Comic books March 1978

Add to cart Fine $10.00

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Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $50.00 View scans Paper: White Label #7500707-AA-003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Wrigley's Comics

Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Dick Giordano. "When the Symbioship Strikes!", script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Dick Giordano; Power Girl is under attack from Andrew Vinson, trapped in an armored suit; Power Girl recognizes the suit, and gives it a solid punch; However, instead of damaging the suit, Power Girl hurts Vinson; As the G.C.P.D. distracts the suit, Power Girl uses a trick learned by Wildcat, and pins the suit long enough to remove Vinson from it; Once Vinson is removed, the armor transforms into a spaceship; Power Girl reveals that it is the spaceship that brought her from Krypton to Earth; We find out that while Power Girl was being carried from Krypton to Earth, the ship created a virtual environment for her to live in; The ship, called a "Symbioship," taught Power Girl everything she needed to know to grow from toddler to twenty years of age. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cyborg secret agent Steve Austin battles a robot impostor and plays bodyguard for a threatened oil sheik and his daughter. Written by Joe Gill, with art by Fred Himes and Pat Boyette. Cover by Himes and Boyette. 36 pages. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

1st printing. Introduction by Ken Kesey. Edited by Bruce Jones and Armand Eisen. Art by Alex Nino, Jim Steranko, Jack Kirby, George Barr, Michael Whelan, Tim Conrad, Steve Hickman, Michael Hague, Kenneth Smith, Brad Johannsen, and Bruce Jones. Softcover, full color. Cover price $7.95.

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Add to cart Fine $4.49

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Cover by Enio Legisamon. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Leguizamon. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Astronauts find a planet with the perfect atmosphere and environment for colonizing, with only one problem: gigantic bugs and insects. Aliens use a super-powerful magnet to attack the Earth, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Astronauts on moon mission fall victim to "moon madness." The Exterminators; Space Flotsam; Moon Madness; The Magnet of Magneto. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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"The Beetle and the Badge!" Script by Elliot Maggin. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Mike Esposito (finishes). Cover by Marie Severin and Sal Buscema. In a surprising twist, the Beetle breaks into a police station! What does Spider-Man's long-time foe want to steal from the precinct? However once inside, the Beetle runs into super cop Joey Macone and the web-slinger! 32 pages Cover price $0.35.

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- "Along came the Spider-Woman!" Guest-starring Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew). Story by Jim Salicrup. Art by Winslow Mortimer, Don Perlin, and Mike Esposito Cover by Sal Buscema. Spider-Man and Spider-Woman battle Doctor Octopus over the streets of London. Includes the 1-page features "Who is Spider-Woman?," "Make Way for Captain Britain,"and "Wit of the Webslinger." Includes the back-up tale "The Secret Mission!" Guest-starring the cast of the Electric Company. Plus, Spidey and Captain Britain also tackle Doc Ock in "Side-by-Side with Captain Britain!" Featuring the clip and collect Spidey Stamp: #16 Spider-Woman. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories by Will Eisner and Jules Feiffer. Art by Eisner and Feiffer. Wraparound cover by Eisner. Kitchen Sink introduces Eisners classic stories from the 1940s and '50 to a new generation. The Seventh Husband; Thanksgiving Spirit; Future Death; A Small Business; Barkarolle; Mad Moses; Fan Mail. Plus some Clifford stories by Feiffer and letters of comment from Michael Gilbert and Robin Snyder. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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Holt, Rinehart and Winston Edition - 1st printing. By GB Trudeau. "You may scoff, but I'm here to tell you that if you're wearing a good tan, all your problems become like snow in the noon day dun." Collects classic Doonesbury comic strips. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.95.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston Edition - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Cover on reprints may vary. By G.B. Trudeau. Collects classic Doonesbury comic strips. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $3.95.

4th printing. Written by Jim Starlin, Steve Skeates, Ed Hicks and Howard Chaykin. Art by Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Steve Skeates, Walt Simonson and Howard Chaykin. In this issue: "...The Birth of Death!" by Jim Starlin; "Death Building" by Starlin and Al Milgrom; 2-page stories "Fish Myths" and "Suburban Fish" by Steve Skeates; "A Tale of Sword and Sorcery" by Ed Hicks and Walt Simonson; "Cody Starbuck" by Howard Chaykin; and 1-page story "The Origin of God!" by Starlin. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

3rd Printing. Cover by Jeff Jones. Written by Eric Kimball, Gary Petras, Ray Bradbury, Johnny Achziger and Gray Lyda. Art by Bob Gould, Gene Day, Steve Leialoha, Alex Nino, Joe Staton and Gray Lyda. In this issue: Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone in "The Prisoner of Pan-Tang" by Eric Kimball and Bob Gould (with story idea by Steven Grant); "Childsong" by Gary Petras, Gene Day and Steve Leialoha; "Why Viking Lander/Mars?" 2-page poem by Ray Bradbury and Alex Nino; Gods of Mount Olympus story "Chapter Two: Zeus and Prometheus" by Johnny Achziger and Joe Staton; and "Out of Space, Out of Time" by Gray Lyda. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover by Frank Brunner. Written by Roger Zelazny, Michael T. Gilbert, Michael Netzer and Dean Motter. Art by Gray Morrow, Michael T. Gilbert, Michael Netzer and Ken Steacy. In this issue: "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" text story by Roger Zelazny and Gray Morrow; "Replay" reprint story by Michael T. Gilbert; "The Old Testament/The New Testament/The Final Testament" by Michael Netzer (as Michael Nasser); and The Sacred and the Profane story "Memoria: Vessels of the Past" by Dean Motter and Ken Steacy. 40 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $1.50.

Number/month on cover: none listed. Comic book version of the original Star Trek TV series that starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. This issue features "Destination...Annihilation!" in which a peacekeeping mission to two warring planets becomes complicated when a passenger on board the Enterprise is mistaken for one of the planet's deity. Story by George Kashdan and art by Al McWilliams. Cover price $0.35.

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Number/month on cover: none listed. Comic book version of the original Star Trek TV series that starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. This issue features "Destination...Annihilation!" in which a peacekeeping mission to two warring planets becomes complicated when a passenger on board the Enterprise is mistaken for one of the planet's deity. Story by George Kashdan and art by Al McWilliams. Cover price $0.35.

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"Destination...Annihilation!" in which a peacekeeping mission to two warring planets becomes complicated when a passenger on board the Enterprise is mistaken for one of the planet's deity. Story by George Kashdan and art by Al McWilliams. NOTE: The Whitman Star Trek editions are not reprints. The Gold Key and Whitman editions were released simultaneously, but through different distribution channels. Cover price $0.35.

Star Trek Giant Poster Book Voyage Thirteen was published by Paradise Press in conjunction with Paramount Pictures. Star Date: 7801.01. Includes pictures of the cast as well as articles on nonhumanoid aliens, Sulu, and a critique of "Conscience of the King." Slick paper-stock, 8.5-in. x 11.25-in. (unfolds into a 22-in. x 33.5-in. poster). Giant poster of Sulu and Capt. Kirk. Cover price $1.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. by James Blish. Volume IV features "Spock Must Die!" and the novelization of 12 more episodes from the original series including The Galileo Seven, Wink of an Eye, Day of the Dove, Plato's Stepchildren, and more. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 472 pages, Text Only. Cover price $9.95.

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $30.00	Add to cart Fine $8.00	Add to cart Fine $8.00	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $9.90
Add to cart FN- 5.5 $9.90	Add to cart CGC 9.8 $249.00 View scans Paper: White Label #3882288005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 9.4 $85.00 View scans Paper: White Label #3905537014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $325.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signatures: Howard Chaykin on 10/28/2022 & Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022. Newsstand Edition. Label #23-0B0CC15-092 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

1st printing Newsstand. "Showdown on the Wasteland World!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Howard Chaykin and Tom Palmer. Han Solo, Chewbacca, and their group of misfit heroes battle the Cloud-Riders for the fate of a world. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker continues his desperate search for a new location for the Rebel's base of operation. Includes a pin-up of Han, Chewie, Luke, and Leia by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $0.35.

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Pizzazz Variant, has centerfold subscription offer for "Pizzazz" Magazine. "Showdown on the Wasteland World!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Howard Chaykin and Tom Palmer. Han Solo, Chewbacca, and their group of misfit heroes battle the Cloud-Riders for the fate of a world. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker continues his desperate search for a new location for the Rebel's base of operation. Includes a pin-up of Han, Chewie, Luke, and Leia by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart CGC 9.4 $200.00 View scans CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed and sketch by Howard Chaykin on 07/18/2022. Reprint. Label #4077883011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

1st printing, Direct Market Edition - often referred to as Whitman Editions by collectors because the very early direct market editions, identified by the large diamond price boxes, were distributed almost exclusively in sealed Whitman value packs.

"Showdown on the Wasteland World!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Howard Chaykin and Tom Palmer. Han Solo, Chewbacca, and their group of misfit heroes battle the Cloud-Riders for the fate of a world. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker continues his desperate search for a new location for the Rebel's base of operation. Includes a pin-up of Han, Chewie, Luke, and Leia by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $0.35.

1st printing. By Alan Dean Foster. Cover by Ralph McQuarrie. Deep in the swamplands of the planet Mimban lies a powerful crystal, capable of giving its possessor an invincible mastery of the Force. In the right hands, it could save the galaxy. In the wrong hands, it could destroy it! While the explosion of the first Death Star still reverberates through the cosmos, Luke and Leia find that the war they thought they won was only a battle and that the dark side of the Force still stalks the galaxy. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 216 pages, Text Only. Cover price $7.95.

Weekly B&W magazine published in the UK. NOTE: Title becomes Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980 UK) at issue #118.

Weekly B&W magazine published in the UK. NOTE: Title becomes Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980 UK) at issue #118.

Weekly B&W magazine published in the UK. NOTE: Title becomes Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980 UK) at issue #118.

Weekly B&W magazine published in the UK. NOTE: Title becomes Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980 UK) at issue #118.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.80

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The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, including interviews with the cast & crew, special effects secrets, alien designs. Plus: 'The Makeup Men': part 2; TV superheroes, including Spider-Man; new design for the Starship Enterprise; Gene Roddenberry interview; Star Wars animation Cover price $1.75.

Auction Item: CGC 9.8 View scans Auction opens December 23 Paper: White Label #0295456014	Add to cart Fine $6.40	Add to cart Fine $6.40	Add to cart Very Good $4.20
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Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by Al Milgrom. "From Hell Is Forged... a Hero!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Joe Giella; First appearance of the original Steel, grandfather of the second Steel and Citizen Steel; Origin story of Steel in 1939 before America enters into war during World War II (WWII); As a civilian Hank goes to Germany and sees a Jewish man receive a beating and fears that the old man was later killed after he left; When he arrives back to the States, he finds that Germany has invaded Poland and he leaves Princeton to join the United States Marines; His girlfriend Gloria Giles (intro) is against his decision and leaves him for that decision, but it is soon after entering the war that that he is blown up trying to stop some saboteurs; This is when Gloria decides to come back and Steel is rebuilt to comeback from his injuries; This turns him into a super-powered being; vs. Baron Death (intro). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Don Heck, inks by Al Milgrom. "From Hell Is Forged... a Hero!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Joe Giella; First appearance of the original Steel, grandfather of the second Steel and Citizen Steel; Origin story of Steel in 1939 before America enters into war during World War II (WWII); As a civilian Hank goes to Germany and sees a Jewish man receive a beating and fears that the old man was later killed after he left; When he arrives back to the States, he finds that Germany has invaded Poland and he leaves Princeton to join the United States Marines; His girlfriend Gloria Giles (intro) is against his decision and leaves him for that decision, but it is soon after entering the war that that he is blown up trying to stop some saboteurs; This is when Gloria decides to come back and Steel is rebuilt to comeback from his injuries; This turns him into a super-powered being; vs. Baron Death (intro). 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "The Monster Menace." Two monstrous creatures go after a couple of treasures, and the Super Friends attempt to stop them. Starring Aquaman, Batman, Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batwoman, the Wonder Twins and Gleek, Green Lantern, and Sinestro. Script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Ramona Fradon, inks by Bob Smith. Cover by Fradon and Smith.

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Fine $4.80

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Cover pencils by Mike Grell, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Hostess Cup Cakes ad starring Batman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. No Price Too High, script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Jack Abel; Newlyweds Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl retire from the team and Arma Getten kidnaps R.J. Brande and sends the Legion to retrieve three items as a ransom. No Price Too High, Chapter 2: The Heart of a Star. No Price Too High, Chapter 3: The Stolen Trophy. No Price Too High, Chapter 4: The Crown of the Graxls. No Price Too High, Chapter 5: To Shake the Stars. The Time Paradox Syndrome article about the Legion and time travel. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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# 3 on cover. 60 cent cover price. Cover price $0.60.

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Not numbered on cover. No cover price. Vol. 6 Spring 1978 in indicia. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $6.20

Add to cart Fine $5.20

Add to cart FN 6.0 $5.20

Add to cart Very Good $3.00

Cover pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Dick Giordano. Too Strong To Survive!, script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman begins to deal with the massive increase in his superpowers that is being caused by the Parasite. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Dick Giordano. Too Strong To Survive!, script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman begins to deal with the massive increase in his superpowers that is being caused by the Parasite. 32 pgs.

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Whitman edition. Cover pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Dick Giordano. Too Strong To Survive!, script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte; Superman begins to deal with the massive increase in his superpowers that is being caused by the Parasite. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.35.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $7.10

Add to cart Fine $6.60

Add to cart Fine $6.60

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $6.00

"The Deadly Peril of Jane Clayton." Werper, Mugambi, Chulk the Great Ape, and Tarzan himself clamor for the famed jewels of Opar. Congo soldiers attack Tarzan, and Jane remains a damsel in distress. Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala, inks by Alcala. Cover by Buscema. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Walt Simonson, inks by Joe Sinnott. "A Walk on the Wild Side!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Walt Simonson (breakdowns) and Tony DeZuniga (finished art), inks by Tony DeZuniga; A mysterious group has freed Stilt-Man from prison and send him to steal a mysterious package for them. Thor stops Stilt-Man but then realizes that Blastaar is also working for the same group. Spider-Man and Green Goblin cameos (they appear on the front page of the Daily Bugle newspaper). The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 364,827; average paid circulation 158,985. Hostess snack cakes ad with Spider-Man. Bullpen Bulletins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.