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Comic books April 1981

  • Issue #705

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  • Vol. 115 #1
    True Detective (1924-1995 MacFadden) Magazine Vol. 115 #1

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  • Vol. 31 #2

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  • Vol. 112 #2

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  • Vol. 124 #3

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  • Issue #101
    Twilight Zone Magazine (1981-1989 TZ Publications) 101

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    Volume 1, #1, April 1981. This premiere issue includes the following: an introduction by Carol Serling; original stories by Robert Sheckley, George R.R. Martin, Ron Goulart, and others; a Stephen King interview with Charles Grant; a preview of Escape from New York; an episode guide of the first season of the original Twilight Zone; and more. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #144D
    Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 144D

    Direct Edition. "Even in Death!" Guest-starring the Man-Thing. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Brent Anderson and Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops faces his fears in this macabre tale featuring the Man-Thing and the sinister D'Spayre. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Issue #144N
    Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 144N

    Newsstand Edition. "Even in Death!" Guest-starring the Man-Thing. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Brent Anderson and Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops faces his fears in this macabre tale featuring the Man-Thing and the sinister D'Spayre. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #144MJ
    Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 144MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #144UK

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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price. "Even in Death!" Guest-starring the Man-Thing. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Brent Anderson and Joe Rubinstein. Cyclops faces his fears in this macabre tale featuring the Man-Thing and the sinister D'Spayre.

  • Issue #209
    Unexpected (1956 DC) 209
    Published Apr 1981 by DC.

    Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano (signed R. Giordano). The Curse of the Pharaoh Ras Kama!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Romeo Tanghal. The Gods From The Sun!--Time Warp, script by Arnold Drake, art by Jan Duursema. Hostess Twinkies ad with Wonder Woman. Game For The Ghastly--The Witching Hour, script by George Kashdan, art by Rodin Rodriguez. When You Die Upon A Star starring Johnny Peril, script by Mike W. Barr, pencils by Jack Sparling, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Helpful Hints for Monsters humor page by Dave Manak. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #209UK

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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano (signed R. Giordano). The Curse of the Pharaoh Ras Kama!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Romeo Tanghal. The Gods From The Sun!--Time Warp, script by Arnold Drake, art by Jan Duursema. Hostess Twinkies ad with Wonder Woman. Game For The Ghastly--The Witching Hour, script by George Kashdan, art by Rodin Rodriguez. When You Die Upon A Star starring Johnny Peril, script by Mike W. Barr, pencils by Jack Sparling, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Helpful Hints for Monsters humor page by Dave Manak. 36 pgs.

  • Issue #209MJ
    Unexpected (1956) Mark Jewelers 209MJ

    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #250
    Unknown Soldier (1977 1st Series) 250

    Cover by Joe Kubert. The Traitor Without a Face!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; When the Unknown Soldier pretends to defect to the Germans to stop a German Scientist from perfecting a terror weapon, all the DC battle stars come after him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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    $7 Unknown Soldier #250 FN 6.0 (DC) 1981
    $11 34164: DC Comics UNKNOWN SOLDIER #250 Fine Plus Grade
    $12 UNKNOWN SOLDIER #250 VOL. 1 8.0 NEWSSTAND DC COMIC BOOK CM57-209

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  • Issue #250MJ
    Unknown Soldier (1977 1st Series) Mark Jewelers 250MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Joe Kubert. The Traitor Without a Face!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; When the Unknown Soldier pretends to defect to the Germans to stop a German Scientist from perfecting a terror weapon, all the DC battle stars come after him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #250UK

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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover by Joe Kubert. The Traitor Without a Face!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; When the Unknown Soldier pretends to defect to the Germans to stop a German Scientist from perfecting a terror weapon, all the DC battle stars come after him. 36 pgs., full color.

  • Issue #95
    Vampirella (1969 Warren) 95

    Stories in this issue include: "Vampirella: Plague of Vampires"; "Casandra St. Knight: The Invitation"; "Pantha: Reflections in Blood"; and "The Fox." Written by Nicola Cuti and Rich Margopoulos. Art by Auraleon, Luis Bermejo, Rudy Nebres, and Jose Ortiz. Includes missive by letter hack T.M. Maple. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $2.00.

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  • Issue #1050
    Victor (UK 1961-1992 D.C. Thompson) 1050

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  • Issue #1051
    Victor (UK 1961-1992 D.C. Thompson) 1051
  • Issue #1052
    Victor (UK 1961-1992 D.C. Thompson) 1052
  • Issue #1053
    Victor (UK 1961-1992 D.C. Thompson) 1053
  • Issue #2
    Wacko (1980) 2

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  • Issue #487
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Whitman) 487

    Whitman edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #44
    Warlord (1976 1st Series DC) 44

    While on the way to rescue his daughter, Morgan must obtain a rare jewel in a deadly tower in "The Gamble." Script by Mike Grell and art by Mike Grell and Vince Colleta. Issue also has backup feature with Omac in "Games of Power, Games of Chance." Script by Dan Mishkan and Cary Cohn and art by Greg Larocque and Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.50.

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    $7 Warlord #44 Newsstand Edition DC Comics 1981

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  • Issue #44MJ
    Warlord (1976 1st Series DC) Mark Jewelers 44MJ

    Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #341
    Warlord (UK 1974-1986 D.C. Thomson) 341
  • Issue #342
    Warlord (UK 1974-1986 D.C. Thomson) 342
  • Issue #343
    Warlord (UK 1974-1986 D.C. Thomson) 343
  • Issue #344
    Warlord (UK 1974-1986 D.C. Thomson) 344

    April 25, 1981. War stories. Newsprint (Saddle-Stitched), 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, B&W.

  • Vol. 5 #2A
    Weird Vampire Tales (1979) Vol. 5 #2A

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    Stories and art by Alberto Macagno, Enrique Cristobal, Basil Wolverton, A. Reynoso, Dick Ayers, Ruben Marchionne, Martha Barnes, Larry Woromay and Oscar Fraga. The first of two issues numbered Vol. 5 #2; this one has an April 1981 cover date. Legendary publisher Eerie's fondly remembered tales of horror and the macabre, many "reanimated" from classic pre-Code horror comics with new art. An evil scientist unleashes a strain of flesh-eating bacteria upon the world. A scientist's serum makes nightmares come true, based on a story originally by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton. A hallucinogenic substance transports a scientist to a nightmare planet. Scream As Fangs Tear Flesh; The Demons Night; The Flesh-Eaters; Dead Things; Cry Terror; The Evil Trip. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 56 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.50.

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    $15 1981 Weird Vampire Magazine Graphic Novel April VF- 7.5

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  • Issue #98
    Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 98

    Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Romeo Tanghal. The Sphinx Walks!, script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Noly Zamora; set in Egypt in 1942 during World War II. Dictators Die Twice!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; story on how Caesar tricked death by hiring an actor to play him. Heal the Hopeless, script by George Kashdan, pencils by Romeo Tanghal, inks by Vince Colletta; set in summer 1881 in Arizona. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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  • Issue #98MJ
    Weird War Tales (1971 DC) Mark Jewelers 98MJ

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  • Issue #98UK

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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Romeo Tanghal. The Sphinx Walks!, script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Noly Zamora; set in Egypt in 1942 during World War II. Dictators Die Twice!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; story on how Caesar tricked death by hiring an actor to play him. Heal the Hopeless, script by George Kashdan, pencils by Romeo Tanghal, inks by Vince Colletta; set in summer 1881 in Arizona. 36 pgs.

  • #1, 2nd Printing
    Weirdo (1981) #1, 2nd Printing
    Weirdo (1981) #1, 2nd Printing
    Tags: Underground
    Published Apr 1981 by Last Gasp.

    2nd Printing. Cover by Robert Crumb. "TV Blues," script and art by Robert Crumb; Etoain is pulled into his TV to participate in wild dancing. "Suburban Cowgirls," photos by "Stomp" Ganos; Three cowgirls compare vacuums. Article concerning Stanislav Szukalski's unconventional theories about the origins of man. "Baby Sniggums and Her Daddy," script and art by B.N. Duncan; Baby Sniggums is spanked. Fake ad for "The Weirdo Makeover" by Crumb. "Cute Brat Gets Creamed," photos by "Stomp" Ganos. "High Times Interviews R. Crumb," script and art by Crumb; A blowhard interviewer goads Crumb into a fit of anger. Article about joining the Church of the SubGenius. Back cover by Crumb. 44 pgs., B&W. 8-in. x 11-in. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

  • Issue #26
    What If (1977 1st Series) 26

    Cover inks by Marie Severin. "What If Captain America Were Elected President?", script by Mike W. Barr, Roger McKenzie ("idea"), Don Perlin ("idea"), Roger Stern ("creative contributions"), and John Byrne ("creative contributions"), pencils by Herb Trimpe (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finished art), inks by Mike Esposito; Captain America agrees to run as the New Populist Party's candidate for president; He tags Senator Andrew Jackson Hawk as his running mate to make up for his lack of political experience and the ticket wins with a decisive majority; As president, Cap reveals his identity at his inauguration, provides America with limitless energy with an oribital solar collecting station, and provides rebels in San Pedro with solar weapons to overthrow the dictatorship there; Red Skull app. "What If...The Man-Thing Had Regained Ted Sallis' Brain?", script by Steven Grant, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Bob Wiacek; In a world where Dr. Oheimer didn't die in Man-Thing Vol 2 #1, he's hired by the FBI to continue his research and restore the human mind of the Man-Thing; While it progresses, a high-ranking government official named Bendix schemes to isolate the Super-Soldier Serum from Man-Thing's tissue samples; When he succeeds, he has Oheimer's project shut down and tries to have the Man-Thing killed. "Outpost on Uranus," script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Ron Wilson (breakdowns) and Bruce Patterson (finished art), inks by Bruce Patterson; Uranos and two dozen other Eternal exiles are beamed into space as punishment for the civil war they waged; They alter their trajectory enough to come across a Kree outpost on Uranus; history of the Eternals. Hostess Twinkies ad with Spider-Man, inks by Joe Sinott. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

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  • Issue #16

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    Dec/Jan 1979/80. The Science Fiction & Fantasy Games and Miniatures Magazine. In this issue: Chronicle Monsters - Thomas Covenant in D&D; Expanding Universe - Traveller additions; Boot Hill Encounters; Paths of the Lil - Gamma World scenario; Games Day report; Open Box; The Fiend Factory; Treasure Chest; Molten Magic. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #278
    Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 278

    Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Serpent and the Amazon," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Dave Hunt; Wonder Woman is trapped inside the temple of Kobra in New Delhi. Kobra stands mockingly over her, before casting her into a deep pit filled with deadly cobras; She easily leaps out of the pit only to discover that the man, who had been mocking her, was in fact merely a decoy; The true Kobra arrives and unleashes a giant king cobra against her. "The Lion Roars at Midnight," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Steve Mitchell; The Huntress goes to the Gull Island Federal Penitentiary off Gotham Bay; Harry Sims is distraught over the fact that he succeeded in discovering her secret identity; A convict named Lionmane storms the warden's office and holds him hostage. Batgirl stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "A Matter of Good Taste." 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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    $10 Wonder Woman #278 (Apr) Comic, DC Comics, VF
    5 days left Auction Wonder Woman 278 KOBRA v WONDER WOMAN! HUNTRESS BACKUP Birds of Prey BRONZE 1981

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  • Issue #278MJ

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    Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #278UK

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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Serpent and the Amazon," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Dave Hunt; Wonder Woman is trapped inside the temple of Kobra in New Delhi. Kobra stands mockingly over her, before casting her into a deep pit filled with deadly cobras; She easily leaps out of the pit only to discover that the man, who had been mocking her, was in fact merely a decoy; The true Kobra arrives and unleashes a giant king cobra against her. "The Lion Roars at Midnight," script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Steve Mitchell; The Huntress goes to the Gull Island Federal Penitentiary off Gotham Bay; Harry Sims is distraught over the fact that he succeeded in discovering her secret identity; A convict named Lionmane storms the warden's office and holds him hostage. Batgirl stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "A Matter of Good Taste." 36 pages, Full Color.

  • Issue #31
    World of Yesterday (fanzine) 31

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    The World of Yesterday is a magazine devoted to entertainers who performed during the first sixty years of the 20th century. In this issue: Charlie Chan; Lori Nelson; Capt. Billy's Whiz Bang; Evans' 1980 Chronicle; Captain America; and more. 8.5 x 11 in.; black and white; 32 pages. Cover price $2.50.

  • Vol. 61 #4

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  • Issue #72
    Yosemite Sam (1970 Whitman) 72

    Whitman edition. Cover price $0.50.