Comic books in 'National Diamond Sales'

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. All new stories: "The Monster From the Mound!" Script by Gardner Fox, art by Frank Brunner (adapted from the Robert E. Howard story "The Horror From the Mound"). "Thirst!" Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Craig Russell, plot and inks by Dan Adkins. Brak the Barbarian stars in "Spell of the Dragon!" Script by John Jakes, plot and breakdowns by Dan Adkins, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Joe Sinnott. Gil Kane/Tom Palmer cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. All new stories: "The Thing on the Roof!" Script by Roy Thomas, art by Frank Brunner (adapted from the story by Robert E. Howard). "All the Shapes of Fear!" Script by George Effinger, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Bill Everett. "The Girl Who Cast No Shadow." Script by Gardner Fox, art by Ernie Chan (as "Ernie Chua"). Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Boston Bomber." Kelly reveals his origin to his men during the aftermath of The Battle of the Bulge. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "Escape from Devil's Island." This flashback tale finds Laurie Livingston being kidnapped by Nazis, who hope to coerce her father into revealing strategic plans. Livingston, along with Shigeta and Watson, are taken to an island prison. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by Barry Windsor-Smith. First comic book appearance of Elric of Melnibone in A Sword Called Stormbringer, plot by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema; setting: Koth grasslands; Conan saves Zephra's life, fights against and later with Elric; Conan fights to save Hyborea and Melnibone from Queen Xiombarg. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. All reprints: "Midnight on Black Mountain" with art by Mort Lawrence; "Where Monsters Dwell" with art by Basil Wolverton; "Don't Look!" with art by Jay Scott Pike; and "The Scarecrow" with art by Russ Heath. Gil Kane/Tom Palmer cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Spider-Man guest stars in "It Happened in Harlem!" Script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr. (assisted by Tony Mortellaro). Brief appearance by Harry Osborn. Romita cover. Cover price $0.15.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. "And Behold the Hordes of HYDRA," script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten; While Cap and the SHIELD Femme Force battle to destroy the forces of Hydra in an underground fortress near Las Vegas, a sinister figure watches the melee and prepares to press the button which will destroy the combatants on both sides;The identity of the Supreme Hydra is revealed, along with the identity of the true power behind Hydra. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. "All the Colors of Evil," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney; Teenagers are disappearing and Captain America and the Falcon track down Batroc and his Brigade. Statement Of Ownership; Average no. of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 359,217; Single issue nearest to filing date: 351,129. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. "Mirror, Mirror," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten and Tony Mortellaro; Captain America, Falcon and Batroc stop Jakar from trying to use the souls of the people he kidnapped to reanimate his race; Cameos by the Thing, the Human Torch, Reed Richards, and the Scorpion. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cap and the Falcon battle Mr. Hyde and the Scorpion in "Panic On Park Avenue." Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Vince Colletta. Cameos by Daredevil, the Black Widow, Iron Man, and the Owl. Brief appearances by Nick Fury and Sharon Carter. Buscema cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.15.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Mr. Hyde and the Scorpion guest star in "Terror In the Night!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank Giacoia. Appearances by Nick Fury and Sharon Carter. Cameos by Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson. Buscema/Vince Colletta cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.15.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. First appearance (cameo) of Jack Monroe (Nomad) in "Captain America - Hero or Hoax?" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney. Appearances by Nick Fury and Sharon Carter. Buscema/John Verpoorten cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.15.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. First full appearance of Jack Monroe (Nomad) in "The Falcon Fights Alone!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. Brief Avengers appearance. Buscema/Frank Giacoia cover. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cap and the Falcon battle the Viper in "'Veni, Vidi, Vici': Viper!" Script by Steve Englehart and Steve Gerber, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. Buscema/Verpoorten cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cap gains super-strangth in "The Crime Wave Breaks!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. Buscema/Verpoorten cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cap battles the Cowled Commander, Viper, Porcupine, the Scarecrow, the Eel, and Plantman in "Turning Point!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by John Verpoorten. The letters page has a statement of ownership--average print run, 349,714; average paid circulation, 178,193. Buscema/George Roussos cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. First appearance of Solarr in "Enter: Solarr!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank McLaughlin. Gil Kane-Alan Weiss/Frank Giacoia cover. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Captain Marvel battles Dr. Mynde, the Android-Man in "Death in High Places!" Script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Ernie Chan (as "Ernie Chua"). Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Owl and the Pussycat!!" Script by Linda Fite, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Jim Mooney. John Romita Sr. cover? Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "From Far Beneath the Mirror of the Moon!" Script by Linda Fite, breakdowns by Paty Greer, finished art by Bill Everett. Letter to the editor from comic artist/writer Frank Miller praising the first issue of the series. Rich Buckler cover pencils? Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "Zukala's Daughter." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Frank Giacoia. This story, though published in issue 5, was actually the third drawn by Windsor-Smith (following 1 and 2, but before 3 and 4). Adapted from the poem "Zukala's Hour" by Robert E. Howard. The letters page reprints the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. Windsor-Smith cover. Cover price $0.15.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "Devil-Wings Over Shadizar." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema. First appearance of Fafnir and Blackrat. Windsor-Smith cover. Cover price $0.15.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Last 15-cent issue. "The Garden of Fear." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema. Adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard. Windsor-Smith cover. Cover price $0.15.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Elric guest-stars in "The Green Empress of Melnibone." Plot by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Sal Buscema. Letter to the editor from artist William Stout. Windsor-Smith cover. Cover price $0.20.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Ralph Reese. Adapted from the non-Conan (Turlogh O'Brien) story by Robert E. Howard. Fafnir appearance. Letter to the editor from comic writer Marc DeMatteis. The letters page also contains the nominations for the 1971 Shazam awards (the Academy of Comic Book Arts, or the ACBA). Kane cover pencils, Frank Brunner cover inks. Cover price $0.20.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Thing in the Temple." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Dan Adkins. Adapted from the non-Conan story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth" by Robert E. Howard. Fafnir appearance. Letter to the editor from Ted White (editor of Amazing, Fantastic). Kane cover pencils, John Romita Sr. cover inks. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "Hawks From the Sea." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks (pages 1-9) by Dan Adkins. (Pages 10-20 were reproduced directly from the pencils.) Fafnir appearance. Windsor-Smith cover. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Despite the new Barry Windsor-Smith cover, this issue actually reprints "The Coming of Conan" from issue 1. Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Windsor-Smith, inks by Dan Adkins. Also in this issue: previously unpublished Windsor-Smith pin-up. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. First appearance of Red Sonja in "The Shadow of the Vulture." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Wmith, inks by Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins, and Chic Stone. Adapted from the non-Conan story by Robert E. Howard featuring a female warrior, "Red Sonya." Gil Kane cover. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. First full Red Sonja story, "The Song of Red Sonja." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith. The Red Sonja story continues in Savage Sword of Conan 1. Final Windsor-Smith art on this title. The art in this issue (at least on page 8, and perhaps elsewhere) was altered without Windsor-Smith's approval. See Marvel Treasury Edition 15 or Savage Sword of Conan 82 for the original version. (The reprint in Conan Saga 8 contains the altered version.) Windsor-Smith cover. Cover price $0.20.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Mirrors of Kharam-Akkad." Script by Roy Thomas, co-plot by Barry Windsor-Smith, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Sal Buscema and John Severin (pages 4-5). Guest appearances by Kull and Brule the Spear-Slayer. The Kull appearance is based on a Kull story, "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thone," by Robert E. Howard. Gil Kane cover pencils, Ralph Reese cover inks. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. First appearance of El Condor in "Now Rides the Ghost of El Condor!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Syd Shores. Marie Severin/Herb Trimpe cover. Cover price $0.15.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Herb Trimpe. The Deathmarch of El Condor!, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer (his first work on the title); Daredevil helps bring El Condor's revolution to an end; story continues between Sub-Mariner #s 39 and 40. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. The Man-Bull attacks in "'Murder!' Cried the Man-Bull!" Plot by Gerry Conway, script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Stan and Joan Lee cameo. Sal Buscema cover. Cover price $0.15.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Last 15-cent cover price. The Owl returns in "In the Eyes of the Owl!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Marie Severin (layout) and Gil Kane/Frank Giacoia. Cover price $0.15.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Frost Giant's Daughter." Script by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith. This story originally appeared in Savage Tales 1, but for its publication here Windsor-Smith added another page (a new splash page), and some panels and dialogue were altered for Comics Code approval. Back-up reprint story: "The Sword and the Sorcerers" (from Chamber of Darkness 4). Script by Roy Thomas, art by Windsor-Smith. Also in this issue: a full-page reprint of the Hyborian Age map from Conan 1. New Windsor-Smith cover. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. The original X-Men and Magneto appear in "And Now Magneto!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito. Avengers roll call: Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, the Scarlet Witch, and the Vision. Guest starring the Black Panther. Appearances by Quicksilver, Crystal, and Hawkeye. Gil Kane/Giacoia cover. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cap battles the Grey Gargoyle in "The Unholy Alliance!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Joe Sinnott. Guest starring the Falcon, Nick Fury, and Sharon Carter. Romita cover. Cover price $0.15.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. First 20-cent cover price. After a two-year hiatus (and Captain Marvel's appearances in the classic Kree-Skrull War issues of Avengers 89-97), the series returns with Cap facing Megaton, the Atomic Assassin in "To Live Again!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Frank Giacoia. Cameo by the Avengers (Thor, Captain America, Iron Man) and the Sub-Mariner. Gil Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. New story: Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars stars in "River of the Dead!" Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sam Grainger (adapted from the Edwin L. Arnold novel "Lt. Gullivar Jones"). Reprints: "What? What? What Was Gargantus!" with pencils by Jack Kirby; and "The Things From Dimension X!" (Don Heck art?). Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. New story: Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars stars in "Wasteland on a Weirdline World!" Script by George Effinger and Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Sam Grainger (inspired by the Edwin L. Arnold novel "Lt. Gullivar Jones"). Reprints: "Under the Knife!" with art by Tony DiPreta; and "What Lurks in the Mountain?" with art by Steve Ditko. Kane cover pencils. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Hawkeye quits the Avengers in "The Measure of a Man!" Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Frank McLaughlin. Avengers roll call: Thor, Iron Man, the Scarlet Witch, and the Vision. Guest starring the Black Panther. John Buscema/John Verpoorten cover. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Spider-Man guest stars in "To Stalk the Spider-Man!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Bill Everett. Brief appearances by Nick Fury, Harry Osborn, and Sharon Carter. Sal Buscema cover. Cover price $0.15.