Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) comic books
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Issue #101
Published Aug 1973 by James Van Hise.$8.50
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #101 (80 pgs), with cover art by Gil Kane. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: a review of Soylent Green' EC tribute center spread by William Black; a piece on Frankenstein by Ron Haydock; a Frankenstein pinup by Newton and Kadura; an article on radio by Michael Kernan; "The Williamson Collector" by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise; "Pulps Era of Adventure" by Keith Gerbers "Comic Collector's Comments" by Howard P. Siegel; "The Keyhole" column by Hamilton Benedict; ads for Remember When Magazine #8, D-Con '73, and Houstoncon '73; a column reviewing Slow Death #5, Crypt of Terror #1, F.O.O.M. membership package, and other items; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Published by G. B. Love. 1.00 cover price. Circulation: 2250. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #103
Published Oct 1973 by James Van Hise.$9.40
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #103 (120 pgs), with uncredited cover art entitled "Exploring Mercury." The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: a review of David Gerrold's The World of Star Trek; a piece on Houstoncon '73; "The Ten Most Powerful Men in Comics"; EC Re-Created center spread by William Black; An Earth Man on Venus strip by Ralph Milne Farley; an article about Forbidden Planet; a piece on the 1973 New York Comic Art Convention; "The Williamson Collector" by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise; "Pulps Era of Adventure" by Keith Gebers; "Comic Collector's Comments" by Howard P. Siegel; "The Keyhole" column by Hamilton Benedict; ads for Fandom Annual #3, Inside Comix #1, and the Jeff Jones Portfolio; a column reviewing Photon #23, High Adventure #1, Comixscene #5, and other items; and classified comic book ads. Published by G. B. Love. 1.00 cover price. Circulation: 2000. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #104
Published Nov 1973 by James Van Hise.$7.30
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #104 (108 pgs), with Starman featured on the cover. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80sr. It features: a review of Gene Rodenberry's Genesis II; an article about the Spy Smasher serial; a piece on EC's Shock Illustrated #3; Wood's World strip by Wallace Wood; a piece on the Miami Star Trek Lives festival; "The Williamson Collector" by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise; "Pulps Era of Adventure" by James Van Hise; "The RBCC Information Center; "Comic Collector's Comments" by Howard P. Siegel; "The Keyhole" column by Hamilton Benedict; ads for Erb-Dom, Houston Con '74, and the Jeff Jones Portfolio; a column reviewing The Alien Critic #5, Infinity #5, Styx #2, and other items; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Published by G. B. Love. 1.00 cover price. Circulation: 2000. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #111
Published Jun 1974 by James Van Hise.$4.50
$4.50
View scanThe Rocket's Blast Comicollector #111 (104 pgs), with cover art by John Adkins Richardson. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: an article about The Outer Limits; a comparison of Genesis II and Planet Earth TV pilots; "Golden Age Gleanings" covering Strongman and Crash Comics; a feature on Fairy Tale Parade; "A Twist of the Dial" radio column by John Cooper; a nostalgic look at MLJ by Raymond Miller; the "RBCC Information Center" by Don Rosa; Wood's World strip by Wallace Wood; "The Williamson Collector" featuring the strip When Duty Calls; "Pulps Era of Adventure" featuring Doc Savage; a planet center spread by Morris Scott Dollens; "Comic Collector's Comments" by Howard P. Siegel; "The Keyhole" column by Gary Brown; ads for Houstoncon '74, Blue Beetle #6, and the 1974 New York Comic Art Convention; a column reviewing Grim Wit #2, Mediascene #8, Captain Marvel #1 reprint, Morpheus #1, and other items; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Published by G. B. Love. 1.25 cover price. Circulation: 2000. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #112
Published Jul 1974 by James Van Hise.$7.20
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #112 (88 pgs), with Flash Gordon cover art by Don Newton. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: a piece discussing the transferal of editorship to James Van Hise; a feature on 2001: A Space Odyssey; reports on Houston's Double Con and the third annual International Star Trek Convention; a piece on PEP characters by Raymond Miller; "The Williamson Collector" by Larry Bigman; a piece on radio serial Jack Armstrong; an article about the Quality Comics Group; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Edited by G. B. Love. 1.25 cover price. Circulation: 1,500. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #113
Published Sep 1974 by James Van Hise.$12.00
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #113 (84 pgs). The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: an article about Dell's Raggedy Ann & Andy; the "RBCC Information Center" by Don Rosa; "The Williamson Collector" featuring Journey into Unknown Worlds; "A Twist of the Dial" radio column by John Cooper; Adventures in Fandom strip by Bill Wallace; "Comic Collector's Comments" by Howard P. Siegel; "The Keyhole" column by Gary Brown; ads for Houstoncon '75, the first annual Famous Monsters Convention, and Special Effects Created by Ray Harryhausen #4; a column reviewing Inside Comics #3, The Collector #29, An Illustrated History of Heidi Saha, and other items; a letters column (including a missive by former RBCC editor G.B. Love); and classified comic book ads. Published by James Van Hise. 1.25 cover price. Circulation: 1500. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #121
Published Sep 1975 by James Van Hise.$12.75
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #121 (76 pgs), with cover art by Don Rosa. Back cover features a photo of Vaughn Bode. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. This Vaughn Bode memorial issue features: Vaughn Bode art; Vaughn Bode articles by Gary Brown, Manny Lezcano, Geoge Beahm, and James Van Hise; various fanzine reviews; "The EC Artist Collector"; "Comic Collectors Comments" by Howard P. Siegel; an interview with Vaughn Bode; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Edited by James Van Hise. 1.25 cover price. Sept., 1975. Circulation: 1,500. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #123
Published Nov 1975 by James Van Hise.$5.00
View scanThe Rocket's Blast Comicollector #123 (80 pgs), with Maxor of Cirod cover art by Steve Fabian. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: Maxor of Cirod strip by John Adkins Richardson; Information Center by Don Rosa; a look at Space: 1999; various fanzine reviews; a compilation of media features on Jaws; a piece on the Impulse movie with William Shatner; "The EC Artist Collector" by James Van Hise; a report on Orlandocon; Caged Animal strip by Kerry Gammill; "Dell Comics are Good Comics" by Jeff Gorrell; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Edited by James Van Hise. Nov., 1975. 1.25 cover price. Circulation: 1,600. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #126
Published Apr 1976 by James Van Hise.The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #126 (84 pgs), with Dracula cover art by Mike Zeck. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: Subjectivity strip by James Van Hise and Kerry Gammill; Maxor of Cirod strip by John Adkins Richardson; Information Center by Don Rosa; various fanzine reviews; Comic Collectors Comments by Howard P. Siegel; part two of a Walt Kelly-Pogo portfolio; "The E.C. Pre-Trends" by J.B. Clifford, Jr."; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Edited by James Van Hise. April, 1976. 1.25 cover price. Circulation: 1,600. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #127
Published May 1976 by James Van Hise.$5.10
$9.60
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #127 (80 pgs), with Subjectivity cover art by Kerry Gammill. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s, and after it had gotten much more slick. It features: an article about Magnus Robot Fighter by James Van Hise (with art by Don Rosa); a piece by Walt Kelly on his trip to South Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp; a feature on Frank Thomas and his funny bug comics for Dell; a report on Star Trek: New York by Gerry Gendlin; Subjectivity strip by James Van Hise and Kerry Gammill; the "RBCC Information Center" by Don Rosa; ads for Enterprise Incidents #1, Star Trek stills, Orlandocon 76, and Trekon 76; a column reviewing Art & Story #1, The Communicator #4-5, Photon #26, and other items; a letters column; and comic book ads. Published by James Van Hise. 1.50 cover price. Circulation: 1600. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #128
Published Jul 1976 by James Van Hise.$4.20
$9.60
$9.60
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #128 (76 pgs), with cover art by Bob Susor. Back cover Green Lantern art by Mike Zeck. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80sr. It features: a Neal Adams interview; a Black Condor article by Ray Miller; Spaced: 1998 parody strip by Ronald Wilber; "The Glob" by John O'Reilly and Walt Kelly; "The EC Artist Collector" by Larry Bigman; The Information Center Bicentennial Edition by Don Rosa; various fanzine reviews; Comic Collectors Comments by Howard P. Siegel; a piece on Ken Smith's Phantasmagoria fanzine by George Beahm; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Edited by James Van Hise. July, 1976. 1.25 cover price. Circulation: 1,700. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #133
Published Jan 1977 by James Van Hise.$9.60
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #133 Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #134
Published Mar 1977 by James Van Hise.$9.60
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #134 Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #135
Published Apr 1977 by James Van Hise.$13.50
View scanThe Rocket's Blast Comicollector #135 Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #136
Published Jun 1977 by James Van Hise.$7.20
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #136
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Issue #142
Published Apr 1978 by James Van Hise.$12.50
View scanThe Rocket's Blast Comicollector #142 (80 pgs), with cover art of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: an overview of Close Encounters by John Fischner (with art by Brian Epstein, Don Rosa, Fertig, and others); Close Encounters center spread; Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind! strip by Ronald Wilber; Close Encounters of the Four-Color Kind by James Van Hise; "Comics Commentary" by Hise; Pertwillaby Papers strip by Don Rosa; a Ms. Marvel pinup by Hempel; Comicopia comic strip column by R.C. Harvey; Twilight of the Heroes Part III strip by Ron Wilber; the "RBCC Information Center" by Don Rosa; a column reviewing Questar #1, Starlog #13, Afta #1, and other items; a letters column; and comic book ads. Back cover depicting various movie aliens by Kerry Gammill. Published by James Van Hise. 1.75 cover price. Circulation: 2200. Cover price $1.75.
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Issue #143
Published Jun 1978 by James Van Hise.$9.90
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #143 (80 pgs), with Twilight of the Heroes cover art by Ron Wilber. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s, and after it had gotten much more slick. It features: a Dr. Strange pinup by Marc Hempel; Stretching Things strip; "Steve Ditko Master of Mystery" by James Van Hise; a Steve Ditko cover gallery; "Notes on Ditko's Spider-Man and Other Outcasts of Society" by Frank Latimer; Twilight of the Heroes strip by Ron Wilber; "The Weird Worlds of Basil Wolverton" by Hise; a review of Alan Dean Foster's Splinter of the Mind's Eye; "Keyhole" column by Gary Brown; Comic Collector's Comments column (about They'll Do it Every Time) by Howard P Siegel; ; Pertwillaby Papers strip by Don Rosa; Comicopia comic strip column (featuring various top 10 lists) by R.C. Harvey; a column reviewing Dreams #1, The Enforcers #2, Andromeda #1, and other items; a long letter by Roy Thomas about Star Wars; and comic book ads. Back cover Dr. Strange art by Kerry Gammill. Published by James Van Hise. 1.75 cover price. Circulation: 2200. Cover price $1.75.
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Issue #144
Published Jul 1978 by James Van Hise.$10.50
$7.20
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #144 (80 pgs), with cover art by Ron Wilber. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: a letter on the inside cover by Steven Spielberg; "The World of Tim Kirk" by George Beahm; an artist profile of Morris Scott Dolens; an interview with Vaughn Bode; Twilight of the Heroes strip by Ron Wilber; Museum of Horrors pinup by Kerry Gammill; The Brain-Bats of Venus strip by B.W.; Don Rosa's picks for most horrible comic covers of all time; "The Horrors of Brian DePalma" by Mark Burbey; Comic Collector's Comments column by Howard P Siegel; Comicopia by R.C. Harvey (commenting on dull DC comics); a column reviewing Fandom Playhouse #1, Conversation #2, Omnibus #2, Sally Forth #3, and other items; a letters column; and comic book ads. Back cover art by Morris Scott Dollens. Published by James Van Hise. 1.75 cover price. Circulation: 2200. Cover price $1.75.
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Issue #146
Published Nov 1978 by James Van Hise.$11.50
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #146 (80 pgs), with Elfquest cover art by Wendy Pini. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80sr. It features: art by Fred Hembeck; a letters column (including a missive by Bill Warren); a feature on Young Frankenstein; "The Complete Avengers TV Index"; Don Rosa's Information Center; various fanzine reviews; "The Spinning of Elfquest" by Wendy Pini; a DC gorilla cover gallery; Walt Disney Comicopia by R.C. Harvey; and classified comic book ads. Edited by James Van Hise. Nov., 1978. 1.95 cover price. Circulation: 2,200. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #148
Published Apr 1979 by James Van Hise.$5.70
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #148 (80 pgs), with cover art by Don Rosa. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: interviews with Dan O'Bannon and Ron Cobb; Alien preproduction art by Moebius, H.R. Giger, and O'Bannon; Mutant Handbook Chapter 1 by Kurt Busiek and Scot McLeod; "Don Rosa's Information Center"; Pertwillaby Papers strip by Don Rosa; the Girls of Comicopia by R.C. Harvey; a column reviewing The Wizard King, Fanfare #2, The Comic Reader #166, The Comics Journal #45, and other items; a letters column; and comic book ads. Back cover is a still from Alien. Published by James Van Hise. $1.95 cover price. Circulation: 2800. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #149
Published Aug 1979 by James Van Hise.$9.90
$5.40
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #149 (80 pgs), with Wizards cover art by Wendy Pini. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80sr. It features: an open letter to Marvel by Chuck Rozanski; "A Chronology of the Modern Age American Comic Book: 1956-1967 by Howard. P. Siegel; Bret Blevins art; a piece on Fantasia by David Bates; "A Brief Look at the Films of Donald Duck"; "The Fantastic Fleischer Superman"; an overview of Ralph Bakshi' Wizards; photos of Wendy Pini as Weehawk; a piece on George Pal's puppetoons by Jerry Beck; Don Rosa's Information Center; R.C. Harvey's Comicopia; various fanzine reviews; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Edited by James Van Hise. Sept., 1979. 3.00 cover price. Circulation: 2,800. Cover price $3.00.
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$21 1979 Rocket's Blast ComiCollector RBCC #149 FANZINE FN 6.0 Animation Special Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #150
Published Dec 1979 by James Van Hise.The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #150 (96 pgs), with cover art by front and back Rocky Horror Picture Show cover art by Tim Hammell. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: "The Fred Hembeck No One Cares About" by Hembeck; "Inside the RBCC" strip; "RBCC Artist's Jam" strip; Pertwillaby Papers strip by Don Rosa; a piece on the Superman film by James Van Hise (including Superman art by Marc Hempel; an article about Clark Ashton Smith by Hise; "Comics Commentary" by Hise; "Future History Comic Chronicles" strip; R.C. Harvey's Comicopia column; "Confessions of a Girlie Cartoonist by R.C. Harvey; "Why Rockey Horror?" by Hise; a column reviewing Afta #3, Lollapaloosa #2, Rock Comics #1, Space and Time #51, and other items; a letters column; and comic book ads. Back cover art by. Published by James Van Hise. 1.95 cover price. Circulation: 3300. Cover price $1.95.
