Comic books February 1969

The Beatles Book (also known as Beatles Monthly) was a long-running fanzine produced by Beat Publications that was dedicated to the legacy of the incredible pop-culture phenomenon known as The Beatles. First published in August 1963, the magazine ran until production stopped with the 77th issue published in December,1969. It was revived in May, 1976, reprinting the first 77 issues with a few pages of added content. Beat Publications then continued producing new issues in October, 1982 until the publication ultimately ceased production with issue #321 printed in January, 2003. 6" x 8", 46 pages, B&W.

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Featuring: 4 page story "Beetle Gets Shot!" starring Killer Diller, Sarge Snorkel, Beetle Bailey and Doc; 4 page story "Patch-Work Package" starring Beetle Bailey, Sarge Snorkel and Mr and Mrs Bailey; 5 page story "The Letter!" starring Sarge Snorkel, Killer Diller, Beetle Bailey, Rocky, Plato and Chigger Bailey (Beetle's kid brother, in photograph only); 1 page text story "Military Madness"; 4 page story "The Truth Hurts!" starring Beetle Bailey, Sarge Snorkel and Killer Diller; 4 page Mister Breger story "Horse Costume!" drawn by Dave Breger; 5 page story "Double Duty!" starring Beetle Bailey, Killer Diller, Sarge Snorkel and Lt Fuzz. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Giveaway comic from Bold detergent. Interiors are same as regular issue #67. Cover price $0.12.

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Volume 8, Issue 1 - February, 1969. Candis Thayer photo cover. Vintage men's interest magazine with a focus on racy adult short fiction stories, sports and war articles, adult themed comic strips, and tasteful pin-up photography. This issue includes pictorials of Candis Thayer, Grace Polit, Michelle Rondeau, Pamela Mayfield, and Sonja Fabara. 8" x 11", 66 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.75.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "The Magic Touch," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty goes completely insane with ecstasy whenever Archie touches her; Both her father and Archie's father aren't sure what could cause her to flip over someone as unexceptional as Archie. "Betty" answers reader letters, script by Eda Edwards, art by Joe Edwards. "Sound Off!" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Picture Perfect," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica tries to embarrass Betty by secretly taking a picture of her early in the morning, looking bedraggled and unattractive. "A Stitch In Time," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica gives Archie a Nehru jacket for their anniversary, but takes it back when it turns out Archie forgot and is taking Betty to a dance tonight. "A Helping Hand," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty tries enthusiastically, and sometimes destructively, to help Archie get ready for a big speech at the town council meeting. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

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"The Color of Rain is Death." In pursuit of Proteus, The Creeper follows a number of different people prior to finding the real deal. The ensuing battle reveals the identity of Proteus to The Creeper, but finds our hero awaiting death by drowning via a cliffhanger ending. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Mike Peppe. Cover by Ditko. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Number/Month on cover: 10036-902, February. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "The Money Makers" in which the Cartwrights help an orphan who discovers counterfeiters and "Squatter's Rights" in which the Cartwrights deal with a squatter on their land. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Two Kinds of Bear" and a one-page text feature "The Western Horse." All stories except for "Squatter's Rights" are reprints from previous issues. Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

"The Painting Safari," "Bunny Orbits with the Soular System," and "The Esmy-Bottleby Caper." Honey in "Playing Dumb." Sooper Hippie in "Love Beads." 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage men's interest magazine full of erotic fiction, adult themed humor, comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W/Color -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Jim Steranko. Rick Jones becomes Cap's partner in "No Longer Alone!", script by Jim Steranko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by Joe Sinnott; Cap runs across the Hulk on a rampage in NYC; The Hulk escapes and Cap vows Rick must never put himself in danger until the monster can be tamed. Back at Avengers Mansion Rick finds Bucky Barnes' old uniform, and rejects Cap's protests against wearing it; After putting him off for years, Cap finally accepts Rick officially as his new partner; Almost immediately they uncover a plot by HYDRA to contaminate the city's water supply. After a series of battles the HYDRA goons are driven off, and Cap tells Rick he survived his "baptism of fire" like a man. 36 pgs., full color. NOTE: 1st appearance of Madame Hydra Cover price $0.12.

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January/February. Canadian fanzine by George Henderson with features about films, pulps, books, comics, and comic strips. Tabloid. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by John Verpoorten. Captain Marvel faces execution as a Kree traitor in "Die, Traitor!", script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Vince Colletta (as Vinnie Colletta); After being thanked by Carol Danvers with another kiss when he saved her life from Cyberex and the Aakon, Mar-Vell returns to his ship where he gets the cold shoulder from Una; Ronan the Accuser calls in and orders Mar-Vell to try and forge an alliance with the Organization, as the Kree empire sees the Organization as potential allies in a future conquest of Earth; Returning to Earth and adopting his guise of "Lawson", Mar-Vell is driving with Carol when they are attacked by the Organization; Allowing Carol to be knocked out, Mar-Vell changes into Captain Marvel to seek out the Organization, however he is unaware that they capture Carol; When Mar-Vell approaches Number-One of the Organization with the idea of a truce, he learns that Carol is their prisoner; Mar-Vell decides to free Carol, and turns on the Organization. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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"Death of a Leatherneck!" The Leathernecks clear the way for the Howlers, who must rescue a scientist from a Japanese castle. This early crossover concludes in Sgt. Fury #64. Features the death of Baker. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Syd Shores. Cover by Ayers and Shores. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sal Gentile. Stories and art by Tony Tallarico, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Reflecting the changing times, Charlton's 1960s series focuses on the lives and loves of working women. Cleo must kiss a fellow traveler to be safe from bandits in Mexico, and her thought is, "I wish he didn't have a beard," in a story that's a product of its times. A female scientist insists that love, romance and kissing are merely biological phenomena, but a male colleague offers a different perspective. Screenwriter Sam and his actress girlfriend Annette have some choices to make when powerful movie star Brant takes a liking to Annette. Plus an illustrated poem with art by Tony Tallarico, billed as "Charlton Comics mini-poster #1." Kiss or Be Killed; Teen-Age Troubles; I'll Make You a Star, My Darling; A Ditty; A Kiss Is Merely a Biological Phenomenon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Vol. 4, No. 1. February 1969. Adult cartoon humor. 8-in x 11-in, 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 5, No. 2. April 1962. Adult Themed cartoons and jokes. 8-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 48 newsprint pages. Note: Mature Readers only. Cover price $0.35.

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Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper and Wendy accidentally frighten a woman stopping by for directions. Casper and the Ghostly Trio meet an accident-prone French police detective named Inspector Goof-Oh (rhymes with Clouseau). Inspector Goof-Oh has a plan for Casper to help him restore his reputation with the Paris police. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Professor Goof-Oh; The Crazy Journey; Kicked Upstairs; Spooky: The New Outfit. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. The Ghostly Trio hypnotizes Casper for a scaring contest. Spooky decides to scare people over the phone to save time. Poil wants Spooky to go without scaring for a day, but his enemies make that difficult. Also, Casper tells a legend of Ulysses. Psychedelic-style cover by an unknown artist, possibly Warren Kremer, is appropriate for the first issue of 1969. Wendy; The Amazing Saucerites; Super Confusion; Saucerites Are Too Saucy; Spooky: Neat Neighbors; Casper's Myths: Ulysses and the Mermaid; Wendy: Little Grimella; Spellbound; Full of Spirit; Eager Spook; Kill the Ump; The Lonely Snake; Spooky: Big Booley. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Magazine dedicated things of interest to men, including and nude pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 95 pages. B&W and color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.75.

Photo cover with movie stills. #1 (30038-902 on cover) with pull out poster still attached. Untitled story, script by Ian Fleming (original story), art by Fred Fredericks; A poor inventor turns a Grand Prix jalopy car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-away land. Based on the 1968 movie starring Dick Van Dyke. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

#1 (30038-902 on cover) B does not have pull out poster. Disney Cover price $0.25.

Aimed at collectors of comics, Big Little Books, pulp magazines, comic strips, etc., The Collector was a fanzine edited and published by Bill Wilson. Issue #14 includes: Alan Hanley cover art; Unsung Heroes column by Doug Fratz; Hyperman The Atomic Avenger strip by BJ Wilson (script and pencils) and Paul Legrazie (inks and lettering); NEW and Other Various Things columns by Duffy Vohland; Brer Cower the Gook humor story by Dwight Ronson Decker II; and letters from Rick Hoberg and Hanley. 28 pgs. Feb, 1969.