198.) 32 pages Cover price $0.35.

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"A Monster Walks Among Us!" Guest-starring Nighthawk. Nick Fury and Deathlok cameo. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Ron Wilson and Pablo Marcos. A bizarre creature not of this earth arrives and is immediately hounded and hunted for being a monster. But, is this unearthly thing a creature of malevolent intent, or is there a benevolent heart that beats within its otherworldly chest? This is truly a tragic tale and a hard lesson in the dangers of prejudice. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "A Monster Walks Among Us!" Guest-starring Nighthawk. Nick Fury and Deathlok cameo. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Ron Wilson and Pablo Marcos. A bizarre creature not of this earth arrives and is immediately hounded and hunted for being a monster. But, is this unearthly thing a creature of malevolent intent, or is there a benevolent heart that beats within its otherworldly chest? This is truly a tragic tale and a hard lesson in the dangers of prejudice.

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The Phoenix Gambit: Part 1 of 2. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck. Featuring the most off beat tale in the life of the Master of Kung Fu to date. Cover price $0.35.