Comic books August 1973

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The hippie bears hide out in a Western town, and soon find themselves wearing sheriffs badges. The bears trick the zookeepers into leaving, and take over the zoo. 36 pages. Cover # is 90273-308. Cover price $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

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Whitman edition. The hippie bears hide out in a Western town, and soon find themselves wearing sheriffs badges. The bears trick the zookeepers into leaving, and take over the zoo. 36 pages. Cover price $0.20 Cover price $0.20.

August 1973. Cover by Kelly Freas. Horror Stories: "Devil Night" by Dennis O'Neil, "Pelican's Claws" by Arthur Byron Cover, "Finders Keepers" by Anne McCaffrey, "Kilbride" by Ron Goulart, "Mono No Aware" by Howard Waldrop, "The Jewel in the Ash" by John K. Diomede, and "Conjure Wife" (Part 2 of 2) by Fritz Leiber. Softcover Pulp, 5-in x 7 1/2-in, 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Cover by Frank Bolle. Stories and art by Joe Staton, Tom Sutton, Joe Gill and Nicola Cuti. Charlton's combination of romance and ghost comics featured art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton and other reliable talents. Beautiful redheaded Elizabeth falls in love with handsome sea captain Robert on the London docks in the 1800s, in a story with art (and cover) by horror comics legend Tom Sutton. But what is Robert's mysterious connection to the disfigured madman who stalks the waterfront? A fever causes visions of love - or are they nightmares? - in a story by E-Man creators Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton. Brainfever; The Fiend in the Fog; A Real Good Witch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Vol. 6 No. 1 - August 1973. Cover by John Barrett. Houston Comic Collectors Association Newsletter. 8.5-in. x 11-in. 10 pages, B&W.

Long running fanzine/newsletter for Old Time Radio fans. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 8 pages, black and white.

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Published in 96 weekly parts. Saddle-Stitched, 28 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Published in 96 weekly parts. Saddle-Stitched, 28 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Published in 96 weekly parts. Saddle-Stitched, 28 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Published in 96 weekly parts. Saddle-Stitched, 28 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $1.00.

August 4, 1973. Comics include Squadron X, Terror of the Northland (begins), Todger the Dodger, Spotlight on Lee Dawson, and more. 8 1/4-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, all newsprint, black and white.

August 11, 1973. Comics include The Vengeance of Malik Khan (begins), Dolphin Patrol, Boss of the Ghost Herd, Spotlight on Mike Yarwood, and more. 8 1/4-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, all newsprint, black and white.

August 25, 1973. Comics include Captain Hornet, Briggs the Bowler, Todger the Dodger, The Goalie Clinic, Terror of the Northland, and more. 8 1/4-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, all newsprint, black and white.

August 4th, 1973. Action, Adventures, Western, and Humor comic strips featuring Nick Jolly, The Flying Highwayman, The Hoodoo on Dan Magoo, and The Magnificent Muggs! Saddle-Stitched, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, PC/PB&W.

August 11th, 1973. Action, Adventures, Western, and Humor comic strips featuring Nick Jolly, The Flying Highwayman, The Hoodoo on Dan Magoo, and The Magnificent Muggs! Saddle-Stitched, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, PC/PB&W.

August 18th, 1973. Action, Adventures, Western, and Humor comic strips featuring Nick Jolly, The Flying Highwayman, The Never Stop Nolans, and Nipper Norman - Bullock Boy! Saddle-Stitched, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, PC/PB&W.

August 25th, 1973. Action, Adventures, Western, and Humor comic strips featuring Nick Jolly, The Flying Highwayman, The Never Stop Nolans, and Nipper Norman - Bullock Boy! Saddle-Stitched, 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 32 pages, PC/PB&W.

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Cover by Luis Dominguez. Featuring: 8 page story "Look Into My Eyes... and Kill!" written by John Albano and drawn by Tony DeZuniga; 8 page story "Graveyard Shift" drawn by Bernard Baily; 1 page Cain's Game Room filler drawn by Sergio Aragones; 1 page Cain's Gargoyles filler drawn by Sergio Aragones; 4 page story "Special Sale: Canned Death 1/2 Off!" written by Doug Moench and drawn by Abe Ocampo. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Luis Dominguez. "Domain of the Dead," script by Jack Oleck, art by Fred Carrillo; A couple receive help in destroying a vampire from the ghost of a dead priest. "Safes Have Secrets Too," script by Mike Pellowski (idea) and Maxene Fabe (script), art by Flor Dery; A man murders his business partner and cremates the body, hiding the ashes in a safe; When a fire breaks out in his home, he attempts to make it to safety, only for the police to find his body the following day in the safe; They are perplexed by the horrified expression on his face and fail to observe the ash hand prints upon his throat. "Possessed!", script by Jack Oleck, art by Gerry Talaoc; A man desires a witch's spell book as he thinks it can provide wealth for his family after she was executed and buried, so he digs it up but it is written in Latin and is useless to him; His wife is worried that the evil spirit may possess someone and seek revenge, and when one of the witch's judges is found murdered, the man begins to suspect that his wife has been possessed. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Italian reprint series. Reprints material from Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #64 and Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) #5, and Tales of Suspense (1959) #56. 6-1/2" x 10", 52 pages, Full Color, Italian Language.

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July-August 1973. Volume 21, No. 12 (Has Whole No. 166 inside, but should be 167). Cover by David A. Hardy. Science fiction stories by F. M. Busby, Stephen Tall, Clifford D. Simak, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, David Magil, Gene Wolfe. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 176 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.75.

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Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $160.00 View scan CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signatures: Roy Thomas on 9/18/2021 & Lou Ferrigno on 11/6/2021. Label #22-0692A42-277 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover art by Herb Trimpe. The Destroyer From the Dynamo!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani; Hulk swims ashore in New York City just in time to assist Hawkeye in taking on the electrical menace of Zzzax; Meanwhile, in Russia, Talbot and his forces successfully rescue Thunderbolt Ross from his captors but Talbot ends up getting captured himself. The story continues from Avengers 109 and continues into Defenders 7. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover art by Herb Trimpe. The Destroyer From the Dynamo!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani; Hulk swims ashore in New York City just in time to assist Hawkeye in taking on the electrical menace of Zzzax; Meanwhile, in Russia, Talbot and his forces successfully rescue Thunderbolt Ross from his captors but Talbot ends up getting captured himself. The story continues from Avengers 109 and continues into Defenders 7. 36 pgs.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 3 #12, Aug. 1973 - Articles include Mad Magazine's "We regret to Inform You..." and a feature on Harry Truman. 8.5" x 11", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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"Death Knells over Detroit!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito. Cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Giacoia. Iron Man has been captured by the Masked Marauder. Shell-head must now escape and defeat the Marauder otherwise Detroit will be destroyed by an atomic bomb! Meanwhile, marital tension is growing between Pepper and Happy Hogan as their separation due to work commitments continues. 32 pages Cover price $0.20.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. "Death Knells over Detroit!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito. Cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Giacoia. Iron Man has been captured by the Masked Marauder. Shell-head must now escape and defeat the Marauder otherwise Detroit will be destroyed by an atomic bomb! Meanwhile, marital tension is growing between Pepper and Happy Hogan as their separation due to work commitments continues. 32 pages

August/September 1973. 62 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

August/September 1974 - My Father Owns and Amusement Park. 64 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.60.

Vintage men's interest magazine heavily focused on articles, short fiction stories, adult humor comics, and nude pin-up photography .8" x 10.5", 72 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.00.

"The Tune-Up," "Here, Kitty, Kitty," "Astro the Genius," "Sloppy but Nice," and "Rosey's Nervous Breakdown." Cover price $0.20.

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Gil Kane, Alex Toth, and Mort Drucker reprints Cover price $0.20.

"Write or Wrong"; Alexandra slips a note in Alan's math book making Alan think it's from Josie. "Going Ape" one-page Li'l Jinx story. Valerie's Pin Up. "The Stock Swindle," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo; Alex secretly helps an elderly couple when they find some old stock certificates. "That Special Curse," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Alexandra Cabot must be nice to somebody for one day or suffer the Cabot Curse. "Red Man's Revenge"; A Native American tribe wants their ancient land back which happens to be part of the Cabot Estate. "Forgotten Melody" one-page Josie story, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg. "'Hat's the Way!" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Star Bright," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Josie tries to convince Alex that astrology works. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Rich Buckler and Mike Esposito. He Who Hesitates..., art by Al Eadeh; A hesitant professor finally decides to kill the man who's moving in on his wife, but he waits a little too long and the other man pushes him off the cliff instead so that he can marry the professor's wife. The Strange Case of Mr. Whimple!, art by Fred Kida; A thief attacks a man who always carries a box around on his shoulder and kills him; When he gets the box open, he is startled to see that he has killed one head but not the other and runs into the path of an oncoming train. Indoor Sport!, art by Sam Kweskin; A female ghost acquires pictures of men from potential suitors and throws darts into them to inflict pain and death upon the men in revenge for a man who once jilted her. The Tough Guy, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A muscleman gets pistol-whipped and winds up in the hospital; He overhears a conversation between two doctors about a serum that toughens the body so he decides to take it and turn to crime with his powerful body. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Memory Jogger," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead can't recall something important until he gets to the hospital where he's scheduled to entertain some child patients. "Outcry" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "The Luck Maker," art by Samm Schwartz; The gang can't understand why Jughead gets special treatment from people he does favors for. "Hall of Fame," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead proves to be equally inept at every position Coach Kleats plays him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

Change of Plan, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Cindy returns to work after marrying Brad but eventually decides that her job is much less important than her marriage and quits. Nothing Has Changed, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Newlyweds Denise and Ken are each jealous of one of the other's coworkers. Just Jeannette advice column by Jeannette Copeland. Happiness is a Honeymoon in Hawaii; David and Eileen fly to Hawaii for their honeymoon and their parents surprise them by showing up as well. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Wolf in the Fold! starring Batman, Superman, Elongated Man, Black Canary, Hawkman [Katar Hol], Green Lantern [Hal Jordan], Atom [Ray Palmer], Flash [Barry Allen], Aquaman, T. O. Morrow, and Kathy Sutton, script by Len Wein, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; the Red Tornado joins the JLA and has apparently killed them all. A letter from comics writer Mike W. Barr. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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"Beyond Reason." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer. Cover by Kirby and Royer. Kamandi encounters a pet human and takes out his frustration on the captive. He then battles bear-men and reunites with Ben Boxer. Cover price $0.20.

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