Comic books September 1980

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Reprints: "Superboy Meets the Young Green Arrow!" by Jerry Coleman and George Papp from Adventure Comics #258; "The Super-Clown of Smallville!" by Jerry Coleman and Creig Flessel from Superboy #62; "Dark Strangler of the Seas!" by Frank Robbins, Bob Brown and Murphy Anderson from Superboy #171; "The Millionaire of Smallville!" by Leo Dorfman and George Papp from Superboy #119; "Superboy Meets Lois Lane!" by Otto Binder and George Papp from Adventure Comics #261; "Plague from the Past!" by Leo Dorfman, Bob Brown and Murphy Anderson from Superboy #177; "Lex Luthor Imp!" by E. Nelson Bridwell and George Papp from Superboy #131; "The Kryptonite Kid!" by Jerry Siegel and George Papp from Superboy #99; "Superboy Meets Supergirl!" by Jerry Siegel, Curt Swan and John Forte from Superboy #80. Ross Andru/Dick Giordano cover. Cover price $0.95.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg. "Getting Noticed" Hostess ad with Josie. "Washed Up," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty can't join the others at the pool because she has household chores to do, and neither Reggie nor Veronica can resist making fun of her. "Money Talk" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Who's On First?", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Rudy Lapick; When Veronica notices Archie's admiration for Betty's tomboy characteristics, she convinces Betty to be more feminine, then becomes a tomboy herself. "Basebrawl", script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica pointedly makes a date with Archie while he's catching Betty's no-hitter, then dumps him when the game goes into extra innings. "Switch Pitch," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Betty wants to be with Archie. Archie wants to be with Veronica; Veronica wants to be with track star Victor Vanning, who is a guest at the Lodge estate. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50.

Painted cover art by Chuck Liese. The Virlights, script by Michael Teitelbaum, art by Dan Spiegle; the crew of the U.S.S. Palomino goes to another earth in another universe. Based on the Walt Disney film from 1979. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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Regular 50-cent cover price issues begin. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Requiem for 4 Canaries!", script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Terry Austin and Dick Giordano (some faces); The Penguin sets out to murder the four crooks whose testimony sent him to jail, and Batman and Black Canary seem unable to protect them. A Matter of Good Taste Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Batgirl. Back-up story: "Nemesis," script by Cary Burkett, art by Dan Spiegle; Thomas Tresser, as Nemesis, brings a ganglord to justice through his skills of impersonation by posing as the kingpins chief hitman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Requiem for 4 Canaries!", script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Terry Austin and Dick Giordano (some faces); The Penguin sets out to murder the four crooks whose testimony sent him to jail, and Batman and Black Canary seem unable to protect them. A Matter of Good Taste Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Batgirl. Back-up story: "Nemesis," script by Cary Burkett, art by Dan Spiegle; Thomas Tresser, as Nemesis, brings a ganglord to justice through his skills of impersonation by posing as the kingpins chief hitman. 36 pgs., full color.

Whitman edition. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Issue 108/109. September 1980. French language reprint of Captain America (1968 1st Series) #249 and 250. 6.75" x 10.25". 52 pages. Black and white. NOTE: All text in French.

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"Death, Where is Thy Sting?" Part 3 of 3. Plot by Roger Stern and John Byrne. Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by John Byrne and Joe Rubinstein. The star-spangled avenger is on the ropes vs. the powerful Dragon Man! The android dragon (under the guidance of Machinesmith) tracked Steve Rogers to Brooklyn. And now Cap is desperately trying to break Machinesmith's control of his fire-breathing foe! Auspiciously, the Living Legend finds a way; and Dragon Man makes a beeline back to his master's robot lair. Cap quickly follows...and his battle against all of Machinesmith's robots begins! Will the Sentinel of Liberty find a ghost in the machine(smith)? Cameo appearance by Bernie Rosenthal. First 50¢ cover price. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. John Byrne art. Cover price $0.50.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Part 3 of 3 - "Death, Where is Thy Sting?!" Story by Roger Stern and John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Joe Rubenstein. Can Captain America free himself from the monstrous grip of Dragon Man, or will the diabolical Machinesmith have the last laugh? 32 pages, FC.

Fanzine/adzine by Dr. Alfred Stewart covering a broad range of fandom. Self-described as (a scholarly journal devoted to the study of all relationships between art and fiction/story, the telling of stories with/through the aid of pictures). This issue: Modesty Blaise. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 54 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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The 50th Anniversary of Blondie is cover-featured. Blondie is a much-loved comic strip created by Chic Young that has been syndicated in newspapers since 1930. Originally, the strip centered on Blondie Boopadoop, a carefree flapper girl who spent her days in dance halls. On February 17, 1933, after much fanfare and buildup, Miss Boopadoop was married to Dagwood Bumstead, a wealthy boyfriend of hers. Unfortunately for the Bumsteads, Dagwood was disowned by his upper-crust family for marrying beneath his class, and he has been slaving away in the office of the J. C. Dithers Construction Company to support his family ever since. Blondie and Dagwood have stayed together, living in suburbia next door to Herb and Tootsie Woodley. The Bumstead family has grown with the addition of a son Alexander (originally "Baby Dumpling"), a daughter Cookie, and a dog named Daisy. Alexander and Cookie have grown up into teenagers who uncannily resemble their parents. Blondie has received many honors throughout the years as a classic comic strip, including its own U.S. postage stamp in 1995. Chic Young drew Blondie until his death in 1973, when the control of the strip passed to his son Dean Young. Dean Young has collaborated with a number of artists on the strip, including Jim Raymond, Stan Drake, and most recently Dennis LeBrun. While the look of Blondie has been carefully preserved, a number of details have been altered to keep up with changing times. Blondie herself is no longer simply a house-wife, but she and Tootsie Woodley started a catering business in 1991. Dagwood still knocks heads with his boss, Mr. Dithers, but now he does it in his capacity as Webmaster for J. C. Dithers Construction Company. Cover price $4.00.

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Mind Game. The Cirinists capture Cerebus and send him into a mystical trance, where he encounters the mysterious Suenteus Po for the first time. Story, art and cover by Dave Sim. Black and white; 24 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Tabloid newspaper comic strip reprints: Tarzan (Russ Manning), Wonder Woman, Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane), Alley Oop (V.T. Hamlin), On Stage (Leonard Starr), Modesty Blaise (Romero), Popeye (E.C. Segar), Terry and the Pirates (Milton Caniff), Gordo, Little Orphan Annie (Harold Gray), and Johnny Hazard (Frank Robbins). Text story, "The Flame Horror" by Lester Dent. Black and white; 24 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Reprints issues from the 1967 Charlton 12c cover-priced series. Hercules in "The Netherworld" in which he must battle the forces of Hades, lair of the dead. Art and story credits: unknown. Issue also has "Oberyll" with story and art by Wayne Howard. Cover price $0.50.

This issue includes the following: an exhaustive retrospective on The Birds (including an interview with Hitchcock); articles on Resurrection, Cosmos, Galaxina, and The Monster Club; reviews of The Shining, Watcher in the Woods, Death Ship, The Empire Strikes Back, and Friday the 13th; a letter by John Landis; and more. The Birds cover art by Kirk Henderson. Cover price $3.50.

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The Seekers dailies by John Burns reprinted; Paul Temple dailies by Francis Durbridge & Phil Mendoza; 1940s Superman dailies; Star Hawks by Ron Goulart & Gil Kane. Justice League of America cover. Cover price $1.50.

September 1. Published by Quality Comic Art Productions, The Comic Strip News reprints contemporary and classic newspaper comic strips. Issue #1 includes the following strips: Steve Canyon, Dick Tracy, Dickie Dare, Latigo, Tales of the Green Berets, Secret Agent Corrigan, Terry and the Pirates, Little Orphan Annie, Rip Kirby, Apartment 3-G, Buz Sawyer, Mandrake the Magician, Wonder Woman, Modesty Blaise, and Star Wars. Newsprint, tabloid-sized (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). 24 pgs. Original cover price: $2.00. Circa early 1980s. Cover price $2.00.

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September 8. Published by Quality Comic Art Productions, The Comic Strip News reprints contemporary and classic newspaper comic strips. Issue #2 includes: Secret Agent Corrigan, Steve Canyon, Dick Tracy, Dickie Dare, Latigo, Green Berets, Little Orphan Annie, Terry and the Pirates, Rip Kirby, Apartment 3G, Buz Sawyer, Mandrake the Magician, Wonder Woman, Modesty Blaise, and Star Wars. White paper stock, tabloid-sized (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). 24 pgs. Original cover price $2.00. Circa 1980s. Cover price $2.00.

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September 15. Published by Quality Comic Art Productions, The Comic Strip News reprints contemporary and classic newspaper comic strips. Issue #2 includes: Secret Agent Corrigan, Steve Canyon, Dick Tracy, Dickie Dare, Latigo, Green Berets, Little Orphan Annie, Terry and the Pirates, Rip Kirby, Apartment 3G, Buz Sawyer, Mandrake the Magician, Wonder Woman, Modesty Blaise, and Star Wars. White paper stock, tabloid-sized (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). 24 pgs. Original cover price $2.00. Circa 1980s. Cover price $2.00.

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September 22, 1980. Comic strip reprints: Secret Agent Corrigan (Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Steve Canyon (Milton Caniff), Dick Tracy (Gould/Fletcher/Collins), Dickie Dare (Caniff), Latigo (Stan Lynde), Tales of the Green Berets (Joe Kubert), Terry and the Pirates (Caniff), Little Orphan Annie (Harold Gray), Rip Kirby (John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Ap;artment 3-G (Alex Kotzky), Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane), Mandrake the Magician, Modesty Blaise (Peter O'Donnell), Wonder Woman, and Star Wars (Russ Helm and Alfredo Alcala). Tabloid format; black and white; 24 pages on white paper. Cover price $2.00.

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September 29, 1980. Comic strip reprints: Secret Agent Corrigan (Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Steve Canyon (Milton Caniff), Dick Tracy (Gould/Fletcher/Collins), Dickie Dare (Caniff), Latigo (Stan Lynde), Tales of the Green Berets (Joe Kubert), Terry and the Pirates (Caniff), Little Orphan Annie (Harold Gray), Rip Kirby (John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane), Wonder Woman, Modesty Blaise (Peter O'Donnell), and Star Wars (Russ Helm and Alfredo Alcala). Tabloid format; black and white; 24 pages on white paper. Cover price $2.00.

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Published by The Comic Times and edited by Dennis Cieri, The Comic Times is a magazine covering comic books, movies, and related media. Issue #2 includes: Today's Army with Dopin' Dan strip by Ted Richards; Blowtorch strip by M. Gumen; Steve Englehart interview; Doctor Who article; Tony Isabella article; Empire Strikes Back article by Don McGregor; Blues Brothers article; The Art and World of Rick Bryant; Popeye and Flash Gordon film photos; and Welcome Back Bugs [Bunny]. 82 pgs. $2.00. 1980. Cover price $2.00.

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Comics Feature was one of the longer running non-fiction comic book magazines of the era. Issue #5 includes: Steve Englehart interview, The Silver Age of Comics (part four), comics conventions, Who Draws Batman?, and Barnaby by Carol Kalish. Mitch O'Connell cover. 64 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

Martin Pasko, Jim Shooter, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman and Mark Evanier discuss the art of comics writing. Daredevil and Elektra cover by Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein. Cover price $1.95.

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Weekly British War comics digest. "Battle Buggy" Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.