Comic books October 1975

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "World's Greatest Gumshoe" (script by Steve Skeates, art by David Manak), "Old Butterfly Story" (script by Skeates, art by Frank Robbins), "The Ploosh Maker" (script by Skeates, art by Lee Marrs), and a framing sequence by Sergio Aragones. Captain Marvel stars in a one-page Hostess Twinkies ad, "Minerva Menace!" Basil Wolverton cover. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fair $2.50

Cover art by George Wildman. Popeye and the Princess starring Popeye, Brutus, Olive Oyl, Swee'pea, and Princess Olive the First. The Saga of Superstuff starring Sea Hag, Brutus, Popeye, Bernard the vulture, Superstuff, Swee'pea, and Olive Oyl. Flash Flood text story starring Captain Salty, script by Mike Pellowski, art by Jim Hanley. The Mean Machine starring Professor O.G. Wotasnozzle, Sappo, and Mac Hine. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.50

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.25.

Auction Item: CBCS 7.5 View scan Auction opens June 10 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-279EE8B-011	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $9.90	Add to cart Fine $8.20	Add to cart Fine $8.20
Add to cart FN- 5.5 $7.40	Add to cart Very Good $5.49	Add to cart VG 4.0 $5.49

"Just a Guy Named X!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by George Perez, inks by Al McWilliams. When an overweight down-on-his-luck wrestler drinks a mysterious formula, he is endowed with super-human strength. Now, he's going to get back at everybody who laughed at him, starting with Luke Cage. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Just a Guy Named X!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by George Perez, inks by Al McWilliams. When an overweight down-on-his-luck wrestler drinks a mysterious formula, he is endowed with super-human strength. Now, he's going to get back at everybody who laughed at him, starting with Luke Cage. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. "Just a Guy Named X!" Script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by George Perez, inks by Al McWilliams. When an overweight down-on-his-luck wrestler drinks a mysterious formula, he is endowed with super-human strength. Now, he's going to get back at everybody who laughed at him, starting with Luke Cage.

Volume 9, Issue 8 - October, 1975. Softcover, 8" x 10", 46 pages, full color.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $3.99

Reprinting the lead story from issue #57. When the Scorpion Strikes - Written by Larry Lieber. Art and Cover by Larry Lieber and John Tartaglione. Blazing Western action as you like it! Hold your breath, 'cause there's two-fisted, six-shootin' excitement ahead as the Rawhide Kid meets the Scorpion, the most dangerous owlhoot of his gun-slammin' career! Plus: A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up of the Rawhide Kid by Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman, reprinted from issue #43. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

A Link to Our Pioneer Heritage; "A magazine devoted to the treasurers, artifacts and collectibles intimately associated with the expansion and development of the vast frontier". In this issue: fairy lamps, steamboats, wicker, riddles and more. 32 pages, B&W/w yellow.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $4.40

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.50

Harvey's flagship title featuring the adventures of Richie Rich, the richest kid in the world. Richie and Gloria discover the Land Above the Clouds, but then they must get back to Earth, in a multi-part story. The Land Above the Clouds; Is There a Way Out of Cirrus Land?; Mom, The Unstoppable; Cadbury: Machine Care. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

"Dr. Frankenspook" (part 1); On a stormy night, a mysterious stranger (Dr. Frankenspook) arrives at the Rich Estate and hypnotizes Cadbury into being his unwitting slave for an experiment. Untitled one-page story; Gloria won't let Richie spend more than a quarter on her for her birthday, but clever Richie ends up spending a quarter of a million on a new yacht named for her. Sad Sack comic ad. "The Perfect Monster" (part 2); Dr. Frankenspook turns Cadbury the Perfect Butler into the Perfect Monster. "Hard-Hearted Haunts" (part 3); Failing to create the perfect monster, Dr. Frankenspook accidentally turns himself into a monster. "School Supplies" text story. "Pocket Money"; Richie gives Dollar a leather pouch to keep his pocket money in. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $3.20

Add to cart Very Good $3.20

Harvey Comics presents more adventures of the world's richest kid and his friends. Richie tries to get some homework done, but his mean cousin Reggie keeps making mischief, so Richie turns the playhouse's security system against him. Cadbury gives a little test to two supposed cops who show up at the estate. Little Lotta turns a school assignment into an opportunity to indulge her love of food. You Cant Catch Me!; The Party; Cadbury: The Test; The Secret of the Desk; Little Lotta: Research! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $3.20

No longer limited to millions, the world's richest kid brings billions to his comical misadventures. Richie's mean cousin Reggie and Mayda Munny scheme to disrupt Richie and Gloria's relationship with disguises. Richie gives his mom a super-rare ringing diamond for her birthday, but the ringing doesn't stop - ever. Dignified Doggie; The Reggie-Mayda Caper; Shy but Chivalrous; Penny Van Dough: Pennys Visit; Irona: A Sound Hobby; Bascomb: Flying Saucer Guests; The Ringing Diamond; Nurse Jenny: The Training of Cousin Clara. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Richie Rich has multi-part adventures and misadventures with his friends and family. Cadbury the super-butler tells Richie about his life on board the ship piloted by his former employer, Sir Ruddy Blighter. Little Dot meets her dangerously clumsy Uncle Reck. Plus a snack-cake ad featuring Sad Sack. Richly Protected; Little Dot; The Slippery Skipper; Cadbury: The Tea Must Go Through!; Little Dot Meets Uncle Reck; A Date with Gloria. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $4.00

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Add to cart VG 4.0 $2.50

Stories and art by Ernie Colon and Warren Kremer. The richest boy on Earth finds his fortune to be a constant source of amusement. Richie and his family are subjected to a strange spell that makes them perform slapstick gags and juggling, in a multi-part story. Richie investigates the offbeat behavior and finds the cause is otherworldly. Richie has a way to deal with safecrackers. A paranormal investigator wants to write about Cadbury's otherworldly skills as a butler. The Mysterious Spell; Mischief from Another World; The Testers; The New Account; Cadbury: Butlering Can Be Hazardous! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $5.00

Add to cart Very Good $5.00

Profits was part of the "Richie Rich explosion" of titles from Harvey in the 1970s. While exploring beneath the Earth, Richie and Reggie find gigantic gems, but then are captured by the Lava Men, in a two-part story. The latest invention from Rich Labs is a new perfume with a smell that's so bad, even wild animals flee before it. Prisoners of the Lava Men; There Must Be a Way Out!; The Persistent Peddler; The Bicycle That Couldn't; Mrs. Rich: Some Perfume. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

More adventures starring the richest kid on Earth, his friends and his family. Gloria's baby-sitting gig turns out to be a trap set by the kid, who is an adult kidnapper in disguise. But his idea to abduct Richie and Gloria to a haunted house backfires when real ghosts show up. Irona the robot maid falls in love with a handsome tractor who works on the estate. Cadbury's plan to ignore all trouble during his tropical vacation succeeds only too well. Sitters Have Problems; Dont Hide in Haunted Houses; Irona Acts Strange; The Richie Rich Hot Dog; Cadbury: Silence Is Preferred. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Painted cover art. The Golden Haired Ghost, art by Frank Bolle. The Searcher, art by Jack Sparling. Stone Dead, art by Win Mortimer. The Intruder, art by George Roussos. $.25. # on cover: 90208-510. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $4.80

Whitman edition. Painted cover art. The Golden Haired Ghost, art by Frank Bolle. The Searcher, art by Jack Sparling. Stone Dead, art by Win Mortimer. The Intruder, art by George Roussos. $.25. Cover price $0.25.

The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #122 (84 pgs), with Man Thing cover art by Mike Ploog. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: a letters column (including a brief missive by R.C. Harvey); an interview with Rod Serling; an obituary of Rod Serling by James Van Hise; a photo guide to the Star Trek episode The Tholian Web; a report on Houstoncon '75; Maxor of Cirod strip by John Adkins Richardson; Zero Hero strip by Harvey; "Dell Comics are Good Comics by Jeff Gorrell; Comic Collectors Comments by Howard P. Siegel; various fanzine reviews; and classified comic book ads. Edited by James Van Hise. 1.25 cover price. Oct., 1975. Circulation: 1,500. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart Very Good $43.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%.

James Caan cover. 8" x 11", 84 pages, B&W text with B&W and color photos. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00

Add to cart Very Good $9.00

Sabrina unintentionally spreads chaos at a movie studio while trying to help others; she helps Harvey teach a lesson to a bully on the beach; Aunt Hilda makes Sabrina go to Witchcraft School during summer vacation. Stories and art by Frank Doyle, George Gladir, Bob Bolling and Stan Goldberg, plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover by Goldberg. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.50

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

1st printing.

By Stephen King.

Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot in the hopes that living in an old mansion, long the subject of town lore, will help him cast out his own devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods and only one comes out alive, Mears begins to realize that there may be something sinister at work and that his hometown is under siege by forces of darkness far beyond his control.

Hardcover, 440 pages, Text Only.

NOTE: "Salem's Lot is my all time favorite Stephen King book. The mood and atmosphere King sets makes my skin crawl. Definitely leave the lights on for this one." - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer. The Invasion of the Frog Men!, script by Michael Fleisher, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer; After the death of his grandfather, Jed Walker is taken in by his tyrannical aunt and uncle, but soon is called upon to help the Sandman save the queen of the Winged People from the Frog Men. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.80	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.49	Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $85.00 View scan CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Mike Royer on 8/21/2021 Label #22-0692A42-487 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer. The Invasion of the Frog Men!, script by Michael Fleisher, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer; After the death of his grandfather, Jed Walker is taken in by his tyrannical aunt and uncle, but soon is called upon to help the Sandman save the queen of the Winged People from the Frog Men. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $38.00 View scans	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $32.00 View scans	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $34.00 View scans	Add to cart FN 6.0 $24.00 View scans
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Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $18.00 View scan	Add to cart VG 4.0 $10.00 View scan	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scan Cover detached at one staple.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scan 1" Cumulative spine split. Water spotting.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.80 View scan 1.5" Spine split from bottom. Water spotting.	Add to cart FN 6.0 $25.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart FN 6.0 $26.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Conan stars in "The Forever Phial." Script by Roy Thomas, art by Tim Conrad. "Death-Song of Conan the Cimmerian." Poem by Lin Carter (adapted by Thomas), art by Jess Jodloman. Conan stars in "Corsairs Against Stygia." Script by Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Yong Montano. Adapted from the Robert E. Howard novel "The Hour of the Dragon." Continued from Giant-Size Conan the Barbarian 4. The story concludes in SSOC 10. Also in this issue: "Sorcerer's Summit." Script and art by Bruce Jones. The Hyborian Age (part 2): "The Rise of the Hyborians." Script by Thomas, art by Walt Simonson. Adapted from the essay by Robert E. Howard. "The Elder Gods." Article by Robert Yaple with a full-page illustration by Tim Conrad (?). Tony DeZuniga frontispiece. Frank Brunner cover.

NOTE: Robert E. Howards novel The Hour of the Dragon starring his most famous character – Conan - was adapted by Roy Thomas, Gil Kane and John Buscema in 6 chapters in Marvel Comics' Giant Size Conan (1974) #1-4 and Savage Sword of Conan (1974-1995 Magazine) #8, 10. – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

Cover price $1.00.

Painted cover art by Tom Sutton. Countess Von Bludd introduces the issue, script by Joe Gill, art by Marti. Limited Visibility!, script by Joe Molloy, art by Pete Morisi; A hiker breaks his glasses; His poor eyesight leads him to his death when he mistakes a balloon for a monster. Only a Toy, script by Joe Molloy, art by Mike Zeck; A plane hi-jacking is stopped when it turns out one of the passengers is Death. Valley of Death, script and art by Paul Kirchner; Chico Sanchez outdraws Death in a gunfight; He then learns that anyone who kills Death becomes the new Death. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 2, No. 10. October 1975. British tabloid-size science fiction magazine published from 1974 to 1976 by New English Library. This issue features: "The Transmogrified Landscapes of J.G. Ballard" by James Goddard, "A Happy Arrangement" by J.G. Ballard, "The Burning of the Books" by Damien White, and more. Angus McKie cover and matching laid in center-fold poster. 11" x 15.75". 28 pages. Partial color, partial B&W.

"The Face of Death" (script by Jack Oleck, art by E.R. Cruz); "This Rat Will A-Maze You!" (script by George Kashdan, art by Paul Kirchner); and "Bird's Eye View" (script by Maxene Fabe, art by Nestor Redondo). Splash page by Redondo. Captain Marvel stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Minerva Menace." Luis Dominguez cover. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $3.49

Add to cart Very Good $3.20

Add to cart VG 4.0 $3.20

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.50

Reprint. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart CGC 9.8 $375.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1497548017 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Strange and Terrible Disappearance of Maxwell Zodiac!, script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; The Marvel Family investigates what happened to Maxwell Zodiac after he was hit by lighting. Hostess Twinkies ad featuring Shazam, art by Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $7.20	Add to cart FN 6.0 $7.20	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $6.49	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $5.70
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Adapted from the writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Can the world's greatest detective Sherlock Holmes defeat his arch nemesis Doctor Moriarty in "The Final Problem?" Story by Dennis O'Neil. Art by ER Cruz. Cover by Walt Simonson. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Simon. Stories and art by Paul Laikin, Bob Heit, Fred Wolfe, Tony Tallarico and Joe Simon. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. Pyramid Books was the publisher during this run. Parodies of Cher, the movie The Great Waldo Pepper, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Ad spoofs, cartoons, and award medals. A Sick Interview with Cher; The Mary Tyler Bore Show; The Great Waldo Pooper; Sick Medals; Sick Sick World; Sick as It Seems. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.50.

Monthly magazine considered a "polite propaganda" tool of the Soviet and Russian government. 10.5" x 14", 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.75.