Comics Journal (1977) comic books 1980-1982
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Published Jan 1980 by Fantagraphics.$50.00
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View scansHarlan Ellison cover/interview including the Ellison/Michael Fleisher (writer for DC Spectre) lawsuit
148 pages. Harlan Ellison interview; interviews with Kelly Freas, Trina Robbins and Murray Boltinoff. Back cover by Neal Adams Cover price $3.00.
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Issue #54
Published Mar 1980 by Fantagraphics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Interview with Marshall Rogers; Al Capp's final interview. Moon Knight and Batman cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #55
Published Apr 1980 by Fantagraphics.$9.00
- Pedigree: John G. Fantucchio
- From the John G. Fantucchio collection, but comic does not include a certificate of authenticity.
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Green Lantern front cover by Gil Kane, back cover by John Bolton. Interview with DC writer and editor Jack C. Harris. The art of John Bolton. TJC editor Kim Thompson defends the Journals shifting away from coverage of Marvel and DC, towards promoting independent comics and archival collections. Essay on the comics writing of Don McGregor and Steve Gerber. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 82 pages. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #56
Published Jun 1980 by Fantagraphics.$23.00
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Interview with Michael Fleisher. Jonah Hex front cover by Luis Dominguez, back cover by Neal Adams. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #57
Published Jul 1980 by Fantagraphics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
148-page summer special. Interview with John Byrne. X-Men cover by Byrne and Terry Austin. Cover price $3.00.
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Issue #58
Published Sep 1980 by Fantagraphics.$78.00
View scanMartin Pasko, Jim Shooter, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman and Mark Evanier discuss the art of comics writing. Daredevil and Elektra cover by Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #59
Published Oct 1980 by Fantagraphics.$7.49
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Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," Dave Sim letter to editor; Ken Macklin and Dennis Fujitake covers Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #60
Published Nov 1980 by Fantagraphics.$6.00
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View scanJim Shooter interview, Alex Toth, EC Comics; Fred Hembeck and Dennis Fujitake covers Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #61
Published Dec 1980 by Fantagraphics.$9.00
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Gil Kane cover; Roy Thomas interview; Howard the Duck, Captain America; Frank Miller/Terry Austin Wonder Woman back cover Cover price $3.00.
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Issue #62
Published Mar 1981 by Fantagraphics.$9.00
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Batman cover by Dick Giordano. Interview with DC artist and editor Dick Giordano. The Comics Journal Defense Fund is launched to help the magazines legal battles. Steve Gerber and Gene Colans post-Howard the Duck graphic novel, Stewart the Rat. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 98 pages. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #63
Published May 1981 by Fantagraphics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
338 pages. Interviews with Wendy & Richard Pini, Steve Englehart and Denis Kitchen; articles by Will Eisner and Denny O'Neil; previously unpublished TV treatment of a story by Harlan Ellison, with illustrations by Gil Kane. Front cover by Wendy Pini, back cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Cover price $4.95.
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Issue #64
Published Jun 1981 by Fantagraphics.$9.00
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- Pedigree: John G. Fantucchio
- From the John G. Fantucchio collection, but comic does not include a certificate of authenticity.
Gil Kane cover. Industry stalwarts Gil Kane and Denny ONeil on comics writing. Jack Kirby & Mike Grell join upstart indie company Pacific Comics. Bill Mantlos Micronauts moves to the direct-sales market. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Back cover by Ken Macklin. Black and white; 114 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #65
Published Aug 1981 by Fantagraphics.Jack Kirby and Art Spiegelman covers. Interview with Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly about RAW and Spiegelman's new project, Maus. Jack Kirby returns to comics with Captain Victory. Harlan Ellisons latest debacle. Cartoons by Hilary Barta, Gary Kwapisz and Howard Purcell. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 146 pages. Cover price $3.00.
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Issue #66
Published Sep 1981 by Fantagraphics.$9.00
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Dennis Fujitake Batman cover; Dennis O'Neil interview; Superman II movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark; Kevin Nowlan illustrations Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #67
Published Oct 1981 by Fantagraphics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Interview with Harvey Kurtzman. Wally Woods adult comics. Harlan Ellison vs. Warren Publishing. ECs Progressive line of comics, part 1. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Kurtzman. Black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $3.00.
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Issue #68
Published Nov 1981 by Fantagraphics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Discussing comics with Frank Miller, Denny O'Neil, Louise Jones, Roy Thomas, Julius Schwartz, Jim Shooter, Len Wein and Dick Giordano. X-Men cover by Kevin Nowlan. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #69
Published Dec 1981 by Fantagraphics.$14.00
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View scan- 2.75" Cumulative spine split.
Gerry Conway interview - talking back to the Journal; R.I.P.: Wally Wood and Russ Manning. Dr. Strange painted cover. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #70
Published Jan 1982 by Fantagraphics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Interview with Daredevil-era Frank Miller. Essays on Millers Daredevil and the legacy of artist Wally Wood. The rise of the fanzine. Cartoons by Stu Potts. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #71
Published Mar 1982 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
- 3.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
Peter Poplaski cover features Popeye punching out the Hulk. Interviews with writers Mike Friedrich and Roy Thomas. An appreciation of E.C. Segars Popeye. ECs Progressive line of comics, part 2. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Pete Poplaski finally answers the question, Who would win a fight between Popeye and the Hulk? Black and white. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #72
Published May 1982 by Fantagraphics.$6.00
Neal Adams cover. Interview with Neal Adams. A look at Stephen King's nonfiction study of horror, Danse Macabre. The little known works of Theodore Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Critical analysis of the French comic strip Asterix. Frank Miller leaves Daredevil. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $3.00.
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Issue #73
Published Jul 1982 by Fantagraphics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Interviews with Superman artist Curt Swan on 27 years with the Man of Steel. A retrospective look at the work of Carl Barks. Freak Brothers artist Dave Sheridan passes away. Deconstructing the superhero formula. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #74
Published Aug 1982 by Fantagraphics.Interviews with writers Chris Claremont and Louise Jones on The New Mutants. Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly discuss RAW and Spiegelman's new project, Maus (cont. from #65). Critical analysis of Disneys Cinderella and Robin Hood. Conan the Barbarian goes Hollywood. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Will Blyberg. Black and white; 106 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #75
Published Sep 1982 by Fantagraphics.$9.00
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Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Interviews with Gil Kane, John Byrne and Jack Jackson at the Dallas Comic Con. Critical analysis of Peanuts, Disney, and the Smurfs. Little Orphan Annie goes Hollywood. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 98 pages. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #76
Published Oct 1982 by Fantagraphics.$22.00
View scan180 pages. Interview with Bernie Wrightson; Harlan Ellison on slasher films; Martin Pasko on Star Trek II. Wrightson cover. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #77
Published Nov 1982 by Fantagraphics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Daredevil cover by Kevin Nowlan. Interview with crime and comics writer Max Allan Collins. Censorship panel discussion with Bill Gaines, Dick Giordano, Frank Miller, Jan Strnad, Tom DeFalco, and Jaxon. Marvel Comics panel discussion with Carol Kalish, DeFalco, John Byrne, and Miller. Pre-Internet discussion forum on the work of Frank Miller. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 114 pages. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #78
Published Dec 1982 by Fantagraphics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Gil Kane cover; Archie Goodwin interview; Frank Miller and Chris Claremont discuss Wolverine; Gil Kane Cover price $2.50.
