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Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) comic books 1966

  • Issue #44
    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) 44

    The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #44 (122 pgs; ditto), with The Fighting Yank on the cover. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: ads for Star-Studded Comics #8, Fantasy Illustrated #5, and more; "Rocketeer Gossip" by Richard Weingroff; a short piece on Ditko quitting Marvel; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Published by G. B. Love. 50-cent cover price. 1966. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #45
    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) 45

    The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #45 (89 pgs; ditto), with Nightmare and Sleepy cover art by Richard Buckler. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s, and this issue was published after the merger with Comicollector. It features: ads for Alter Ego #7 and Fantasy Illustrated #7, ; "Rocketeer Gossip" by Rick Weingroff; an article about comics collector Harold Scarlett (reprinted from the Houston Post); "Sniper's Nest" by Tom Fagan; a letters column (including a missive by Roy Thomas); and classified comic book ads. Edited by G. B. Love. 50-cent cover price. 1966. Circulation: 900. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #51
    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) 51
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    Tribute to Walt Disney (1901-1966) cover by Buddy Saunders. The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #51 (48 pgs), with Disney cover art by Buddy Saunders, owner of Lone Star Comics and mycomicshop.com. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. This issue features: full-page ad for Star-Studded Comics #11 "Dr. Weird Meets the Demon" written and illustrated by Buddy Saunders; plus ads for Fantasy Illustrated #7 and Sooner Comics #4; a piece on collector George Schwartz from the Milwaukee Journal; "I Like Comics" article by Russell V. Cochran; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Edited by G. B. Love. Circulation: 1,300.

  • Issue #53
    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) 53
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    The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #53 (48 pgs), with cover art by John Fantucchio. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: ads for Star-Studded Comics #11, Comic Showcase #1, and more; "The Oddity Page" by Raymond Miller; a feature on Sky Wolf by Tom Fagan; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Edited by G. B. Love. Circulation: over 1,300.

  • Issue #55
    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) 55

    The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #55 (76 pgs), with cover art by John G.Fantucchio. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: ads for Trumpet #6, Fantasm, The ERB Digest, and more; "The Oddity Page" by Raymond Miller; an Adam Strange piece by Howard P. Siegel; an article on radio show collector Frank Buxton; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Edited by G. B. Love. Circulation: 1,925.