Comic books January 1978

50¢ giant. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

1st printing. Introduction by Floyd Gottfredson. Walt Disney presents a collection of their best comic strips starring their fearless leader and faceman - Mickey Mouse! Featuring appearances by Goofy, Donald, and all your other favorite Disney characters. Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 13-in., 206 pages, full color.

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Whitman edition. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Enrique Puchades. Stories and art by Enrique Puchades, Alfredo Elias, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Charlton presents tales of creatures from the limits of the human imagination. Boys gone fishin' find a can containing a strange substance that causes things to grow to monstrous size, and soon the whole countryside is covered in monsters. When Vic and Carol find an unconscious, 150-foot giant washed up on the beach, Vic immediately goes to call an anthropologist. Julie suspects that what is on her wall is not a cursed painting, but a normal painting with a cursed frame. The Monsters Have Surrounded the House!; Find-A-Word; The Death of Little Mike; The Montego Frame; Giant on the Beach. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Heavy Metal Presents: Theodore Sturgeon's More Than Human - 1st printing. Based on the story by Theodore Sturgeon. Adapted by Doug Moench. Art by Alex Nino. The classic sci-fi tale is adapted into graphic format for the first time. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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-

Auction Item: CBCS 9.4 View scan Auction opens June 10 Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #21-241B38B-017	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $10.50	Add to cart Fine $9.90	Add to cart Fine $9.90
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Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott cover. Chris Claremont script. Jim Mooney & Joe Sinnott art. "Homecoming!" Carol Danvers visits her parents (intro). Ms. Marvel vs. (Hecate); Sapper and an Alien Android. 1st appearance for both. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott cover. Chris Claremont script. Jim Mooney & Joe Sinnott art. "Homecoming!" Carol Danvers visits her parents (intro). Ms. Marvel vs. (Hecate); Sapper and an Alien Android. 1st appearance for both.

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January 1978. A barbarian spoof of romance comics, featuring art by Joe Orlando; full-color historical pin-ups by Larry Elmore and Val Mayerick; a parody of arts magazines for ancient Greece. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gahan Wilson, Shary Flenniken, Byron Preiss and Ralph Reese, Frank Thorne, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

Adventure stories, articles and photos. Features article and photos of the Shroud of Turin. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $1.25.

This variant (more common than the 35¢ edition) had a $0.30 cover price. Mischievous magpie con artists Heckle and Jeckle headlined this title, featuring other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Wealthy Uncle Percy sends Heckle and Jeckle to deliver his donation to Brane Drane University, resulting in chaos on campus. Merton and Melvin the vultures try to convince Sidney the elephant to go to Paris. Heckle and Jeckle decide to become gold prospectors after being stranded in the desert. Heckle and Jeckle: The Old College Try; Mighty Mouse: Mouseville's Weighty Problem; Silly Sidney: So This Is Paris; Heckle and Jeckle: The Gold Getters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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This variant (less common than the 30¢ edition) had a $0.30 cover price. Mischievous magpie con artists Heckle and Jeckle headlined this title, featuring other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Wealthy Uncle Percy sends Heckle and Jeckle to deliver his donation to Brane Drane University, resulting in chaos on campus. Merton and Melvin the vultures try to convince Sidney the elephant to go to Paris. Heckle and Jeckle decide to become gold prospectors after being stranded in the desert. Heckle and Jeckle: The Old College Try; Mighty Mouse: Mouseville's Weighty Problem; Silly Sidney: So This Is Paris; Heckle and Jeckle: The Gold Getters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Whitman edition. Mischievous magpie con artists Heckle and Jeckle headlined this title, featuring other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Wealthy Uncle Percy sends Heckle and Jeckle to deliver his donation to Brane Drane University, resulting in chaos on campus. Merton and Melvin the vultures try to convince Sidney the elephant to go to Paris. Heckle and Jeckle decide to become gold prospectors after being stranded in the desert. Heckle and Jeckle: The Old College Try; Mighty Mouse: Mouseville's Weighty Problem; Silly Sidney: So This Is Paris; Heckle and Jeckle: The Gold Getters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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1st printing. Written by Betty Baker. Art by Emily Arnold McCully. When a Mayan rain god saves the life of a young boy, he expects to get some help around the house in return for his trouble. But the boy is no help at all...or is he? Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 56 pages, full color. All Ages

Issue #1, Jan. 1978. Nostalgia adzine. Articles include an interview with Vera Ralston, tour of the Roy Rogers Museum, Kirk Alyn article, old-time radio article, Close Encounters film review. Tabloid newspaper format. 11 3/4-in. x 15-in. 52 total pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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"Tidal Wave!" Guest-starring Nick Fury. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Carmine Infantino and Tom Palmer. In the wake of last issues events, Nova and Nick Fury find themselves helplessly bound to a massive warhead hurtling directly toward Washington D.C. Even if they survive and prevent the destruction of our nation's capitol, can the Human Rocket and super-spy possibly stop the super-tsunami created by the nefarious Yellow Claw? Story continues in next issue. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "Tidal Wave!" Guest-starring Nick Fury. Story by Marv Wolfman. Art by Carmine Infantino and Tom Palmer. In the wake of last issues events, Nova and Nick Fury find themselves helplessly bound to a massive warhead hurtling directly toward Washington D.C. Even if they survive and prevent the destruction of our nation's capitol, can the Human Rocket and super-spy possibly stop the super-tsunami created by the nefarious Yellow Claw? Story continues in next issue. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Includes a snap-case containing ten 30-in. x 8 1/2-in. sheets featuring blue prints and conceptual art for the original Battlestar Galactica television show.

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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"Toy Trouble"; Mr. Weatherbee goes for Professor Flutesnoot's idea of using toys for teaching aids. Mr. Weatherbee - Up Tight Puzzle activity page. "Plane Talk" half-page story; Archie and Jughead use a budget airline. Archie's Gag Bag; Two reprinted Archie daily newspaper strips, with color added. "Pic Shtick" half-page story; Archie doesn't care for the pin-ups in Reggie's locker. "Center Mentor"; With Archie at quarterback, Jughead plays center for the first time. "One Day Last Summer"; The fact that Jughead once met movie star Lance Newberg makes him a local celebrity. Betty and Veronica Pin Up. "What's the Best Way to Conserve Energy?"- The Inquiring Photographer Asks Archie & the Gang; Different characters answer the title question. "The Write Note!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx has trouble writing a thank-you note to Aunt Bertha. Archie Club News. "English Lesson"; The gang tries to help Moose pass his English test. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Issue 258. January 1978. All text in German. 6" x 8.75". 66 pages.

Written by unknown. Art by Warren Tufts and unknown. Comic book version of the famous cartoon character. In this issue: Climbing a high mountain to find a hermit "who knows the secret of happiness," the Pink Panther instead finds the legendary Abominable Snowman in "Mountain Pink." Plus: A "time gun" sends the Panther first back to prehistoric days, then to the Viking age and finally to France in the 19th century in "The Pink Past." Also: The Panther learns self-defense after being mugged in the park in "Pink Belt." And: The Inspector must find the thief of a chest of rare coins in "Case of: The Puddle Clue." First 35c cover-priced issue. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Whitman edition. Mountain Pink starring Pink Panther and the Abominable Snowman. Hostess Twinkies ad with Richie Rich. The Pink Past starring Pink Panther. Case of: The Puddle Clue starring The Inspector. Pink Belt starring Pink Panther. 36 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.35.

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Marvel-produced kids magazine in the vein of Dynamite. John Travolta feature. Americans discover soccer. A Tarzan adventure by John Buscema, other comics by Mike Lasky and Al Wenzel, and part 4 of the Star Wars comic The Keepers World, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin. Plus puzzles, games, pop culture and a Donny & Marie 1978 calendar. Full color; 48 pages. Cover price $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

1st printing. Collects Pogo Sunday Parade TPB (1958) and Pogo Sunday Brunch TPB (1959). By Walt Kelly. Two unabridged helpings of past Pogo Classics in one volume! Collecting the wacky adventures of Pogo Possum and the rest of the zany creatures that live down in denizens of Okefenokee Swamp! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $4.95.

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2nd printing and later. Collects Pogo Sunday Parade TPB (1958) and Pogo Sunday Brunch TPB (1959). By Walt Kelly. Two unabridged helpings of past Pogo Classics in one volume! Collecting the wacky adventures of Pogo Possum and the rest of the zany creatures that live down in denizens of Okefenokee Swamp! Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 256 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $4.95.

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Queen of the Misty Isles!"

Story and art by Hal Foster.

Collects the stories from the Sunday strips January 30, 1943 to April 28, 1946.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 172 pages, full color.

NOTE: The stripe from Sunday January 7, 1945 does NOT appear in this book.

Cover price $14.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Adventures in Two Worlds!"

Story and art by Hal Foster.

Collects the stories from the Sunday strips May 5, 1946 to January 16, 1649.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 172 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Book 8: 1963-1965. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from Oct. 20, 1963 to Jan. 3, 1965. Valiant's son Arn joins a mission to investigate a Saxon war party, and to find out more, he joins the war party itself as a ruse. Wanting Aleta for himself, Count Brecey tries to have Val killed in tournament, and when that fails, he just kidnaps her. Valiant and Arn are enlisted as warrior-diplomats when King Arthur needs to unite the various kingdoms to repel a Saxon invasion. Valiant returns home to Thule just in time to defend it from another invasion. Saxons in the Vale; Another Abduction; The Battle of Badon Hill; The Matchmakers; Guerilla War in Thule. Final issue of the series. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 64 pages, Full Color.

This is the 33th issue, the January 1978-December 1978 issue indexing PS #302-313. PS The Preventive Maintenance Monthly Indexes are published twice yearly and cover the first six and the last six months of each year. The interior is text only (an index), but the front and back cover feature full page illustrations from the Will Eisner (creator of the Spirit) Studio.