Comic books February 1975

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. Goblins in the Moonlight, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Dan Adkins; setting: Western border wastelands; Conan saves Zoqqanor by fighting hobgoblins; adapted from the novel "Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse" by Gardner F. Fox. Reprint back-up story, Sanctuary, script and art by Wally Wood. Also in this issue: an essay on Conan's origin by Fred Blosser, and a pin-up of young Conan by Tim Conrad.

Volume 23, Issue 5 - October, 1972. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

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Painted cover art by Kelly Freas. "The Insult That Made A Corpse Out Of "Mac," script and art by Russ Maheras; Parody of Charles Atlas comic book ads. "Chinesetown," art by Vance Rodewalt; Parody of the movie "Chinatown." "Will Eisner's Gleeful Guide To Sex," script and art by Will Eisner; An illustrated overview of various sexual phenomena. "Crazy's Guide To Professional (?) Wrestling," art by Mike Ricigliano. "The History Of Moosekind, Part Nine," script and art by Bob Foster; Continuation of the history of moose civilization, focusing on the evolution of French society. "Underground Almanac," art by Vic Martin; Parody of counter-culture publications. "How To Recognize An Aquarius," script and art by Will Eisner; A satirical look at the various behavior and characteristics that are common to people born under the sign of Aquarius. "The Nebbish," script by Marv Wolfman, art by Marie Severin; The Nebbish is summoned to the old hosts home to meet with Alfred E. Neuman, now a doddering old man, because The Nebbish is embarrassing Neuman by being too funny. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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This special Edgar Allan Poe issue includes the following stories: The Pit and the Pendulum by Rich Margopoulos and Jose Ortiz; Premature Burial by Rich Margopoulos and Vicente Alcazar; The Fall of the House of Usher by Rich Margopoulos and Martin Salvador; The Oval Portrait by Rich Margopoulos and Richard Corben; Ms. Found in a Bottle! by Rich Margopoulos and Leo Summers; and Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar by Rich Margopoulos and Isidro Mones. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $1.00.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Duckula!", "A rare bird," "Movie madness" (story centers around Warmer Bros. Studio!) and "Stop, look, and duck!" Starring Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Count Duckula, Sylvester Pussycat, Mr. Warmer, Elmer Fudd, Raquel Robin and Yosemite Sam! Plus: 1-page text story "Oh, woe!" featuring Daffy and Elmer! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by John Romita. First appearance of Blackwing in Circus Spelled Sideways is Death!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Vince Colletta; DD tries to stop the Circus of Crime from using a televised performance at Shea Stadium as a chance to rob New York blind; Circus of Crime includes the Ringmaster, Princess Python, Luigi and Ernesto Gambonno, and Cannonball. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #28 (Hawkeye by John Buscema). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. First appearance of Blackwing in "Circus Spelled Sideways is Death!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Vince Colletta. Circus of Crime appearance: the Ringmaster, Princess Python, Luigi and Ernesto Gambonno, and Cannonball. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #28 (Hawkeye by John Buscema). John Romita Sr. cover. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. Cover art by John Romita. First appearance of Blackwing in Circus Spelled Sideways is Death!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Vince Colletta; DD tries to stop the Circus of Crime from using a televised performance at Shea Stadium as a chance to rob New York blind; Circus of Crime includes the Ringmaster, Princess Python, Luigi and Ernesto Gambonno, and Cannonball. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #28 (Hawkeye by John Buscema). 36 pgs.

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# on cover 90240-502 no date. There's a witch hunt on at Collinwood...and Barnabas is the hunted! "The Weekend Witch Hunters" is written by Arnold Drake, with art by Joe Certa. Cover painting by George Wilson. Cover price $0.25.

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Whitman edition. There's a witch hunt on at Collinwood...and Barnabas is the hunted! "The Weekend Witch Hunters" is written by Arnold Drake, with art by Joe Certa. Cover painting by George Wilson. Cover price $0.25.

Alone in the Dark!, script by Stan Lee, art by Fred Kida; Ten-year-old Donald Dugan is scared to death of his creepy Uncle Claude; Claude plans to murder Donald because he hates Donald's parents. The Eavesdropper!; Tony Neely is in a bar and overhears a couple planning a murder; The woman intends on killing her husband for their insurance money. The Old Witch; A husband is annoyed with his wife for taking in an old homeless woman. The Slave!, art by Ed Winiarski; Sailor Joe Garcy travels to South America to seek his fortune; discovering that Inca natives traditionally bury their dead with their belongings, he begins robbing crypts in search of riches. 36 pgs.$0.25. Cover price $0.20.

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Stan Lee Presents: The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu. Includes: "Enter the Letters!" A letters page with readers' thoughts on previous issues. Shang Chi, the Master of Kung Fu, stars in "A Contest of Truth!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Vosburg and Jack Abel. "Kihon Kumite!" Basic shotokan-style sparring by Frank McLaughlin. "The Hidden Fist of David Brownridge!" An interview with the Midwest martial arts master by Dan Hagen. "Oriental World of Self-Defense!" A special photo feature on a martial arts tournament by Michele Wolfman. Plus, the Sons of the Dragon star in "Slaughter in Central Park!" Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Perez and Mike Esposito. Black and White. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover inks by John Romita. The Woman She Was...!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Sal Buscema (layouts) and Vince Colletta (finished art), inks by Vince Colletta; The Thing and the Defenders battle the Nameless Ones and Van Nyborg; Continues from Marvel Two-In-One #7. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. Cover inks by John Romita. The Woman She Was...!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Sal Buscema (layouts) and Vince Colletta (finished art), inks by Vince Colletta; The Thing and the Defenders battle the Nameless Ones and Van Nyborg; Continues from Marvel Two-In-One #7. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Klaus Janson. Enter: The Headmen!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Sal Trapani; The Headmen unleash a wave of madness over the city to distract everyone while the commit jewel robberies. 36 pgs.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. Fangs of Fire and Blood!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Sal Buscema (layouts) and Mike Esposito (finished art), inks by Mike Esposito; Valkyrie learns about life among the poor, Nighthawk discovers he'd rather spend time with the Defenders than with his old crowd; The Sons of the Serpent begin to terrorize the poor.

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52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Mob enforcer Jay Hunter becomes a superhero after his own gang turns on him. His fathers experimental formula gives him the power to oppose the hired killers of his former boss. Part of the short-lived Atlas superhero line from former Marvel publisher Martin Goodman. Written by Archie Goodwin. Pencils by Steve Ditko. Inks by Wally Wood. Cover by Larry Lieber and Wally Wood. First appearance of Destructor. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Ernie Colon. Harvey reprints the adventures of the mischievous little devil and his regular backup feature, Stumbo the Giant. Hot Stuff encounters the Voodoo Man, whose magic is powerful enough even to affect little devils. Hot Stuff; Stumbo the Giant. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Satans Domain, The Lost Tomb of Nefertiri, Lay of the Sea, Midnight Muse, Merchants of Evil, plus an adaptation of Shakespeares The Tempest. Also, an article about the vampires of cinema. Stories and art by Ric Estrada, Gabe Levy, Pablo Marcos, Ralph Reese, John Albano, Jack Sparling and Martin Pasko. Part of the short-lived Atlas line from former Marvel publisher Martin Goodman.Magazine format. Black and white; 64 pages. Cover by Alberto Pujolar was later reused for Vampirella #111. Cover price $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

German series. Reprints material from Avengers (1963 1st Series) and more. 32 Pages, Full Color, German Language.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. Cover art by Frank Brunner. Dormammu and Umar return in Life High the Veil of Fears!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Klaus Janson; Umar the Unrelenting attacks Strange; Mother Earth warns Clea of an unnatural growth, & Dormammu emerges from the Earth. Cameos by Loki, the Watcher, the Vision, the Scarlet Witch, and Captain America. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #37 (The Watcher by John Buscema).

Cover art by Tom Palmer. "Death from the Sea!", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Vince Colletta; Dracula hides in the village of Littlepool. "The Frankenstein Monster" article by Denis Gifford featuring a photo of Boris Karloff. Werewolf By Night illustration by Mike Ploog. "Game of Doom!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by Frank Bolle; Joshua Kane captures Jack so he can hunt a Werewolf; Lissa learns Jack's secret. "I Was Locked in a Haunted House!", script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. "The Last Frankenstein!", script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mike Esposito; Vincent Frankenstein tricks the Frankenstein Monster into travelling with him to London where he captures the Monster for more experimentation. 36 pgs.

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Stories in this issue include: Night of the Jackass: Storm before the Calm by Bruce Bezaire and Jose Ortiz; Hollow of the Three Hills by Rich Margopoulos and Esteban Maroto (from the story by Nathaniel Hawthorne); The Spook: Stumpful of Grandaddies by Budd Lewis and Leopold Sanchez; Exterminator One, part two by Bill DuBay and Paul Neary (in color); The Mummy Walks: Insanity by Steve Skeates and Joaquin Blasquez; and Apocalypse: The Famine by Budd Lewis and Jose Ortiz. Cover art by Manuel Sanjulian. Cover price $1.25.

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8.5 x 11; mostly black and white; 48 pages (16 pages ads). Tarzan Sunday newspaper strips by Russ Manning in color (4 pages), "ERB's Apache Epic," Korak daily newspaper strips by Manning (8 pages), French Tarzan strips from 1940 (2 pages), letter from H.P. Lovecraft to ERB, "ERB and HPL," full-page Frank Frazetta illustration from "At the Earth's Core," full-page photo from "Tarzan and the Golden Lion" from 1927, and more. Color front and back covers. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "The Time and the Place," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; After Veronica stands Archie up, forcing him to wait in a driving snow storm, he gets payback in his own way. "Party Smarty," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Jughead reads a list of food for the school holiday party. "The Christmas Caper," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Gus Lemoine, inks by Rudy Lapick; Reggie, with Betty's help, throws scheme after scheme at Archie and Veronica to prevent them from keeping a date. "Sound Off," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; While staying at Jughead's home, Archie keeps hearing strange noises and Jughead uses each opportunity to grab something to eat. "Checking Up," script and art by Joe Edwards; Charley has a question about an upcoming test. "Tree Spree," script and pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie has a solution to the Lodge family's search for a Christmas tree. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Hardcover Edition. Famous First Edition Limited Collectors' Silver Mint Series #F5 (but days F6 on inside) Hardback edition with dust jacket published by Lyle Stewart, Inc.: Batman #1. Reprints Batman #1 from cover to cover including the original ads NOTE: This almost exact replica edition is 10 x 13-1/2" (about the size of a Life magazine). The original, first edition is standard comic book size. Cover price $5.00.

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Softcover Edition. Famous First Edition Limited Collectors' Silver Mint Series #F5 (but says F6 on inside): Batman #1. Reprints Batman #1 from cover to cover including the original ads NOTE: This almost exact replica edition is 10 x 13-1/2" (about the size of a Life magazine); it contains two covers. The original, 1940 first edition is standard comic book size. Softcover Edition. Cover price $1.00.

Comics fanzine published in Oberlin, OH. Editor/publisher Jay L. Zilber. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 24 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.85.

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Feb 1975. Science fiction and fantasy stories by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter (Conan in "Shadows in the Skull"), Robert F. Young, C.L. Grant, Juanita Coulson, Ian McEwan, Gardner R. Dubious, Alpajuri, and Bruce D. Arthurs. Illustrations by Jeff Jones, Michael Kaluta, Stephen Fabian, Joe Staton, Michael Nally, and Richard Olsen. Cover by Fabian. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.75.

"Battle Royal!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring the Silver Surfer. Script by Len Wein. Art by Rich Buckler (layouts) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott. The Fantastic Four's afternoon walk through Central Park is interrupted...first, by a gang of thugs, and then by the Silver Surfer! Why is the former herald of Galactus attacking the FF? The surfer reveals in a surprising development that he's located his beloved Shalla Bal in a castle in the Balkans! Two major problems though: the castle is located in Latveria...and the castle is occupied by Doctor Doom! Will the Silver Surfer betray the FF in order to free Shalla Bal? (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Peter Gillis. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #16 Shang-Chi by Jim Starlin.) Cover price $0.25.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Battle Royal!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring the Silver Surfer. Script by Len Wein. Art by Rich Buckler (layouts) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott. The Fantastic Four's afternoon walk through Central Park is interrupted...first, by a gang of thugs, and then by the Silver Surfer! Why is the former herald of Galactus attacking the FF? The surfer reveals in a surprising development that he's located his beloved Shalla Bal in a castle in the Balkans! Two major problems though: the castle is located in Latveria...and the castle is occupied by Doctor Doom! Will the Silver Surfer betray the FF in order to free Shalla Bal? (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Peter Gillis. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #16 Shang-Chi by Jim Starlin.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.

Cover by A.J. Hanley. Graceland College Comic Club fanzine edited by Jonathan Bacon with an emphasis on work by Robert E. Howard. Letters to Harold Preece from Robert E. Howard. Softcover. 8.5-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Volume 28 - Number 2, February 1975. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories include Healed by a Congo Witch Doctor, My Friend the Black Ghost Child, an Open Letter to the Amazing Randi, and Sybil's 16 Selves! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.60.

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Morbius stars in "A Stillborn Genesis!" Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Frank Robbins, inks by Frank Giacoia. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 75 (Morbius). Reprint back-up: "A World Gone Mad!" (from Adventure Into Mystery 3). Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Morbius stars in "A Stillborn Genesis!" Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Frank Robbins, inks by Frank Giacoia. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 75 (Morbius). Reprint back-up: "A World Gone Mad!" (from Adventure Into Mystery 3). Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.