Comic books May 1981

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. Look Homeward, Argonian starring Supergirl, script by Jack C.Harris (plot) and Roy Thomas (script), pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Vince Colletta. The Turnabout Powers starring Mr & Mrs Superman, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Joe Giella. Too Good to Be True--Private Life of Clark Kent, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Dan Adkins. The Exposé Exposé starring Lois Lane, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Vince Colletta. Death and Taxes starring Jimmy Olsen, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Steve Mitchell. 68 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover art by Brian Bolland. Challenge!, script by Mike W. Barr (plot) and Len Wein (script), pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Frank McLaughlin; All 3,600 members of the Green Lantern Corps go to an emergency meeting on OA. Krona interferes with the meeting, causing the Central Power Battery to explode. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Dynamic Forces edition signed by Gil Kane and limited to 200 copies. Includes certificate of authenticity. Cover art by Brian Bolland. Challenge!, script by Mike W. Barr (plot) and Len Wein (script), pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Frank McLaughlin; All 3,600 members of the Green Lantern Corps go to an emergency meeting on OA. Krona interferes with the meeting, causing the Central Power Battery to explode. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover art by Brian Bolland. Challenge!, script by Mike W. Barr (plot) and Len Wein (script), pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Frank McLaughlin; All 3,600 members of the Green Lantern Corps go to an emergency meeting on OA. Krona interferes with the meeting, causing the Central Power Battery to explode. 36 pgs.

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Stories and art by Oscar Novelle, Hector Castellon, Alberto Macagno, Torre Repiso, Oscar Fraga, and Dick Ayers. Legendary publisher Myron Fass presents gory tales of horror and the macabre. A scientist's experiments with light open a portal to another dimension. A man is led by his new lover to strangle his wife, but then realizes his new lover isn't what she seemed. American soldiers stationed in Germany encounter a female vampire. Featuring altered reprints from Chamber of Chills and other 1950s pre-Code comics. House of the Vampire; Blacklight Terror; From The Grave Below; The Vampire; Satans Cat; The Devils Zombie; A Head Full of Snakes; The Skin Crawlers; The Evil Idol. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover pencils by Alan Kupperberg, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Wings In the Night!", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Alan Kupperberg (layouts) and Chic Stone (finished art), inks by Chic Stone; A scientific experiment in the study of nightmares causes a demon to be formed that attacks sleeping New Yorkers; Thor manages to put an end to its destruction. Tales of Asgard back-up, "The Chains That Bind!", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Chic Stone (finished art), inks by Chic Stone; Loki talks Odin into removing the chain that binds him to Sigyn. "Earthly Delights" Hostess snack cakes ad with the Thing. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. The Dream Demon attacks in "Wings in the Night!" Script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, layouts by Alan Kupperberg, finished art by Chic Stone. Loki stars in the "Tales of Asgard" back-up, "The Chains That Bind!" Script by Gruenwald and Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard, inks by Stone. Kupperberg/Frank Giacoia cover. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Alan Kupperberg, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Wings In the Night!", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Alan Kupperberg (layouts) and Chic Stone (finished art), inks by Chic Stone; A scientific experiment in the study of nightmares causes a demon to be formed that attacks sleeping New Yorkers; Thor manages to put an end to its destruction. Tales of Asgard back-up, "The Chains That Bind!", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Chic Stone (finished art), inks by Chic Stone; Loki talks Odin into removing the chain that binds him to Sigyn. "Earthly Delights" Hostess snack cakes ad with the Thing. 36 pgs., full color

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Alan Kupperberg, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Wings In the Night!", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Alan Kupperberg (layouts) and Chic Stone (finished art), inks by Chic Stone; A scientific experiment in the study of nightmares causes a demon to be formed that attacks sleeping New Yorkers; Thor manages to put an end to its destruction. Tales of Asgard back-up, "The Chains That Bind!", script by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Chic Stone (finished art), inks by Chic Stone; Loki talks Odin into removing the chain that binds him to Sigyn. "Earthly Delights" Hostess snack cakes ad with the Thing. 36 pgs., full color

French reprint series. French language. Reprints a collection of stories from various Marvel publications. Softcover, 84 pages, full color.

May 1981. UK edition. Stories of true crime and murder illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 50 pages, black and white

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Whitman edition (no Gold Key edition was produced). #127, 1981, 50c. Issue features "The Healer" in which Turok and Andar meet a healer who wants to know their secret to killing Honkers (story by Paul S. Newman & art by Jack Sparling), "Andar's Treasure" in which the pair learns about the power of greed when Andar discovers a precious stone (story and art credits: unknown); and "Return from the Dead" in which Andar is mistaken for a tribesman believed risen from the dead (reprint from previous issue, story and art credits: unknown). Number on Cover: 90030-110. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 1, #2, May 1981. This issue includes the following: an interview with Peter Straub; a preview of Oliver Stone's The Hand; original stories by Robert Silverberg, Roger Zelazny, Spider Robinson, and others; the script to The Monsters are Due on Maple Street; and more. Cover price $2.00.

Issue 144. Circa 1980. UK reprints of US Comics, "Unusual Tales", "Strange Tales", and others. Includes: "The Stray!" (Al Williamson), "Queen of Uranus" (Ogden Whitney), "Return of a Hero!", "The Stranger" (Paul Reinman), "The House of Tomorrow!", "Air Conditioned", "The Mirror of Mowgaladi!", "The Creature from Krango" (Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers). 7.25" x 9.25". 48 pages. Black and white.

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Direct Edition. "Kidnapped!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein. Arcade returns to plague the X-Men but this time he is not alone. Marvel's Merry Mutants must match wits with the most dangerous man in the Marvel Universe - Doctor Doom! Plus, Cyclops finds himself marooned on a desert island in the middle of no where. Cover price $0.50.

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Newsstand Edition. "Kidnapped!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein. Arcade returns to plague the X-Men but this time he is not alone. Marvel's Merry Mutants must match wits with the most dangerous man in the Marvel Universe - Doctor Doom! Plus, Cyclops finds himself marooned on a desert island in the middle of no where. Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Kidnapped!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein. Arcade returns to plague the X-Men but this time he is not alone. Marvel's Merry Mutants must match wits with the most dangerous man in the Marvel Universe - Doctor Doom! Plus, Cyclops finds himself marooned on a desert island in the middle of no where. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 20p cover price.
"Kidnapped!" Part 1 of 3. Story by Chris Claremont. Art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein. Arcade returns to plague the X-Men but this time he is not alone. Marvel's Merry Mutants must match wits with the most dangerous man in the Marvel Universe - Doctor Doom! Plus, Cyclops finds himself marooned on a desert island in the middle of no where.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. Vampire of the Apes, script by George Kashdan, art by Jess Jodloman. The Choice, script by George Kashdan, art by Vicatan. Things that Go Thump, script by Laurie Sutton, pencils by Joe Brozowski, inks by Steve Mitchell. Flight to the Temple of Death starring Johnny Peril, script by Mike W. Barr, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Brett Breeding. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. Vampire of the Apes, script by George Kashdan, art by Jess Jodloman. The Choice, script by George Kashdan, art by Vicatan. Things that Go Thump, script by Laurie Sutton, pencils by Joe Brozowski, inks by Steve Mitchell. Flight to the Temple of Death starring Johnny Peril, script by Mike W. Barr, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Brett Breeding. 36 pgs.

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Cover by Joe Kubert. Thou Shalt Not Kill!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier and a monk travel to Germany to find a traitor. I, The Executioner [Hell in the Heavens Part One], script by Robert Kanigher, art by John Severin; The Enemy Ace must carry out the dying wish of a British pilot. Eternal Sentinel, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Tenny Henson; WWII Pacific Airforce story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover by Joe Kubert. Thou Shalt Not Kill!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier and a monk travel to Germany to find a traitor. I, The Executioner [Hell in the Heavens Part One], script by Robert Kanigher, art by John Severin; The Enemy Ace must carry out the dying wish of a British pilot. Eternal Sentinel, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Tenny Henson; WWII Pacific Airforce story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover by Joe Kubert. Thou Shalt Not Kill!, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Gerry Talaoc; The Unknown Soldier and a monk travel to Germany to find a traitor. I, The Executioner [Hell in the Heavens Part One], script by Robert Kanigher, art by John Severin; The Enemy Ace must carry out the dying wish of a British pilot. Eternal Sentinel, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Tenny Henson; WWII Pacific Airforce story. 36 pgs., full color.

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Stories in this issue include: "Vampirella: The Hound of Hell"; "Matter of Karma"; "Pantha: Night of the Cat Goddess"; and "Armistice" (about a 100 generation war). Written by Rich Margopoulos and Alabaster Redzone. Art by Auraleon, Rudy Nebres, Jose Ortiz, and Masanabu Sato. Includes missive by letter hack T.M. Maple. Cover art by Enrich Torres. Cover price $2.00.

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1982 - A Fleetway Annual! Includes comic stories, prose, articles, and word puzzles. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W.

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

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Reprints from Army Attack (1964) #47 and #46. Cover by Rocke Mastroserio. Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas? & unknown, Dalfiume and Sam Glanzman. Don't miss the battle-action as "The Futile 4" face the awesome efficiency of the Nazi war machine! Ray is convinced he will die inside his tank in the WWII story "This Is My Coffin!" And Green Beret soldiers are trapped by phony ARVN soldiers in the Vietnam War story "The Enemy Within"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Still journeying to find his daughter, Morgan has to detour and help the village of the tree-dwelling dwarves in "Nightmare in Vista-Vision." Script by Mike Grell and art by Mike Grell and Bob Smith. Issue also has backup feature with Omac in "Welcome to the Funhouse." Script by Dan Mishkan and Cary Cohn and art by Greg Larocque and Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.50.

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

1982 (Book for Boys) - All-Action, All-Picture War Stories! A collection of war stories told in graphic novel format aimed at young boys. Some volumes may feature articles, prose, and puzzles. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 126 pages, PC/PB&W.

NOTE: 1977-1980 are subtitled For Boys and 1981-1991 are subtitled Book for Boys.