Comic books August 1973

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"Spring Ding-A-Ling"; Veronica tries to show Ethel how Archie is wrapped around her finger, but Archie's mind is wrapped around another girl. "A Matter of Class"; Archie sits on the bench outside the principal's office and Moose thinks it's a small class. "Blow It All Out"; The gang wonders how Jughead can fit all of the food he eats in his stomach. "Snake Fake"; Li'l Jinx and Greg pretend they are snake charmers. Sabrina The Teenage Witch ad. Archie Club News. "I'll Eat Those Words"; Archie and Jughead fight over which is better-girls or food. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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All reprints. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Colossal Boy's One-Man War, Part I: The Weirdo Legionnaire!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; The Legionnaires go underground to regroup before taking on Computo after he kills one of Triplicate Girl's bodies. Part II: The Strategy of Brainiac 5!; The Legion eliminates the threat of Computo with anti-matter. The Forbidden Robots, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy and Brent stop the transport of smuggled forbidden robots. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Come To the Fair," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; When a carnival barker announces that the Riverdale bankers will be coming to judge the beauty contest at the fair, Archie and Jughead suspect that it may be a plot to empty out the bank so it can be robbed; Betty, Veronica and Reggie think they've seen too many movies and TV shows. "Archie's Restaurant," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; Archie and his friends go to the grand opening of the first Archie's Restaurant in Joliet, Illinois, where they enlist the help of the Mayor to keep Jughead out of the way. "Heavy Problem" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "The Message," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; Archie gets a lecture from his dad after saying he's "too tired" to clean his room. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Mystery at the Circus Little Archie and Jughead decide to run away with the circus, and end up battling a counterfeit ring instead; Little Archie feels threatened that Betty is a better pitcher than he is; Little Sabrina turns all the teachers at Riverdale into children. Plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 48 pages. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

"Art Is What Dot Is!"; Dot's teacher takes her on a field trip to get her mind off dots but decides it's easier to join her than to change her mind. One-page Little Dot story. Two one-page Richie Rich stories. "Don't Rush!"; Dot spends the afternoon chasing after her Uncle Rush and can't understand why he won't let her catch up. "The Struggle"; Lotta helps her friend sell newspapers and defeats two bullies who try to get in their way. "The Sun Shines In" text story. "Richie Rich and the Mini-Copter"; Richie's new mini-copter comes in handy when he has to rescue a young boy who fell down a deep air shaft. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Harvey's Little Dot, known for her dot-obsession, also had an infinite number of eccentric relatives with names befitting their quirks. Little Dot's Uncle Branes has a new invention that makes anyone smarter. Little Lotta decides she wants to be just like Dot. Little Dot's shifty Uncle Alias appears to be on the run from the improbably named Sherlock Watson. The Intelligence Increaser; Call Me Dotta!; Richie Rich; Little Lotta: Never Refuse A Gift; Manpower; Dot Rhymes; Rush! Rush! Rush! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #146 includes: Torcon news; market report; book news; foreign SF news; book reviews; media notes; and art by Arthur Thomson and Jim McLeod. 10 pgs. Aug 11, 1973.

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Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #147 includes: industry news; fanzine reviews; Writing Again Regarding Trophies by George Barr; magazine reviews; and art by Barr, Grant Canfield, and Jack Gaughan. 10 pgs. Aug 18, 1973.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Danny and the Dimwit," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Dan Diddit trades his scooter for a magic flower that grows a giant beanstalk. "Summer Job Opportunities You May Not Have Thought Of!", pencils by Gus Lemoine; Humorous job opportunities. "How To Get Ahead In Life," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Clyde warns Danny about Ronda. "Nets To You," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Nobody can beat Danny at ping pong due to his luck. Betty and Veronica Summer Fun ad. "I Love a Parade," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Joe Sinnott; Clyde tries to get Danny to clean his room before their father gets home. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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August 1973. Cover by Don Davis. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Avram Davidson, Sonya Dorman, Karl Edward Wagner, Dave Skal, Sterling E. Lanier, Ron Goulart, Phyllis Maclennan and Graham Petrie. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 162 pages, black and white (text). Cover price $0.75.

Volume 12, Issue 4 - August, 1973. 8" x 11", 68 pages, B&W -MATURE- Cover price $0.50.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Prelude to Disaster!" Guest-starring Ant-Man and the Wasp. Script by Mike Friedrich. Pencils by Craig Russell and Jim Starlin. Inks by Jimmy Janes. Cover by Jim Starlin and Mike Esposito. At the end of last issue, Janet Pym was transformed from her normal self into a grotesque-looking wasp! And now she's in hot pursuit of Ant-Man! As Henry Pym scampers away from his mutated wife, his mind wonders back to how it all began in Tales to Astonish 44. (Notes: This issue features 3 pages of new art. The remainder of the issue reprints Tales to Astonish 44 the origin of the Wasp. Script by Ernie Hart. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Don Heck.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Reprints Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #128. "The Power of Pluto!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Hercules. Story by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta. Pluto, the malevolent ruler of the Underworld, has deceived Hercules into taking his place as master of the stygian depths. Can the Prince of Power find a way to break an Olympian Contract before it is too late? Maybe with a little help from the God of Thunder. Plus, the back-up feature Tales of Asgard - "The Challenge!" By Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Originally presented in Thor #116. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Mike Esposito. Season of the Witch-Woman, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Syd Shores; Witch-Woman reveals her origins to Ghost Rider, who she easily defeats; Satan forces Witch-Woman to turn her own Satanic power against herself. Continued in Ghost Rider (1973 series) #1. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. The Ghost Rider stars in "Season of the Witch-Woman!" Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Syd Shores. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Mike Esposito. Season of the Witch-Woman, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Syd Shores; Witch-Woman reveals her origins to Ghost Rider, who she easily defeats; Satan forces Witch-Woman to turn her own Satanic power against herself. Continued in Ghost Rider (1973 series) #1. 36 pgs.

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Reprint: the Kingpin continues to scheme in "What a Tangled Web We Weave!" Script by Stan Lee, breakdowns by John Romita Sr., pencils by Don Heck, inks by Mike Esposito as "Mickey Demeo." Cover price $0.20.

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Spider-Man and the Werewolf by Night battle Moondark in "Wolf at Bay!" Plot by Gerry Conway, script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Don Perlin. Daredevil and Black Widow cameos. Gil Kane/John Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.20.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Spider-Man and the Werewolf by Night battle Moondark in "Wolf at Bay!" Plot by Gerry Conway, script by Len Wein, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Don Perlin. Daredevil and Black Widow cameos. Gil Kane/John Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers. "When the Commissar Commands!," Written by Stan Lee. Art by Don Heck,and Dick Ayers. Communists led by the monstrous Commissar are enslaving the peaceful land of Sin-Cong, causing the Avengers to travel to that land to aid the people. When the Commissar defeats them all except the Scarlet Witch, can she defeat the villain? Reprinted from Avengers (1963 1st Series) #18. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Reprints Avengers #18. "When the Commissar Commands!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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24 pages. Tabloid-sized 11-1/4-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Secret Agent Corrigan cover. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Garth (by Frank Bellamy, John Allard, and Jim Edgar), Johnny Hazard (by Frank Robbins), Rip Kirby (by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Buz Sawyer (by Roy Crane and Hank Schlenkser), Secret Agent Corrigan (by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Modesty Blaise (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway), Flash Gordon (by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani), Ambler (by Doug Wildey), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors (by John Dixon), On Stage (by Leonard Starr), Mandrake the Magician (by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks), Rick O'Shay (by Stan Lynde), Dateline: Danger! (by John Saunders and Alden McWilliams), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Brick Bradford (by Paul Norris), James Bond (by Horak), Jeff Cobb (by Pete Hoffman), Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), Ben Casey (by Neal Adams), Superman (by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Jack Burnley), and Tarzan (by Dan Barry). Also a Sunday Air Hawk strip, a Sunday Tarzan strip (by Russ Manning), and five Wonder Woman strips from 1944. Cover price $0.45.

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24 pages. Tabloid-sized 11-1/4-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Garth cover. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Garth (by Frank Bellamy, John Allard, and Jim Edgar), Johnny Hazard (by Frank Robbins), Rip Kirby (by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Buz Sawyer (by Roy Crane and Hank Schlenkser), Secret Agent Corrigan (by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Modesty Blaise (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway), Flash Gordon (by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani), Ambler (by Doug Wildey), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors (by John Dixon), On Stage (by Leonard Starr), Mandrake the Magician (by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks), Rick O'Shay (by Stan Lynde), Dateline: Danger! (by John Saunders and Alden McWilliams), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Brick Bradford (by Paul Norris), James Bond (by Horak), Jeff Cobb (by Pete Hoffman), Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), Ben Casey (by Neal Adams), Superman (by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Jack Burnley), and Tarzan (by Dan Barry). Also a Sunday Air Hawk strip, a Sunday Tarzan strip (by Russ Manning), and a Fillum Fables strip from 1925 (by Chester Gould, who would later go on to create Dick Tracy). Cover price $0.45.

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24 pages. Tabloid-sized 11-1/4-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Rick O'Shay cover by Stan Lynde. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Garth (by Frank Bellamy, John Allard, and Jim Edgar), Johnny Hazard (by Frank Robbins), Rip Kirby (by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Buz Sawyer (by Roy Crane and Hank Schlenkser), Secret Agent Corrigan (by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Modesty Blaise (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway), Flash Gordon (by Dan Barry), Ambler (by Doug Wildey), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors (by John Dixon), On Stage (by Leonard Starr), Mandrake the Magician (by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks), Rick O'Shay (by Stan Lynde), Dateline: Danger! (by John Saunders and Alden McWilliams), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Brick Bradford (by Paul Norris), James Bond (by Horak), Jeff Cobb (by Pete Hoffman), Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), Ben Casey (by Neal Adams), Superman (by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Jack Burnley), and Tarzan (by Dan Barry). Also a Sunday Air Hawk strip, a Sunday Tarzan strip (by Russ Manning), and five Bookdock strips by George Breisacher. Cover price $0.45.

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24 pages. Tabloid-sized 11-1/4-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Tarzan cover. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Garth (by Frank Bellamy, John Allard, and Jim Edgar), Johnny Hazard (by Frank Robbins), Rip Kirby (by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Buz Sawyer (by Roy Crane and Hank Schlenkser), Secret Agent Corrigan (by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Modesty Blaise (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway), Flash Gordon (by Dan Barry), Ambler (by Doug Wildey), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors (by John Dixon), On Stage (by Leonard Starr), Mandrake the Magician (by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks), Rick O'Shay (by Stan Lynde), Dateline: Danger! (by John Saunders and Alden McWilliams), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Brick Bradford (by Paul Norris), James Bond (by Horak), Jeff Cobb (by Pete Hoffman), Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), Ben Casey (by Neal Adams), Superman (by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Jack Burnley), and Tarzan (by Dan Barry). Also a Sunday Air Hawk strip, a Sunday Tarzan strip (by Russ Manning), and six Larry Brannan strips (by Win Mortimer). Cover price $0.45.

16 pages in one section. Tabloid-sized 11-14-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Broom Hilda cover by Russell Myers. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Conchy (by James Childress), Tumbleweeds (by Tom K. Ryan), Broom Hilda (by Russell Myers), Pogo (by Walt Kelly), Sally Bananas (by Charles Barsotti), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye (by E.C. Segar), Beetle Bailey (by Mort Walker), Krazy Kat (by George Herriman), Alley Oop (by V.T. Hamlin), Joe Palooka (by Tony DiPreta and Morris Weiss), Mickey Finn (by Morris Weiss), Captain Easy (by Leslie Turner), and Romeo Brown (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway). Sunday strips: Broom Hilda and Pogo. Also in this issue: Feiffer by Jules Feiffer. Cover price $0.35.

16 pages in one section. Tabloid-sized 11-14-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Krazy Kat cover by George Herriman. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Conchy (by James Childress), Tumbleweeds (by Tom K. Ryan), Broom Hilda (by Russell Myers), Pogo (by Walt Kelly), Sally Bananas (by Charles Barsotti), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye (by E.C. Segar), Beetle Bailey (by Mort Walker), Krazy Kat (by George Herriman), Alley Oop (by V.T. Hamlin), Joe Palooka (by Tony DiPreta), Mickey Finn (by Morris Weiss), Captain Easy (by Leslie Turner), and Romeo Brown (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway). Sunday strips: Broom Hilda and Pogo. Also in this issue: Jornie Bignose by Mike Tiefenbacher. Cover price $0.35.

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16 pages in one section. Tabloid-sized 11-14-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Sally Bananas cover by Charles Barsotti. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Conchy (by James Childress), Tumbleweeds (by Tom K. Ryan), Broom Hilda (by Russell Myers), Pogo (by Walt Kelly), Sally Bananas (by Charles Barsotti), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye (by E.C. Segar), Beetle Bailey (by Mort Walker), Krazy Kat (by George Herriman), Alley Oop (by V.T. Hamlin), Joe Palooka (by Tony DiPreta), Mickey Finn (by Morris Weiss), Captain Easy (by Leslie Turner), and Romeo Brown (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway). Sunday strips: Broom Hilda and Pogo. Also in this issue: Feiffer by Jules Feiffer. Cover price $0.35.

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16 pages in one section. Tabloid-sized 11-14-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). B.B. cover by Johnny Hart. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Conchy (by James Childress), Tumbleweeds (by Tom K. Ryan), Broom Hilda (by Russell Myers), Pogo (by Walt Kelly), Sally Bananas (by Charles Barsotti), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye (by E.C. Segar), Beetle Bailey (by Mort Walker), Krazy Kat (by George Herriman), Alley Oop (by V.T. Hamlin), Joe Palooka (by Tony DiPreta), Mickey Finn (by Morris Weiss), Captain Easy (by Leslie Turner), and Romeo Brown (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway). Sunday strips: Broom Hilda and Pogo. Also in this issue: Igloo Pete by Jim Aparo. Cover price $0.35.

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Whitman edition. Mickey discovers Lostralia, the alternate universe where all lost things end up, when he goes looking for his dog. Written by Mark Evanier, with art by Jack Manning. 36 pages. Cover price $0.20 Cover price $0.20.