Comic books January 1973

Cover art by Norman Mingo. "Antenna on the Roof," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker; The musical "Fiddler on the Roof" is updated to contemporary times and transplanted into American suburbia. "A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes in a Department Store at Christmastime," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by George Woodbridge; Examples of the chaos and mass commercialism rampant in a modern department store. "Don Martin's Personal Experiences With New Power Tools For the Home Craftsman," script and art by Don Martin. "The Lighter Side of Week-ends," script and art by Dave Berg. "Profitable Football News," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Jack Davis; A magazine that focuses on the monetary side of pro football. "The Mad Christmas Hate Book," script and art by Al Jaffee; Examples of things that spoil the Christmas season for people. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "Clodumbo,"script by Lou Silverstone, art by Angelo Torres; Parody of the TV show "Columbo"; a police detective solves crimes by being a general pest and driving suspects into confessing out of self-defense. "Visiting Day," script and art by Sergio Aragones; A mother has a surprise for her son, whom she is visiting in prison. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.40.

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Volume 44, Issue 1 - January 1973. Cover by David Hardy. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Thomas Burnett Swann, George R.R. Martin, John Morressy, John Sladek, Barry N. Malzberg, Philip Latham, Robery Lory, and William Walling. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 162 pages, B&W Cover price $0.75.

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Last 15-cent cover price. Reprint of issue #13. Painted cover art by George Wilson. "The Evil Ark of Doctor Noel, script by Herb Kastle, art by Russ Manning; Leejas telepathic cry for help causes Magnus to risk the suns fiery distraction as he attacks the Evil Ark of Dr. Noel. "Our Daytime Star" article. # on cover 90046-301 January #34 1/73. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Whitman edition. Reprint of issue #13 "The Evil Ark of Doctor Noel!" Russ Manning art. Cover price $0.15.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Sanho Kim. Stories and art by Al Milgrom, Joe Staton, Jim Janes, Joe Gill, Sanho Kim and Pat Boyette. Ghost hunter Dr. Graves presents, and sometimes participates in, tales of ghosts, monsters and the supernatural. Lewis and Nancy must spend a night in a haunted mansion to win an inheritance. Two men try to use voodoo for a vendetta, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Al Milgrom. A man murders his wife, but her cats have the last laugh, in a story with art by E-Man co-creator Joe Staton. He Made His Bed; The Cat Lover; A Ghosts Advice; Hell House. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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"Paranoia is the Para-Man!" Starring Ant-Man and the Wasp. Script by Mike Friedrich. Pencils by Craig Russell. Inks by Dan Adkins and Mark Kersey. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott. It's an off-beat tale as Ant-Man and the Wasp (both still stuck at insect-size) are captured by an eccentric man and his robotic creation, Para-Man! But oddly enough, it's the robot who is calling the shots, and thus the parameters are set! It's the Pyms versus Para-Man! Also features a letter to the editor from comics writer David Michelinie. 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Mike Ploog and Frank Giacoia (alterations). The Shambler from the Sea, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Frank Brunner, inks by Sal Buscema; Strange kills Sligguth, which wakens Shambler from the Sea, N'Gabthoth; Clea and Wong are overcome by Starksboro cult; Strange frees them from sacrifice to N'Gabthoth, and discovers map of Stonehenge. Featuring concepts created by Robert E. Howard. Comics ad for the NBC Saturday morning kid shows: Kids [Adam; Evy]; the Barkleys; the Houndcats; the Jetsons; the Pink Panther; the Roman Holidays; and Underdog. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Gil Kane & Frank Giacoia. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Gene Colan (as Adam Austin) and Bill Everett. Zaxon tries to sap the power of the Hulk for his own nefarious ends but ends up getting himself killed in the process; free once again, the Hulk rips up some train tracks to throw at pesky fighter jets and wouldn't you know that Hercules just happens to be riding in the oncoming locomotive; Hulk and Herc battle to a standstill before the jade giant leaps off to fight another day in "The Titan and the Torment," reprinted from Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #79. Plus: Little realizing that he is under the control of the Puppet Master, the Army tries to capture Namor for robbing a bank; after being shot in the arm, Namor seeks the healing power of water and winds up in the Hudson River; there he encounters Lady Dorma who has come to the surface world to retrieve him as the Behemoth has awakened and is menacing Atlantis; Namor breaks Puppet Master's hold and returns to his undersea kingdom; and Krang contacts Puppet Master and commands that he make one of his special puppets of someone else in "When Rises the Behemoth," also reprinted from Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #79. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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"As Those Who Will Not See!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and the Thing. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane, Mike Esposito, and Frank Giacoia. The web-slinger is cleaning up the Baxter Building following last issue's battle, when Ben Grimm and his girlfriend return home. The Thing immediately sees the Puppet Master and wants to talk to him! Phillip Masters says he might be able to restore Alicia's eyesight at his old Pennsylvania laboratory. So Ben, Alicia, Spider-Man, and the Puppet Master fly to the Keystone State in the fantasti-car. But Alicia's step-father has a very thoughtful accomplice hiding in his old lab! Can the wall-crawler and the idol of millions avoid disaster vs. the Mad Thinker and Puppet Master? Origin of the Puppet Master. (Notes: This story explains how Phillip Masters came to be Alicia's stepfather. The Puppet Master returns in Marvel Two-in-One #9. The Mad Thinker appears next in Iron Man #74. This issue was reprinted in Marvel Treasury Edition #13.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Sal Buscema. "Even Avengers Can Die," script by Stan Lee (plot), Larry Ivie (as Paul Laiken) (script), and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and Don Heck (pencils), inks by Chic Stone; In order to save the Wasp's life, the Avengers seek out the help of Dr. Svenson, only to find he's been replaced by an alien from the planet Kallu; reprinted from The Avengers (1963 series) #14. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Sal Buscema. "The Way It Began..!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott; The Black Panther tells the story of Klaw's first attack on Wakanda. Klaw attacks the Black Panther and the FF; Reprinted from Fantastic Four #53. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Doubleday Edition - 1st printing. Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Art and cover by Frank Frazetta. The sixth and seventh tales in Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic science fiction epic! It's a saga that spans ELEVEN novels. They are the tales that make the names of John Carter and Deja Thoris legends of the genre and sci-fi icons of the generations to come! This volume introduces the new character Ulysses Paxton! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 348 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

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24 pages. Tabloid-sized 11-1/4-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Johnny Hazard cover by Frank Robbins. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Garth (by Frank Bellamy, John Allard, and Jim Edgar), Johnny Hazard (by Frank Robbins), Rip Kirby (by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Buz Sawyer (by Roy Crane), Secret Agent Corrigan (by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Modesty Blaise (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway), Flash Gordon (by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani), Ambler (by Doug Wildey), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors (by John Dixon), On Stage (by Leonard Starr), Ben Casey (by Neal Adams), Terry and the Pirates (by George Wunder), Dateline: Danger! (by John Saunders and Alden McWilliams), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Brick Bradford (by Paul Norris), James Bond (by Horak), Jeff Cobb (by Pete Hoffman), Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), Mandrake the Magician (by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks), Superman, and Tarzan (by Dan Barry and Burne Hogarth). Also a Sunday Air Hawk strip, a Sunday Tarzan strip (by Russ Manning), and two Mandrake the Magician strips by the original 1939 artist, Phil Davis. Cover price $0.40.

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24 pages. Tabloid-sized 11-1/4-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). New Terry and the Pirates cover by Ricker. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Garth (by Frank Bellamy, John Allard, and Jim Edgar), Johnny Hazard (by Frank Robbins), Rip Kirby (by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Buz Sawyer (by Roy Crane), Secret Agent Corrigan (by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Modesty Blaise (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway), Flash Gordon (by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani), Ambler (by Doug Wildey), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors (by John Dixon), On Stage (by Leonard Starr), Ben Casey (by Neal Adams), Terry and the Pirates (by George Wunder), Dateline: Danger! (by John Saunders and Alden McWilliams), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Brick Bradford (by Paul Norris), James Bond (by Horak), Jeff Cobb (by Pete Hoffman), Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), Mandrake the Magician (by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks), Superman, and Tarzan (by Dan Barry and Burne Hogarth). Also a Sunday Air Hawk strip, a Sunday Tarzan strip (by Russ Manning), and a Space Conquerors strip (by Alden McWilliams) from Boy's Life. Cover price $0.40.

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24 pages. Tabloid-sized 11-1/4-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Jeff Cobb cover by Pete Hoffman. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Garth (by Frank Bellamy, John Allard, and Jim Edgar), Johnny Hazard (by Frank Robbins), Rip Kirby (by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Buz Sawyer (by Roy Crane), Secret Agent Corrigan (by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Modesty Blaise (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway), Flash Gordon (by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani), Ambler (by Doug Wildey), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors (by John Dixon), On Stage (by Leonard Starr), Ben Casey (by Neal Adams), Terry and the Pirates (by George Wunder), Dateline: Danger! (by John Saunders and Alden McWilliams), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Brick Bradford (by Paul Norris), James Bond (by Horak), Jeff Cobb (by Pete Hoffman), Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), Mandrake the Magician (by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks), Superman, and Tarzan (by Dan Barry and Burne Hogarth). Also a Sunday Air Hawk strip, a Sunday Tarzan strip (by Russ Manning), and six Dinky Dinkerton strips (by Art Huhta). Cover price $0.40.

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24 pages. Tabloid-sized 11-1/4-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Flash Gordon cover. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Garth (by Frank Bellamy, John Allard, and Jim Edgar), Johnny Hazard (by Frank Robbins), Rip Kirby (by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Buz Sawyer (by Roy Crane), Secret Agent Corrigan (by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Modesty Blaise (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway), Flash Gordon (by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani), Ambler (by Doug Wildey), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors (by John Dixon), On Stage (by Leonard Starr), Ben Casey (by Neal Adams), Terry and the Pirates (by George Wunder), Dateline: Danger! (by John Saunders and Alden McWilliams), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Brick Bradford (by Paul Norris), James Bond (by Horak), Jeff Cobb (by Pete Hoffman), Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), Mandrake the Magician (by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks), Superman, and Tarzan (by Dan Barry and Burne Hogarth). Also a Sunday Air Hawk strip, a Sunday Tarzan strip (by Russ Manning), and a Sunday Rusty Riley strip (by Frank Godwin). Cover price $0.40.

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24 pages. Tabloid-sized 11-1/4-in. x 17-1/2-in. (standard horizontal tabloid fold not considered a defect). Garth cover. Comic strip reprints (six daily strips for each): Garth (by Frank Bellamy, John Allard, and Jim Edgar), Johnny Hazard (by Frank Robbins), Rip Kirby (by John Prentice and Fred Dickenson), Buz Sawyer (by Roy Crane), Secret Agent Corrigan (by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson), Modesty Blaise (by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway), Flash Gordon (by Dan Barry and Bob Fujitani), Ambler (by Doug Wildey), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors (by John Dixon), On Stage (by Leonard Starr), Ben Casey (by Neal Adams), Terry and the Pirates (by George Wunder), Dateline: Danger! (by John Saunders and Alden McWilliams), The Phantom (by Lee Falk and Sy Barry), Brick Bradford (by Paul Norris), James Bond (by Horak), Jeff Cobb (by Pete Hoffman), Jeff Hawke (by Sydney Jordan), Mandrake the Magician (by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks), Superman, and Tarzan (by Dan Barry and Burne Hogarth). Also a Sunday Air Hawk strip, a Sunday Tarzan strip (by Russ Manning), and six Jet Scott strips (by Jerry Robinson). Cover price $0.40.

Australian Series. Reprints stories from Superman (1939) #248 and other books. "The Man Who Murdered the Earth!" - Story by Len Wein, Art by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson; "The 3 Who Vanished" - Story by Leo Dorfman, Art by Curt Schaffenberger; "The Guardian Fights Again" - Script by Jack Kirby, Pencils by Jack Kirby, Inks by Vince Colletta. 52 pages, B&W.

All reprints. The Rawhide Kid stars in "Prisoners of the Apaches!" (script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Davis); Kid Colt Outlaw stars in "Guns Roar on the Last Train From Yuma!" (script by Lee, art by Jack Keller); Two-Gun Kid stars in an untitled story (script by Lee, art by Joe Maneely). Also in this issue: "No Turning Back." New cover (Alan Weiss pencils?). Cover price $0.20.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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"Mystivac!" Mister Miracle battles Mystivac, an alien robot with mind-control abilities. Script, pencils, and cover by Jack Kirby. Inks by Mike Royer. Cover price $0.20.