Comic books in 'Basketball'

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Written by Mike Baron and Alan Smithee. Art by Jeff Butler and Keith Aiken. Cover by Dave Dorman. The world's mightiest monster battles earth's greatest athlete in the most outrageous, board-slamming, super-dunking game of hoops in the history of History itself! A clash so huge, only writer Mike Baron and artists Jeff Butler and Keith Aiken can fit it on a page. Bigger than Bigfoot, space aliens, and Elvis combined! Until your last breath, you will remember what you were doing on the fateful day Godzilla met Charles Barkley. FC. Cover price $2.95.

Gridiron Thrills and Basketball Tips by Seamless (1950s) features Hall of Fame basketball star Bob Cousy. At the time this promotional comic was produced, high school and NCAA rule change made possible the introduction of basketballs and footballs manufactured with rubber rather than leather. The advantages of the new rubber balls are herein extolled. Full color, 8-pages standard comic book dimensions, newsprint cover and interior, 10c cover price, but was a giveaway. Cover price $0.10.

Florida Supercon Exclusive cover by Richard Ortiz and Ula Mos - limited to 350 copies. Written by Patrick Shand. Art by Rolando Di Sessa and Joel Ojeda. The countdown to GRIMM FAIRY TALES #100 continues! Sela has been faced with many unstoppable enemies, and she has always beaten the odds… but how can she survive an onslaught from all of her greatest foes at once? As Robyn, Shang, and Gideon race to save Sela, the villains of the Grimm Universe join together for a plan too horrible to imagine. PART TWO of the FOUR-PART STORY LEADING INTO GRIMM FAIRY TALES #100! *Age of Darkness Tie-in.

Cover by Steven Cummings. Story by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco. Written by Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco and Raven Gregory. Art by Alfred Trujillo, Anthony Spay, Jordan Gunderson and Dafu Yu. It's the season to be jolly...the season to give and receive gifts. But not everyone is here to spread holiday cheer and not all the gifts received have been asked for. Beware of the gifts from Krampus which come with a price! This special issue features four all new short stories and introduces a brand new character to the Grimm Universe. Don't miss out on all the holiday fun. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

By Rick Hoberg and Stefano Gaudiano. NBA superstars form the Ultimate Sports Force. 1 of 4 comics printed. Also Air and Space # 1, The Guardians # 1, & The Zone # 1. Featuring Baron Davis, Tim Duncan, Michael Finley, Richard Jefferson, Yao Ming, Jermaine O'Neal, Shaquille O'Neal, Paul Pierce, Jerry Stackhouse and Ben Wallace. Worlds collide on a class trip to New York City's Museum of Natural History -- chaperoned by NBA superstars Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace, Paul Pierce, Baron Davis and Michael Finley -- when a mysterious Egyptian amulet brings to life an ancient evil sorcerer, Nabu, who conjures to life the museum exhibits! Now it's B-ball's finest versus mummies, warriors, dinosaurs and the whole historical kitchen sink! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.95.

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.15.

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.15.

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.20.

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Story, art and cover by Ben Dunn. Teen everyman Kyle Talyor is about to experience divine and demonic intervention, heralded by the appearance of Sarah, his Guardian Angel. She must protect him until it's time to face his "destiny," and whatever fate ultimately awaits him. Sinister forces have gathered to bring down the Kingdom of Heaven, and Kyle is caught on the front lines of a real Holy War! Bi-monthly. b&w, 32pgs. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Lee Elias, Tom Hickey and John Sink. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Donna falls for trumpet tutor Eddie, but then she meets his girlfriend. Eve isn't sure how she feels about George after he returns from military service to finish high school. Bobby studies dancing to impress Sally, but she feels he's spending too much time with his beautiful dance teacher. I Was an Outcast!; The Taming of a Tomboy; Call Me Cupid; Big Sister; I Loved a Bad Guy!; Can You Trust a Blind Date?; Dancing Date; I Was Nobody's Sweetheart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Ralph Tedesco and Joe Brusha. Art by David Lorenzo Riveiro. Cover by Arthur Suydam. Unknown actor Michael May gets his big break starring along a laundry list of A-listers in a new Hollywood Superhero Blockbuster. But Michael's good fortune doesn't last long when a Zombie outbreak hits during the script reading party at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. Now Michael is thrust into the role of a leader when celebrity zombies begin attacking the unsuspecting cast and crew! Don't miss this incredibly over-the-top parody zombie comic from Zenescope Entertainment! 44 pages, full color. Cover price $5.99.

Stories and art by Howie Post and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. In a three-part story, Hot Stuff helps out a near-sighted matador, but the bull is enraged by bright-red Hot Stuff. When Hot Stuff's trident takes the day off, he goes to Catalog Land to find a replacement. Sinister Dr. Cesspoole tries to get rid of Stumbo the Giant by launching him into space. The Weird Bullfighter; A Lot of Bull; Heated Contest; Catalog Land; Stumbo the Giant: Giant Removal Project. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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How Does It Work (1950) is a promotional comic book published by Westinghouse Electric, Corp. 16 pages, full color, 7-in. x 10.25-in., newsprint, with no cover price.

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Cover, script and interior art by Eric Searleman. "Year Of The Egg"; A massive egg appears in downtown Phoenix, but life goes on. 36 pgs., B&W. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

"Where's Charlie?", pencils by Samm Schwartz; Jughead makes fun of reports of shape-changing aliens, until a bus stop sign starts talking to him. "Date's the Limit," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Sally is assigned by the U. G. A. J. to get Jughead interested in girls; She tricks him into taking her on a date, but Jughead ignores her most of the time. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "Jughead," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Jughead is experimenting to find a way to dissolve strong glues; Instead he gets a jelly-like red blob that takes on a life of its own; It imitates the kids (in outline) and devours all the food in sight. "Star Struck," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Teenage movie star Wednesday Thursday is going to appear at the Riverdale prom; Her career is slipping, so her manager arranges to have her escorted by Jughead. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Faulty Friend; Jughead pretends to not be friends with Archie because of his own faults. Archie Club News. Promo for Archie Annual 21. The Thinker starring Archie and Jughead. Li'l Jinx humor page by Joe Edwards. The Family Tree starring Archie and Jughead. The Beast; Hot Dog steals Jughead's lunch and the others defend Hot Dog and feed him even more. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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First 60-cent issue. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. "Bucolic Frolic" Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. "A Most Colorful Fellow," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Reggie tries to blackmail Jughead into supplying him with free artist's paints. "That's An Order" half-page Li'l Jinx's Pal, Charley story by Joe Edwards. "Dodge City," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; A muscle-bound bully is looking for Archie, so Jughead cons him into calling out Moose instead. "What's In a Name," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Archie tries to get Jughead to appreciate the beautiful sound of Veronica's name. "Clothes Make the Man," script by Kerry Doyle (as Kerry King), art by Samm Schwartz; When Mr. Weatherbee intimates that Jughead's attire isn't respectable, Jughead decides to wear a suit and tie to school the next day. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover art by Rex W. Lindsey. "Pops Last Stand," script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Rich Koslowski; A fast food chain named "Pop's" comes to town and sues Pop Tate for infringing on their trademark. "Nightmares" one-page story. "Flight Plight" one-page story; Sabrina flies on a vacuum cleaner rather than a broom. "A Dog of a Different Color," script by Frank Doyle, art by Rex Lindsey; Dilton's experiment turns Hot Dog pink in color. "Things That Go Munch In the Night," script by Craig Boldman, pencils by Rex Lindsey, inks by Rich Koslowski; It's two in the morning and Jughead is craving some of Gaston's famous bread pudding. "Jellybean's Big Bro" one-page story, script and art by Rex W. Lindsey. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.75.

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Stories and art by Paula Giokaris and others. Teen-humor comics featuring the misadventures of Junie and her gal-pals. While rehearsing for a flight attendant role in costume, Junie mistakenly gets to be the real thing, even though she's never flown before. Junie's visiting cousin, a Southern belle from Atlanta, immediately charms all the boys in school, but the girls have a problem with that. Dexter and his dad try to make dinner for his mother's birthday, and the kitchen will never be the same. Plus fashion pin-ups starring Junie and her pals. Not So High Flyer!; Dance Time with Junie; Runway Starlet; Lamb in the House!; A Weigh with Women!; Junie's Teen Tips; Dexter: Many Happy Returns. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Basketball Bribe, art by Marvin Stein; crooked gamblers bet on basketball. Trial By Fire, art by Mart Bailey; a handful of ashes from a house fire in the hands of a certain man traps a killer. The Sheriff's Vow, art by Mart Bailey. Death of a Gentleman text story. Death on the Assembly Line, art by George Gregg. Master of Flim-Flam. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. The early covers made use of the Kilroy Was Here joke meme from World War II. Natch paints the porch just before Mr. Kilroys boss arrives for an ill-timed visit; Solid Jackson tries to get Frank Sinatra to appear at the school dance; Natch and Wilbur compete to get Judy a giant box of candy for Valentines Day. Wet Paint; I Was Speeding, Officer!; Darling Betty; Solid Jackson; William; Something Borrowed, Something Blah; To Judy, with Love! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Standard Edition. NBA SUPERSTAR LeBron James starring in a special promotional comic created for the sports beverage, Powerade. "Long Live the King!" written by Gary Phillips with art by Shawn Moll. Full color, 20 pages, slick paper stock.

Special Military Edition. NBA SUPERSTAR LeBron James starring in a special promotional comic created for the sports beverage, Powerade. "Long Live the King!" written by Gary Phillips with art by Shawn Moll. Full color, 20 pages, slick paper stock.

Variant Cover with Exclusive Sketchbook. NBA SUPERSTAR LeBron James starring in a special promotional comic created for the sports beverage, Powerade. "Long Live the King!" written by Gary Phillips with art by Shawn Moll. 24 Pages, Full Color.

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NBA SUPERSTAR Lebron James. Special promotional comic created for the sports beverage Powerade. cover description: James looking up at basketball in his hand with 2 guys bottom right corner

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NBA SUPERSTAR James Lebron. Special promotional comic created for the sports beverage Powerade. cover description: James flying after basketball with guy at the bottom with mouth open.

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NBA SUPERSTAR James Lebron. Special promotional comic created for the sports beverage Powerade. cover description: James with basketball (behind title) at top of cover and 3 cheerleaders at bottom left.

Variant cover by Jock. NBA SUPERSTAR James Lebron. Special promotional comic created for the sports beverage Powerade. cover description: James with 2 basketballs standing over railcar.

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NBA SUPERSTAR James Lebron. Special promotional comic created for the sports beverage Powerade. cover description: James #23 jumping with basketball and girl's face bottom right corner.

Written by Chris Ryall, Tom Waltz. Art and Cover by Jose Holder. Kids in Santa's Service' -- the Kiss Kids' first series concludes here with these holiday-ending escapades featuring everyone's favorite not-yet-fearsome foursome! Cover price $3.99.

Sexy Sports Basketball Variant Limited to 350. (C) Juan Jose Ryp (W) Mike Wolfer (A) Marc Borstel This is it: The most incredible turning point in the history of the LADY DEATH series itself! Having returned to the Under Realm Lady Death finds that everything she knew and understood about herself, her magical heritage and her powers have been irrevocably shattered. Not only must she come to terms with new abilities which make her the true embodiment of Death, Hope must also contend with an Under Realm ruled for seven years by her half-sister Tormina. Welcome to the debut of the incredibly lush, painted illustrations of new series artist Marc Borstel! Cover price $9.99.

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Cover art by Scott Shaw! "The Discount of Monty Cristo!", script by Mark Evanier, pencils by Roman Arambula, inks by Scott Shaw; A magical credit card that grants the user preposterous discounts on purchases is the focus of villainous interest. Appearances by Yogi Bear; Scooby Doo; Mumbly; Snagglepuss; Mildew Wolf; Shaggy; Dynomutt; Captain Caveman; Boo Boo Bear; Huckleberry Hound; Wally Gator; Blue Falcon; Augie Doggie; Doggie Daddy; Quick Draw McGraw; Dinky Dalton; Hokey Wolf; Babu the Genie; Pixie & Dixie; Dread Baron; Dee Dee Skyes; Taffy Dare; Brenda Chance; The Creepleys; Orful Octopus; Hong Kong Phooey; Cindy Bear; Yakky Doodle Duck; Mr. Jinks; Grape Ape; Daisy Mayhem; Fondoo the Magician; Dirty Dalton; and Dastardly Dalton. "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera: Cartoon Roots" article by Art Scott; Background/history on Hanna Barbera characters: Mildew Wolf, Daisy Mayhem, Quick Draw McGraw, Super Snooper, Blabber Mouse, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

May 27, 1979

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Last 30-cent cover price. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "Fuel Folly," pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie puts Dilton's experimental new fuel in his jalopy and soon the car is levitating over Riverdale. "The Best Of The Worst," inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie and Betty try to cure Chuck of his lack of humility. "Puzzle Freak," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx turns Charley on to riddles and puzzles. "The Pain Killer," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Fred learns the hard way that you don't engage Miss Beazly in idle conversation. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.

First 40-cent cover price. "Curse of the Ancients," pencils by Stan Goldberg; When Archie hears that Mr. Lodge is searching for an ancient Celtic ruin nearby, he recommends his friend Ol' Ben as an expert. "The Look of Love," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Boy-genius Dilton is feeling lovelorn, so the gang fixes him up with a local girl. "Love," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx imagines herself as a medieval princess. "The Gloom Machine," pencils by Stan Goldberg; The whole gang is distressed by Chuck's bad mood, so Jughead helps to cheer him up. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. The New Generation, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The Archies meet a soldier who was wounded in Vietnam and is confused and depressed about all the trouble in the world today; When he sees that kids in Riverdale oppose the war but get along without rioting or racial prejudice, the soldier goes back to the veterans' hospital with hope that the younger generation can fix the world's problems. A Solution For Pollution, script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Marty Epp; The Archies discover that the river is full of dead fish, killed by chemicals from the Lodge paper mill; They go to Mr. Lodge himself to warn him about what his factories are doing to the water and air. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Turnpike Treachery" Part 1, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; A truck full of furs overturns and Archie helps out the men in the truck but they turn out to be crooks. "Calling the Play" one-page story starring Li'l Jinx's Pal Mort. "Got Your Number!" activity page with Archie. "Turnpike Treachery" Part II starring Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, and Reggie Mantle, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Time Out," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Tired of Archie coming home late, Fred imposes a curfew. Archie Club News. Archie's Gag Bag. Statement of Ownership; Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 236,126; Actual number of copies single issue nearest to filing date: 236,966. "Groupie Session"; Veronica discovers that Reggie is paying girls to cheer for him at performances by The Archies. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Buckle Up and Stay Safe! public service announcement with the Archie gang. A Helping Hand, script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; All the kids are enthusiastic about volunteering at Eddy's Soup Kitchen (though Veronica takes some convincing). Listening In! word search puzzle with Miss Beazly. Retail Whirl, script by Rich Margopoulos, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Archie accidentally drives a defective ATV through Bumley's Department Store, endangering his job there but saving Mrs. Bumley from serious injury. Kidding Around!, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Rex W, Lindsey, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Veronica is jealous when she meets the pretty older sister of the boy Archie is mentoring. Archie Club News. 36 pgs. $0.65. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

June 10, 1967. Published by Fleetway Publications Ltd. in England. Action/adventure stories featirng the Spider, Trelawny of the Guards, Swords of the Sea-Wolves, Carson's Cubs, Code Name Barracuda, Robot Archie, Zip Nolan, Texas Jack, the Phantom Viking, and more. 9 x 11.25 in.; black and white; 40 pages; 7d cover price.

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Cover art by John Stanley. The Strong, Silent One; Lulu cant understand why her 8-month-old cousin doesnt say words. The Super Puzzle; Tubby mixes up the pieces of five jigsaw puzzles together. Alvin's Friend; Alvins dog Herman causes Mr. Moppet all sorts of trouble at the beach. Little Itch's Animal Circus; Lulu tells Alvin about when the poor little girl visited Itchs animal circus. New Girl; Tubby wants very much to meet the new girl in the neighborhood. All scripts and pencils by John Stanley, inks by Irving Tripp. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Art Helfant and others. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Max learns the meaning of generosity when he spends his soda money on his friends. Max dreams himself into the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood while Joe Palooka reads to him. Plus early stories featuring Richie Rich and Little Dot. Better to Give; Little Max in Little Red Riding Hood; Sweet Treat; Soda Sale; Humphrey: Close Call!; Travel Puzzle; Little Dot: Uncle Trax's Tricky Tracks; Richie Rich: The Smart Genius. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by David Alvarez & Mike DeCarlo. Stories by Sholly Fisch, Sam Agro, Robbie Busch and Earl Kress. Art by Neal Sternecky & Scott McRae, Leo Batic & Horacio Ottolini, Mike DeCarlo and Walter Carzon & Ruben Torreiro. Featuring: Ralph Phillips in "My Hero!"; Daffy Duck, Tweety and the Crusher in "Daffy Dunk"; Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in "Elmer Appleseed"; and Daffy Duck (Duck Dodgers), Porky Pig (Cadet), Dr. I.Q. High and Rumpelstiltskin in "Troll You So"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.25.