Comic books February 1981

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"Samson and Delilah!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Doc Samson. Script by Mike Barr. Art by Frank Springer (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito. Cover by Frank Miler and Al Milgrom. Empire State University hosts a special conference on the medicinal uses of gamma radiation. The conference has a special guest speaker...Dr. Leonard Samson! But the conference also has an uninvited guest super-villain...the Rhino! Mix in some henchmen from Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM)...and it's a battle of biblical proportions as Doc Samson and the web-slinger join forces to stop the rampaging Rhino! (Note: The Rhino previously appeared in Incredible Hulk 218.) 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Samson and Delilah!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Doc Samson. Script by Mike Barr. Art by Frank Springer (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito. Cover by Frank Miler and Al Milgrom. Empire State University hosts a special conference on the medicinal uses of gamma radiation. The conference has a special guest speaker...Dr. Leonard Samson! But the conference also has an uninvited guest super-villain...the Rhino! Mix in some henchmen from Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM)...and it's a battle of biblical proportions as Doc Samson and the web-slinger join forces to stop the rampaging Rhino! (Note: The Rhino previously appeared in Incredible Hulk 218.) 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

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"The Might of Maelstrom!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring the Inhumans and Mr. Fantastic. Story by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio. Art by Ron Wilson and Chic Stone. Ben Grimm, Gorgon, and Karnak are at the mercy of the sinister Maelstrom. Now, Black Bolt, Ruler of the Inhumans, pits his might against the malevolent Eternal for the life of his friends. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Might of Maelstrom!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring the Inhumans and Mr. Fantastic. Story by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio. Art by Ron Wilson and Chic Stone. Ben Grimm, Gorgon, and Karnak are at the mercy of the sinister Maelstrom. Now, Black Bolt, Ruler of the Inhumans, pits his might against the malevolent Eternal for the life of his friends. Cover price $0.50.

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"Games of Death and Deceit!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck and Gene Day. As Shang Chi meditates and ponders the events in his recent past, he wonders if he has lost his way. Plus, a dinner party is assaulted by a gang of armed thieves. Unfortunately for the bad guys the Master of Kung Fu is in attendance. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Games of Death and Deceit!" Story by Doug Moench. Art by Mike Zeck and Gene Day. As Shang Chi meditates and ponders the events in his recent past, he wonders if he has lost his way. Plus, a dinner party is assaulted by a gang of armed thieves. Unfortunately for the bad guys the Master of Kung Fu is in attendance. Cover price $0.50.

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Baron Karza returns! 'Nuff said! "Assault on SHIELD" is written by Bill Mantlo and Pat Broderick, with art by Pat Broderick and Armando Gil. Nick Fury appearance. Plus: a "Tales of the Microverse" story by Bill Mantlo, Pat Broderick and Armando Gil. Cover by Pat Broderick. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Michael Golden art and cover. Cover price $0.50.

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"A Committee of 5!" Written by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz and Klaus Janson. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Moon Knight takes on the Committee, which he met during his encounter with the Werewolf by Night. Origin recap includes some modifications to the original version. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.50.

Vintage men's interest magazine focused on articles, erotic short fiction stories, adult humor comics, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS-

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"Cold Hands, Warm Hearts" (script by J.M. DeMatteis, art by Johnny Craig), "Burnt Offerings" (script by Mike Barr, art by Jose Delbo), "Life in Outer Space" (script by Marv Wolfman, art by Bob Smith), "A Murder of Time" (script by Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by John Celardo), and "With His Head in the Stars" (script by Arnold Drake, art by Steve Ditko). Aquaman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Space Capsule." Jim Starlin cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. "Cold Hands, Warm Hearts" (script by J.M. DeMatteis, art by Johnny Craig), "Burnt Offerings" (script by Mike Barr, art by Jose Delbo), "Life in Outer Space" (script by Marv Wolfman, art by Bob Smith), "A Murder of Time" (script by Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by John Celardo), and "With His Head in the Stars" (script by Arnold Drake, art by Steve Ditko). Aquaman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Space Capsule." Jim Starlin cover. 36 Pages, Full Color.

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February 1981. Sin. Full-color cartoon stories by Shary Flenniken and Gahan Wilson; an illustrated guide to damnation by P. J. O'Rourke and Elliott Banfield. Stories and art by John Hughes, M.K. Brown, Roz Chast, Bobby London, Rick Geary, Gary Hallgren, Russ Heath, Mimi Pond, Sam Gross, Ron Barrett, and B. K. Taylor. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Kinuko Craft. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt. "Luthor's Power Ploy," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt; Lex Luthor secretly tampers with Superboys powers, causing him to lose control of them when he goes into action; Superboy and Jonathan Kent stage a ruse which succeeds in getting Luthor to reveal the hiding place of the device which causes the problem, and Superboy destroys it. Plus: 8-page Superboy's Secret Diary story "A Mix-Up In Magic," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Jose Delbo and Dan Spiegle, inks by Dave Hunt and Dan Spiegle; When Zatara the Magician sees Superbaby flying, he mistakenly thinks he has accidentally given him flight powers during his recent performance, and takes away baby Clarks ability to fly; Then, after the kid from Krypton helps him defeat a gang of crooks, Zatara restores his flight power, knowing that he will someday hear more from the super-powered baby. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt. "Luthor's Power Ploy," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt; Lex Luthor secretly tampers with Superboys powers, causing him to lose control of them when he goes into action; Superboy and Jonathan Kent stage a ruse which succeeds in getting Luthor to reveal the hiding place of the device which causes the problem, and Superboy destroys it. Plus: 8-page Superboy's Secret Diary story "A Mix-Up In Magic," script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Jose Delbo and Dan Spiegle, inks by Dave Hunt and Dan Spiegle; When Zatara the Magician sees Superbaby flying, he mistakenly thinks he has accidentally given him flight powers during his recent performance, and takes away baby Clarks ability to fly; Then, after the kid from Krypton helps him defeat a gang of crooks, Zatara restores his flight power, knowing that he will someday hear more from the super-powered baby. 36 pgs., full color.

Direct Edition. The Titans battle the JLA in their satellite, while Trigon and the Fearsome Five continue to threaten in "Against All Friends!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by George Perez, inks by Romeo Tanghal. Perez cover. Cover price $0.50.

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Newsstand Edition. The Titans battle the JLA in their satellite, while Trigon and the Fearsome Five continue to threaten in "Against All Friends!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by George Perez, inks by Romeo Tanghal. Perez cover. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Doctor Light is back...and this time, he's not alone! Enter: "The Fearsome Five!" Characters: Teen Titans [Starfire [Koriand'r]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Changeling [Gar Logan]; Raven [Rachel Roth]]; Fearsome Five [Doctor Light; Gizmo; Psimon; Shimmer; Mammoth]; King Myand'r (cameo); Gordanians (aliens); Queen Luand'r (cameo); Ryand'r (cameo); Silas Stone; Trigon (flashback; cameo); Goronn (cameo); Justice League of America [Hawkman; Zatanna; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Wonder Woman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]] (cameo). Script by Marv Wolfman, with art by George Perez and Frank Chiaramonte. Cover by George Perez.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. The Titans battle the JLA in their satellite, while Trigon and the Fearsome Five continue to threaten in "Against All Friends!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by George Perez, inks by Romeo Tanghal. Perez cover.

February 1981. Future-looking magazine predicts in a series of articles what banks, casinos, energy, and the media will look like. Now, decades later, we can see what they got right and what they got wrong! Plus, Isaac Asimov looks at some of H.G. Wells's predictions made in 1931. 8-in. x 11-in.; partial color; 128 pages on slick white pages. Cover price $2.00.

February 1981. Fiction by Tsutsui Yasutaka ("Standing Woman") and Bob Buckley ("Where No Man Goes"). Interview with publisher Malcolm Forbes. Cover by Pete Turner. Magazine format; color; 128 pages on slick white paper. Cover price $2.00.

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Monthly magazine published by NAPA automotive parts. Includes single panel gag strips, glamour pin-ups and jokes. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 8 total pages, B&W. NOTE: These items were published to be given away at different NAPA distributor locations and therefore the header varies. This does not affect value.

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"Teach Me Tonight," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Archie has trouble with foreign languages, so Veronica makes him tapes of herself to help him learn French. "Light Sprite" half-page story; Mr. Weatherbee asks Svenson to put up some Christmas lights around the school. "Prize Present" half-page story; One of the presents has been trickily wrapped to surprise Jughead. Holiday Fashions page with Betty and Veronica, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Weather or Not," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The weather is wet and messy so Jughead offers to have a cookout in his garage. "What Do You Get Someone Who Has Everything?", script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx and her friends get Gigi a pair of ice skates for Christmas. Archie Club News. "Dig That Snow," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli; Teddy gets a snow plow and uses it to ruin Bingo's attempts to shovel the walk. Hostess Twinkies ad with Sabrina. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring the Daughters of the Dragon. Story by Mary Jo Duffy and Bob Layton. Art by Kerry Gammill and Ricardo Villamonte. Frank Miller cover. Luke Cage is missing and Iron Fist must find him before the diabolical plans of an old enemy come to fruition. Plus, witness Power Man, the man with the diamond-hard skin, bleed. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring the Daughters of the Dragon. Story by Mary Jo Duffy and Bob Layton. Art by Kerry Gammill and Ricardo Villamonte. Frank Miller cover. Luke Cage is missing and Iron Fist must find him before the diabolical plans of an old enemy come to fruition. Plus, witness Power Man, the man with the diamond-hard skin, bleed. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Feb./Mar. 1981. Jane Seymour - Sultry star of John Steinbeck's East of Eden; Time Bandits - Spaced out comedy from Terry Gilliam; Outland - A new SF thriller starring Sean Connery; From Heavy Metal to Disney - the new animation; Warp - Science fiction serial on stage; Dragonslayer - Sword & sorcery is the new trend in fantasy films; Excalibur - Merlin and magic in the days of Arthur; Conan - Color photos from the John Milius film; Masada - Peter O'Toole in TV's greatest epic; The Ninja - Eric Van Lustbader's martial arts thriller. Cover features Jane Seymour. Cover price $2.95.

An anthology magazine from Marvel UK, reprinting US superhero stories in a black-and-white format. This issue features Desolation, from X-Men #114, written by Chris Claremont, with art by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Plus backup stories starring Luke Cage and The Thing. Cover by Byrne, also reprinted from X-Men #114. 52 pages. Cover price 0.40. Cover price $0.40.

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Includes: cover art by Joe Jusko; Dreams of Iron...Dreams of Steel!, Script by Bill Flanagan, Pencils by Gene Colan, Inks by Alfredo Alcala; Split article by Steven Grant, art by Marie Severin; Carnival of Fools, Script by Lora Byrne, Pencils by Gene Colan, Inks by John Tartaglione; Slay Bells Dominic Fortune story, Script by Denny O'Neil, Pencils by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $1.50.

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Volume 15, Issue 2 - February, 1981. Softcover, 8" x 10", 46 pages, full color.

Richie Rich in It's a Small World (Richie dreams everything is tiny) and The Mystery Santa (thief steals Richie's flying Santa sled). Mayda Munny in The Venus Fly-Trap (Ritchie stuck in Venus fly-trap). Mr. Woody in Free For All (watchtower collapses). Ad for Richie Rich cartoon. Ad for Richie Rich and Casper paperbacks. Ad for ABC Saturday morning cartoons. Hostess ad with script by Stan Kay and art by Warren Kremer. Cover pencils by Warren Kremer. $0.50. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50.

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The ultimate rich kid has to have the ultimate butler, and Cadbury is the man. Richie learns that undercover cops are shading low-lying crooks - or is it the other way around? Cadbury risks life and limb to protect an award he's won, only to learn it's a replica. A Helping Hand; Undercover Cover-Up; Horse Force; Cadbury: The Silver Derby. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Stories featuring Richie Rich's girlfriend Gloria, as well as his friends who are girls: Little Dot, Little Lotta, Little Audrey, and occasionally Mayda Munny. Little Dot once again demonstrates the effectiveness of dots in capturing criminals. The Rich estate is so large that adventurer Mr. Bungleton goes exploring, and finds a Rich vault even the Riches didn't know about. Richie lets Little Lotta try out his new anti-gravity boots. Richie Rich and Little Dot: Dot Is Encouraging; Richie Rich and Little Audrey: Mr. Bungleton Sits; Richie Rich and Little Lotta: Superboots; Gloria: An Interesting Ending. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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No longer limited to millions, the world's richest kid brings billions to his comical misadventures. Richie and Cadbury investigate wintry temperatures and freezing in the middle of a heat wave. They track the weird cold to The Human Refrigerator, a man whose body temperature was affected by a freezer explosion. Cadbury the butler is so dignified, it takes him six months to laugh at a joke. Partly Loudy Today; Cadbury; Over the Top; The Cold Mystery; Richie Rich; The Human Refrigerator. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Richie Rich has multi-part adventures and misadventures with his friends and family. When rain threatens to postpone the Richville marathon, Richie has the whole course moved into the Rich mansion, which inconveniences some crooks who were planning to rob the place. A hobo wins Cadbury the butler for a day in a charity auction. A crook learns that the latest invention from Rich Labs makes chickens literally lay golden eggs. Run for the Money!; Freckles and Peewee; Too Rich for Us; Cadbury: Sur-Prized Butler; Jackie Jokers; Richie Rich and the Golden Eggs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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"Some Weather"; Richie and Cadbury observe a strange cloud that they think has been created by a weather making device invented by Professor Keenbean. Untitled one-page story; Richie demonstrates how television shows can be much better when viewed on a smellavision, which accompanies video images with associated smells. "Some Weather, Part 2: Cloudy Capers"; Richie, Cadbury and the Professor contend with a rogue cloud that seems to be intelligent; They manage to lead it into a freezer in the Rich mansion, where it condenses into water and freezes. "Gone With The Wind"; The Professor considers his latest invention, an anti-gravity paint, a failure and rips up the formula. Untitled one-page story; Although this is a Richie Rich feature, complete with his logo, Richie does not appear in the story. "Peculiar Pets"; Several animals undergo transformations in a lab accident that give them odd appearances; Richie takes them for a walk, then remembers that he needs to write a paper for school. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Richie Rich's fortune is both the cause and solution to his comedic misadventures. Richie's prank war with his mean cousin Reggie escalates from pea-shooters to pie-cannons. Little Lotta is enlisted to play Santa Claus for the Ladies Community Association, but she's really not that jolly. Up and Away; Down to Earth; The Battle Royal; Little Lotta: Santa Plus. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.