Comic books May 1981

UK edition - Printed and distributed in the UK with pence over price. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #150. The clone story continues in "Spider-Man...or Spider-Clone?" Characters: F: Spider-Man; Vs. Professor Smythe & Spider-Slayer; GA: Curt Connors, Mary Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy's clone (f/b); GC: fake versions of Kingpin, Vulture, Sandman. Script by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoia, and Dave Hunt. Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. Cover art by John Romita. Whodunit!, script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema (layouts), inks by Mike Esposito (finished art, figures) and Dave Hunt (finished art, backgrounds); While solving some recent murders, Spidey confronts Tallon and a computer named W.H.O.; reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #155. Rebirth! starring Captain Britain, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Fred Kida; Brian Braddock is given the power of Captain Britain. 36 pgs.

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"A Small Circle of Hate" Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk, Power Man, and Iron Fist. Script by Mike Barr. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Al Milgrom. After the Hulk forces Luke Cage and Danny Rand's plane to crash, the two heroes for hire find themselves in the American Southwest surrounded by strange locals with a shotgun! The desert people just want Power Man to remove the large boulder that has covered up their spring of fresh water. But Luke Cage can't lift the giant rock, but maybe the Hulk could smash it! How will Power Man and Iron Fist trick the enraged Hulk into crushing the boulder? Back up story: "Wolves in Designer's Clothing" Script by Mike Barr. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Mike Esposito. During a fashion show, Colleen Wing and Misty Knight help the heroes for hire stop an armed robbery. 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "A Small Circle of Hate" Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk, Power Man, and Iron Fist. Script by Mike Barr. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Al Milgrom. After the Hulk forces Luke Cage and Danny Rand's plane to crash, the two heroes for hire find themselves in the American Southwest surrounded by strange locals with a shotgun! The desert people just want Power Man to remove the large boulder that has covered up their spring of fresh water. But Luke Cage can't lift the giant rock, but maybe the Hulk could smash it! How will Power Man and Iron Fist trick the enraged Hulk into crushing the boulder? Back up story: "Wolves in Designer's Clothing" Script by Mike Barr. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Mike Esposito. During a fashion show, Colleen Wing and Misty Knight help the heroes for hire stop an armed robbery. 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

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Special Double-Sized 75th Anniversary Issue! "By Blastaar!" Guest-starring the Avengers. Fantastic Four cameo. Story by Tom DeFalco. Art by Alan Kupperberg and Chic Stone. It's a battle royale like no other. The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing must team-up with Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Wasp, Beast, and Hawkeye), and take on the uber baddies Annihilus, Blastaar, and the Super-Adaptoid. 48 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Special Double-Sized 75th Anniversary Issue! "By Blastaar!" Guest-starring the Avengers. Fantastic Four cameo. Story by Tom DeFalco. Art by Alan Kupperberg and Chic Stone. It's a battle royale like no other. The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing must team-up with Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Wasp, Beast, and Hawkeye), and take on the uber baddies Annihilus, Blastaar, and the Super-Adaptoid. 48 pages. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 30p cover price. Special Double-Sized 75th Anniversary Issue! "By Blastaar!" Guest-starring the Avengers. Fantastic Four cameo. Story by Tom DeFalco. Art by Alan Kupperberg and Chic Stone. It's a battle royale like no other. The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing must team-up with Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Wasp, Beast, and Hawkeye), and take on the uber baddies Annihilus, Blastaar, and the Super-Adaptoid. 48 pages.

May 1981. Sensational crime stories with photographs. UK edition. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 50 pages, black and white.

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Special Giant-Sized 100th Issue. "Red of Fang and Claw, All Love Lost!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck and Gene Day. The Stalker of Whitechapel has returned, and Leiko must face her greatest peril. Shang Chi's malevolent father's past comes back to haunt him yet again. When your father is Fu Manchu, trouble is always sure to find you. 48 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 30p cover price. Special Giant-Sized 100th Issue. "Red of Fang and Claw, All Love Lost!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck and Gene Day. The Stalker of Whitechapel has returned, and Leiko must face her greatest peril. Shang Chi's malevolent father's past comes back to haunt him yet again. When your father is Fu Manchu, trouble is always sure to find you. 48 pages.

8.25 x 11; black and white newsprint with slick color cover; 80 pages. Special Popeye issue. Jules Feiffer interview. Article on cartoonist Fred Hembook. Column by Don McGregor. Lots of comic book news. Hembeck cover. Cover price $2.50.

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From the pages of Doctor Strange--the one foe no man can defeat--Nightmare! "To Sleep...Perchance to Dream!" is written by Bill Mantlo and Pat Broderick, with art by Pat Broderick and Danny Bulanadi. Plus: a guest appearance by Doc Samson. Cover by Pat Broderick. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. From the pages of Doctor Strange--the one foe no man can defeat--Nightmare! "To Sleep...Perchance to Dream!" is written by Bill Mantlo and Pat Broderick, with art by Pat Broderick and Danny Bulanadi. Plus: a guest appearance by Doc Samson. Cover by Pat Broderick.

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Direct Edition. "The Moon Kings!" Written by Doug Moench, with art by Bill Sienkiewicz and Klaus Janson. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. It's Moon Knight versus the Moon Kings, who have drugged Chicago's water supply with a hallucinogen. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.

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Newsstand Edition. "The Moon Kings!" Written by Doug Moench, with art by Bill Sienkiewicz and Klaus Janson. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. It's Moon Knight versus the Moon Kings, who have drugged Chicago's water supply with a hallucinogen. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. "The Moon Kings!" Written by Doug Moench, with art by Bill Sienkiewicz and Klaus Janson. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. It's Moon Knight versus the Moon Kings, who have drugged Chicago's water supply with a hallucinogen. 32 pages, FC.

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May 1981. Naked Ambition. A comics spoof of Invasion of the Body Snatchers illustrated by Frank Springer. Stories and art by John Hughes, P.J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Rick Geary, Ron Barrett, M. K. Brown, Mark Marek and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. 100 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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Clark uses his mind prober machine to learn how Jor-El built robots in "To Fight The Unbeatable Foe." Continued next issue. Characters: Lana Lang; Carl Draper. Written by Cary Bates, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt. Plus: 8-page Krypto story "It's A Dog's Life," where Krypto gets a rabies shot. Written by Bob Rozakis, with art by John Calnan and Dave Hunt. Cover by Schaffenberger and Hunt. Cover price $0.50.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Clark uses his mind prober machine to learn how Jor-El built robots in "To Fight The Unbeatable Foe." Continued next issue. Characters: Lana Lang; Carl Draper. Written by Cary Bates, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt. Plus: 8-page Krypto story "It's A Dog's Life," where Krypto gets a rabies shot. Written by Bob Rozakis, with art by John Calnan and Dave Hunt. Cover by Schaffenberger and Hunt.

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The Fearsome Five infiltrate the Titans' base, while Cyborg's origin is revealed in "Assault On Titans' Tower!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by George Perez, inks by Romeo Tanghal. Page 9 is a schematic of Titans' Tower. Perez cover. Cover price $0.50.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. The Fearsome Five infiltrate the Titans' base, while Cyborg's origin is revealed in "Assault On Titans' Tower!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by George Perez, inks by Romeo Tanghal. Page 9 is a schematic of Titans' Tower. Perez cover.

May 1981. Fiction by William Gibson ("Johnny Mnemonic") and Ray Bradbury ("Colonel Stonesteel's Egyptian Mummy"). Column by James Randi. Interview with mathematician/futurist Olaf Helmer. Cover painting by Wolfgang Hutter. Magazine format; color; 138 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.

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Cover art by Stan Goldberg. "You Bet," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Reggie bets Archie that he can date more girls in one month than Archie can. "Game Acclaim" one-page story, script by George Gladir; Reggie bribes Leroy to get lost so he and Veronica can be alone. Fred activity page by Joe Edwards. "Nancy Says," script by Frank Doyle, art by Stan Goldberg; Nancy wants Chuck to accept her dating other men. "Fan Male," script and art by Joe Edwards; Charley asks Gigi for a date, but gets stood up later. "Space Story" starring That Wilkin Boy, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Bingo tries to use painted on depth perception to give Samson the illusion that his den is bigger. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Edited by Hugh Hefner. Collection of the best cartoons to be featured in the legendary Playboy magazine. Includes more than 260 cartoons! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $2.50.

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The world's longest running men's magazine, featuring advice columns, pictorials, illustrations and humor. In this issue: Miss World for a Day - World-Class Photos of the Beauty Who Walked Out on the Title; Is There Life After Life? - Playboy Interviews Elisabeth Kubler-Ross; Beauties of the Balkans - Good News from the Eastern Front; Rodney Dangerfield - Mr. Splendor Offers a Fashion Tip for Spring; The Dorothy Stratten Story; How to Stop Worrying and Love Your Home Computer; and Beyond the Oscars...Playboy Cites the Year's Best, Worst, Weirdest and Wildest - Everything You Really Go to the Movies For. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $2.50.

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Whitman edition. Cover price $0.50.

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Direct Edition. "Victim Times Three!" Story by Mary Jo Duffy and Steven Grant. Art by Alan Weiss and Ricardo Villamonte. Power Man and Iron Fist race against the clock to stop a madman. Plus, Marvel gives a tour and behind the scenes look at Heroes for Hire. Cover price $0.50.

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Newsstand Edition. "Victim Times Three!" Story by Mary Jo Duffy and Steven Grant. Art by Alan Weiss and Ricardo Villamonte. Power Man and Iron Fist race against the clock to stop a madman. Plus, Marvel gives a tour and behind the scenes look at Heroes for Hire. Cover price $0.50.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. "Victim Times Three!" Story by Mary Jo Duffy and Steven Grant. Art by Alan Weiss and Ricardo Villamonte. Power Man and Iron Fist race against the clock to stop a madman. Plus, Marvel gives a tour and behind the scenes look at Heroes for Hire.

May 1981. Morgan Fairchild - the bitch goddess as cult figure; SF spectacle - John Carpenter's adventure thriller Escape From New York; Harrison Ford battles Nazi death in Raiders of the Lost Ark; Heavy Metal movie - exclusive movie flipbook preview; Styx - survival of the fittest; Roger Moore is James Bond in For Your Eyes Only; Christopher Reeve fights for his life in Superman II; John Travolta in Brian DePalma's Blow Out; Jamie Lee Curtis menaced again in Halloween II; A challenging new direction for Isaac Hayes; Dramatic comics adaptation of Outland. Cover features Morgan Fairchild. Cover price $2.95.

Book Club Edition - 1st printing.

Based on the story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman, and the Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan. Adapted by Campbell Black.

Follow Indy on the quest that started it all, as he races from the Himalayan Mountains to the Egyptian desert in a high-stakes chase to track down the Ark of the Covenant before it falls into the hands of the Nazis!

Hardcover, 4-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, Text Only.

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1st printing. Based on the screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and the story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Adapted by Les Martin. An ancient treasure with supernatural powers is about to be claimed by the Nazis - unless Indiana Jones can find it first! Based on the classic action/adventure from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, this storybook features full color photos from the film. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, full color.

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An anthology magazine from Marvel UK, reprinting US superhero stories in a black-and-white format. This issue features Death Watch, Jim Starlins epic conclusion to the Warlock saga, from Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2, featuring Spider-Man, the Thing, and the Avengers. Also, the first part of Psi War, from X-Men #117, written by Chris Claremont, with art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Cover by Starlin, also reprinted from MTIO Annual #2. Cover price $0.40.

Volume 15, Issue 5 - May, 1981. Softcover, 8" x 10", 46 pages, full color.