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    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) #30 VG/FN 5.0
    Published May 1964 by James Van Hise.

    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) 30 VG/FN 5.0

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    Starts Jan 4

    The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #30 (71 pgs; ditto), with Blackhawk featured on the cover. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s, and this issue was published shortly after the merger with Comicollector. It features: an ad for Fighting Hero Comics #10; Rick Wiengoff's "Rocketeer Gossip" column; a pinup of The Newsboy Legion and The Guardian by Don Fowler (aka Buddy Saunders); a piece on Marvel and Gold Key by Bernie Bubnis; a review of Sax Rohmer's President Fu Manchu; a piece on Captain Marvel by Fowler; "The 1963 Alley Tally" report by Ronn Foss; "The Dealer and the Collector" by Phil Seuling; a letters column (including missives by Larry Herndon and Jerry Bails); and classified comic book ads. Published by G. B. Love. Chief artist (along with Raymond Miller) is Buddy Saunders, owner of Lone Star Comics and mycomicshop.com. 35-cent cover price. May 1964. Circulation: over 400. Cover price $0.35.

  • Item #59099818
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    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) #36 GD 2.0
    Published 1965 by James Van Hise.

    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) 36 GD 2.0

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    Starts Jan 4

    The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #36 (70 pgs; ditto), with The Hangman cover art by Howard Keltner. 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: an ad for Rocket's Blast Special #1; "Seuling's Corner" by Phil Seuling; Paul Gambaccini's "Rocketeer Gossip" column; a drawing of The Black Condor by RLM; ads for Alter Ego #8 and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (book); a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Published by G. B. Love. 45-cent cover price. 1965. Circulation: over 700. Cover price $0.45.

  • Item #59099857
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    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) #41 VG 4.0
    Published 1965 by James Van Hise.

    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) 41 VG 4.0

    Starts Jan 4

    The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #41 (84 pgs; ditto), with Black Hood cover art by Rich Buckler. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: ads for Makudan #1, Fantasy Illustrated #4, and The Guide to Comics Fandom; Rick Weingroff's "Rocketeer Gossip" column; "Seuling's Corner" by Phil Seuling; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Published by G. B. Love. 50-cent cover price. 1965. Circulation: over 650. Cover price $0.50.

  • Item #59099876
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    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) #42 VG+ 4.5
    Published 1965 by James Van Hise.

    Rocket's Blast Comicollector (1961 RBCC) 42 VG+ 4.5

    Starts Jan 4

    The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #42 (82 pgs; ditto), with Batman, 25 Years Ago cover art. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. It features: ads for The Guidebook to Comics Fandom, Comic Cuts #1, Star-Studded Comics #7, and The International Comic Art Society; "Seuling's Corner"; "Candid Comments" by Calvin Castine; a feature on the differences between Marvel and DC by Rick Weingroff; a piece on Captain America 15-18 by Raymond Miller; a letters column; and classified comic book ads. Published by G. B. Love. 50-cent cover price. 1965. Circulation: 800. Cover price $0.50.