Comic books September 1973

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Super Pac No. B-9 (3 for 59¢). The B pack for September 1973 contains three comics sealed inside the original factory bag: Shazam #6 (Oct 1973), Korak Son of Tarzan #54 (Nov 1973), and Shadow #1 (Nov 1973). Cover price $0.59.

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"If Atlantis Should Fall!" Part 2 of 2. Avengers-Defenders crossover. Script by Steve Englehart. Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Frank McLaughlin. Cover by Sal Buscema. With Hawkeye, Valkyrie, and the Sub-Mariner as their mind-slaves, the Red Ghost and Attuma begin their quest to conquer Atlantis! The two super-villains' assault on the underwater citadel is progressing as planned until Doctor Strange and the Silver Surfer get wind of the attack! The key to victory is knocking out the Red Ghost! But how can the Master of the Mystic Arts and the cosmic sky-rider do that? Simple, just block all the cosmic rays from outer space from entering the Earth's atmosphere! Wow, it's a good thing these two defenders are among the most powerful heroes on the planet! Cameo appearances by Clea and Wong. Flashback cameo by the Unicorn. Second story: "Deception!" Avengers-Defenders Clash Part 2 of 8. Story continues from Avengers 115. Dr. Strange has a new plan for turning the Black Knight (from a stone statue) back into his normal self. The Master of the Mystic Arts magically contacts Dane Whitman's soul floating in the dark realm. The stranded Black Knight responds to Dr. Strange's message, but the knight's reply is intercepted and transposed by the Dread Dormammu and his new ally, Loki! What is the fateful message that eventually reaches the Defenders?: "Go find the Evil Eye." Story continues in Avengers 116. Defenders Lineup: Doctor Strange, Hawkeye, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Sub-Mariner, and Valkyrie. (Note: The Red Ghost returns in Iron Man 82.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Sal Buscema cover, Avengers-Defenders x-over, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Frank McLaughlin Cover price $0.20.

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The Demon discovers an unholy clinic of demon experiments. And, Jason Blood finds himself at the mercy of Baron Von Evilstein. Story and art by Jack Kirby. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Night Has a Thousand Fears!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Frank Giacoia; Batman develops a fear of the dark when he accidentally sniffs a packet of drugs a smuggler has planted in Bruce Waynes luggage. "Sign of the Two Fingers!", script by Elliot Maggin, art by Dick Giordano; The Elongated Man tries to solve the mystery of an invisible dog and is forced to commit robbery or see his wife killed. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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September 11, 1973. Weekly magazine featuring illustrated stories for young readers. Alice in Wonderland wraparound cover. Dumbo, Donald Duck gets his Skates On, Disneyland Gallery, Adventures of Pinocchio, and others. 10 1/4-in. x 12 1/2-in., 20 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Annual 1973 - 1st printing. Featuring comic adventures and prose short stories starring that daring Time Lord of the BBC - Doctor Who. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, PC/PB&W.

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Cover pencils by Pete Alvarado. Stories by Bob Gregory and unknown. Art by Bob Gregory, Phil de Lara, Jeff Maurer and Larry Mayer. Donald Duck is featured in "The Blunderjack," plus the back-up stories "Scared Silly" and "Raise Daze"! Also: 1-page Big Bad Wolf text story "Struck Out"! Characters in this issue: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Gladstone Gander, Uncle Scrooge, Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Whitman edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Issue 1. September 1973. Adult parody of the Marvel Comics characters, Dr. Strange and Conan the Barbarian. Written and illustrated by John Thompson, an early artist from the Golden Age of Underground Comix. Limited to 1000 copies. Flip format. Magazine size, 8.5" x 11.25". 32 pages. Black and white. Adult.

French publication reprinting comics from various Marvel properties. Digest size, 5" x 7", 164 pages, B&W.

Stories in this issue include: A Stranger in Hell by T. Casey Brennan and Esteban Maroto; Pity the Grave Digger by Buddy Saunders (owner of Lone Star Comics) and Rafael Auraleon; The Caterpillars by Fred Ott and Luis Garcia; Evil Spirts by Archie Goodwin and Johnny Craig; Head Shop by Don Glut and Jose Bea; Vision of Evil by Archie Goodwin and Alex Toth; and The Curse of Kali by Archie Goodwin and Angelo Torres. Includes first installment of Monster Match game by Bill DuBay. Cover art by Manuel Sanjulian. Cover price $0.75.

Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, essays, poetry, adult humor comics, and tasteful nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.00.

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"A Way with Words"; Archie and Reggie get in a fight over the use of the word 'foo' in a game of scrabble. "Heavy Levy"; Archie and Jughead encounter a toll booth for surfers. "To Whom It May Concern" starring Li'l Jinx. "News Blues"; Archie caddies for Mr. Lodge and loses his bag and clubs. "Lay It on Me"; Archie can't play in the baseball game that Veronica was hoping to watch with her cousin because they're allowing second-string players a chance to play. "Metal Fettle"; metal detector story. "Can't Be Trusted," script and pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie has a singular talent for infuriating members of the Lodge family in different ways. Archie Club News. "Sales-Pitch"; Archie tries to up-sell Mr. Weatherbee for unnecessary work to his car when he comes in for gas but it turns out that it's not his car. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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This "Super Special Issue" includes the following: obituary of Claude Rains; a feature on Tom Tyler and the serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel; preview and synopsis of James Bond film You Only Live Twice; interview with Donald Pleasance; reprinted article on Bert I. Gordon; and more. Shazam!: the cover depicts Tom Tyler standing before 11 issues of FM. Cover price $1.00.

Cover by Joe Staton. Stories by Janet Fox, John K. Diomede, Glen Cook, Karl T. Pflock, Barry Malzberg, Alexia & Cary Pansmin. Illustrations by Michael Kaluta, Michael Nally, Billy Graham, Joe Staton, Jeff Jones. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.60.

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"Madness is the Miracle Man!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Gerry Conway. Art by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. The Miracle Man is back! Where has he been since Fantastic Four issue 3? How about up to no good on the Keewazi Indian Reservation! However, the FF knows someone from the Keewazi tribe...Wyatt Wingfoot! And when Wyatt receives a distress call from a tribal elder, Ben, Johnny, and Medusa travel to Oklahoma to investigate! Will the Miracle Man be happy or sad to see his old adversaries? Either way, the Thing and the torch expect an easy victory, but not so fast! This is the new and improved Miracle Man! 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Medusa and the FF battle the Miracle Man (first appearance since issue 3!) in "Madness is the Miracle Man!" Script by Gerry Conway, breakdowns by John Buscema, finished art by Joe Sinnott. Buscema/Sinnott cover. Cover price $0.20.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. "Madness is the Miracle Man!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Gerry Conway. Art by John Buscema (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. The Miracle Man is back! Where has he been since Fantastic Four issue 3? How about up to no good on the Keewazi Indian Reservation! However, the FF knows someone from the Keewazi tribe...Wyatt Wingfoot! And when Wyatt receives a distress call from a tribal elder, Ben, Johnny, and Medusa travel to Oklahoma to investigate! Will the Miracle Man be happy or sad to see his old adversaries? Either way, the Thing and the torch expect an easy victory, but not so fast! This is the new and improved Miracle Man! 32 pages

Volume 26 - Number 9, September 1973. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories include a Viking Saga in Tennessee, Earth's Coming Cataclysm, Depot for Ghosts and Flor hears Death Whisper! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.60.

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Cover art by Frank Brunner. "Cry of the Native!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Sal Trapani; When industrialist F.A. Schist plans on tearing down part of the swamp to build a new airport, the local Native American's that live on the land try to sabotage the construction vehicles, and one of them is shot; Witnessing the spectacle, the Man-Thing brings the wounded Native to the home of a doctor who begins treating the wounded man; In the following days, opposition and protests over Schist's plans begin to mount, however nothing seems to sway Schist from stopping his development plans; However, when the workers begin to tear up the land, it brings about the Man-Thing which tries to stop them from continuing their construction; The workers try to kill the Man-Thing. Letters page features a scientific explanation of Man-Thing's burning ability. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Tom Sutton. Stories and art by Pat Boyette and Warren Sattler. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. New recruits prepare for an enemy assault during World War II. Kennedy bends the rules in Korea to keep soldiers supplied with the necessities, but that antagonizes by-the-book Lt. Snider. Soldiers from both sides must maintain silence to prevent an avalanche from burying a village in the French Alps. Cover by future horror comics legend Tom Sutton. Where Do They Come From?; Nobody Knows; Trapped?; The Enemy Above. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Warren Sattler. Stories and art by Pat Boyette, Warren Sattler, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the military exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. In a WWII story printed sideways with art by Peacemaker co-creator Pat Boyette, Marines surrounded by Communist forces try to stay awake all night. In a Cold War story, Marines are assigned to protect the US Vice President from an assassination plot during a visit to a Central American country. Charlie Company's commander Hardnose Hardigan is supposed to be the toughest soldier in Korea, but then he gets a letter from home. The Assassins; Haggerty's Boots; Sam Spolo the Spy Smasher: Perfect Plan; A Letter From Home! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. Make Way for the Speed-Demons!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Dr. Light impersonates three speed record holders to lure Flash into a trap to trigger a weapon against the Justice League, but Flash figures out the plot in time to defeat Dr. Light; Flash races a car, a boat, and a plane. Doomsday...Minus Ten Minutes!, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Dick Giordano; GH=DRO is stranded on Earth and requires emerald energy to power his transporter belt, so he engages Green Lantern to obtain the power. Full-page ad for The Shadow #1. Plop! ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Stories by Gwen Krause. Art and Cover by Ray Dirgo. In this issue: "The Joggin' Mole"; "Spots, Dots & Pans"; "Not So Winning Number!"; and "In-and-out of Business"! Plus: 1-page untitled Boners, Moaners, and Groaners! text piece. Characters in this issue: Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Pebbles Flintstone; Dino; Betty Rubble; Perry Gunite; Barney Rubble; Mr. Stone; Mr. Slate. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Spider-Man issue. Spider-Man article, puzzles, and checklist (Amazing Spider-Man issues 1-125; Annuals 1-9; Marvel Team-Up 1-13), plus a new Jim Steranko illustration. John Romita pin-up. Short bios of Romita, Gil Kane, and Frank Giacoia. Fan art pages include submissions by Grant Miehm and Tom Lyle. Steranko infinity cover. Sal Buscema Avengers back cover.

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. The 1970s brought relationship complexities to romance comics, along with some unique fashion and design choices. A new employee at the UN warms to the attentions of foreign dignitary Georgi, but wonders why the security agent is always watching them. Spurned by childhood sweetheart Edgar, Wendie starts dating Jiggs, who's clearly wrong for her, in a story featuring some good-girl art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Jon's lover leaves him in order to save their relationship, but he doesn't understand. The cover by an unknown artist shows a man spanking a woman, a provocative image for 1973, the peak of second-wave feminism. Dangerous Kisses!; Find-a-Word; Let Me Go Back; Here Withers Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Welcome to the world of the Dark Mansion, a world of the unknown, the suspenseful, and the strange. Anthology type comic featuring suspenseful and spooky stories. This issue features "A Change of Bodies, (Script by John Albano & art by Bill Draut) in which a young boy is suspicious of his grandfather's death, "Death Laughed Last," (Script by Shelley Mayer & art by Alex Nino) in which a pirate's pursuit of a gold crown leads to his end, and "Target: Planet of the Two-Legged Men," (Script by George Kashdan and John Jacobson Jr. & art by Mike Sekowsky) in which a young boy's abduction overcomes an invasion. Issue also has some one and half-page strips and a Mike Kaluta splash page. Cover price $0.20.

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The monster rescues and befriends a beautiful woman in "The Monster Walks Among Us!" Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Mike Ploog, inks by John Verpoorten. Ploog cover. Cover price $0.20.

September 4, 1973. Weekly companion magazine to the Disneyland Magazine with illustrated learning, coloring, puzzle, and game activities. Goofy cover. Merlin the Magician takes you back to Ancient Britain part 2, Fun with Numbers, Pinocchio's Travels, Finding out about...Pirates, Wonderful World of Nature: Our best friends (dogs), and more. 10 1/4-in. x 12 1/2-in., 20 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

September 18, 1973. Weekly companion magazine to the Disneyland Magazine with illustrated learning, coloring, puzzle, and game activities. Merlin the Magician takes you back to Ancient Britain part 3, Minnie's Matchbox Furniture, Things People Do: The Policeman, All about fruit, and more. 10 1/4-in. x 12 1/2-in., 20 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "The Phantom Iceberg" and "The Dastardly Dognappers." No story/art credits given. # on cover: 90274-309 Cover price $0.20.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Comic book adaptation of the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon show about three kids and their ghostly friend, Jonathan Muddlemore. Issue features "The Phantom Iceberg" and "The Dastardly Dognappers." No story/art credits given. # on cover: 90274-309 Cover price $0.20.