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Comic books August 1970

  • Issue #83
    Sad Sack and the Sarge (1957 Harvey) 83

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #50
    Sex to Sexty (1965 S.R.I. Publishing) 50

    "Ride On Sex to Sexty!" Men's Magazine with adult jokes and cartoons. 64 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $1.00.

  • Issue #92
    Showcase (1956-1978) 92

    Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. It's the origin of Manhunter 2070 in "D.O.A.", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia; On his way back to his satellite home above Jupiter, Starker (aka Manhunter 2070) and his lady friends spot a wanted poster featuring Starker from the local criminal guild; When one of the ladies asks Starker why he hates criminals as much as he does, Starker tells them of his origin; 17 years ago, a young boy named Starker worked with his dad as a Didanium miner; However, space pirated jumped his fathers claim, killing his father in cold blood; The pirates kidnapped young Starker, having him serve as a cabin boy on the pirates space ship; Over the years, Starker was beaten by the pirates, both physically and mentally; However, as he watched the pirates destroy ships and kill innocents, his hatred grew; In secret, Starker watched the pirates, learning how to fight and how to use their equipment; Starker set himself up as a freelance bounty hunter. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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    $9 MANHUNTER 2070 #92 good to very good condition 1970
    $10 Showcase #92 (1970): Bronze Age DC Comics! Manhunter 2070! VG/FN (5.0)!

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  • Aug 8 1970
    Smash! (UK 1966-1971 Odhams/IPC Magazines) Aug 8 1970
    Published 1970 (est.) by Odhams.

    Issue #234

  • Aug 15 1970
    Smash! (UK 1966-1971 Odhams/IPC Magazines) Aug 15 1970
    Published 1970 (est.) by Odhams.

    Issue #235

  • Aug 22 1970
    Smash! (UK 1966-1971 Odhams/IPC Magazines) Aug 22 1970
    Published 1970 (est.) by Odhams.

    Issue #236

  • Issue #36
    Spooky Spooktown (1961 Harvey) 36

    Harvey reprints classic stories of Spooky, Casper's cousin who loves to scare. Spooky visits Spookwood Forest and the strange knights who live there. Casper meets a nervous gnome and tries to help him build confidence. Wendy encounters alien witches. The Borrowed Shadow; The Way of the Wand; A Man of Few Woids; Casper: Gnicky, the Gnervous Gnome; Hats Off; Wendy: Witches From Another World; Spookwood Forest; The Knutty Knights; Casper: The Sound Maker; Wolf Dog; Five Dollar Bill; Wendy: The Giant Trap. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #225
    Strange Adventures (1950 1st Series) 225

    Last 15-cent issue. Adam Strange reprint: "The Radio-Active Peril!" Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. Atomic Knights reprint: "Menace of the Metal-Looters!" Script by John Broome, art by Anderson. Reprint back-up story: "The Wooden World War!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Sid Greene, inks by Joe Giella. Letters to the editor from comic writers Denny O'Neil (as "Sergius O'Shaugnessy") and Marv Wolfman. New Joe Kubert cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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    8 days left Auction Strange Adventures 225 1970 Joe Kubert cover art Adam Strange
    15 hours left Auction STRANGE ADVENTURES #225 (1970) Adam Strange, Atomic Knights, Joe Kubert, DC

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  • Issue #28
    Sub-Mariner (1968 1st Series) 28
    • Paper: White
    • Pedigree: Rocky Mountain
    • Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s)
    • Rocky Mountain
    • Label #0954935003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito. "Youthquake!", script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito (as Joe Gaudioso); Namor spends some time in New York City with Diane Arliss; Namor gets involved with a youth group protesting against the destruction of a park for more development; Defying the protesters, the head developer, Sam Westman, sets Brutivac, a monstrous mechanical machine, against them; Namor faces off against the Brutivac until Westman realizes that he has endangered his son and is forced to look at this situation from another perspective. Astonishing Tales ad featuring Ka-Zar and Dr. Doom! Amazing Adventures ad featuring The Inhumans. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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    $12 SUB-MARINER #28 MARVEL COMICS 1970 Sal Buscema-c/a Brutivac COMBINED SHIPPING FN
    $13 1970 Sub-Mariner Marvel Comic Book #28-Nice!!! VG/FN
    $45 Prince Namor The Sub-Mariner # 28 VG/FN Marvel Comic Book Silver Age 15 LI7
    1 day left Auction SUB-MARINER #28 vs Brutivac! YouthQuake! (Marvel 1970)

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  • Issue #14
    Super Goof (1965 Gold Key) 14

    Written by unknown. Art and Cover by Kay Wright. Beware below! Aided by his super hearing and his brilliant nephew, Super Goof battles..."The Mammoth Molecule Monsters"! Super Goof also stars in "The Case of the Weird Web"! Characters in this issue: Super Goof, Gilbert, Beagle Boys, Clarabelle Cow and Emil Eagle. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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    1 day left Auction Walt Disney SUPER GOOF MAMMOTH MOLECULE MONSTERS #14 Aug 1970 Gold Key Comics

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  • Issue #229
    Superman (1939 1st Series) 229
    Published Aug 1970 by DC.
    • Staple rust/migration.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0962744011
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Ex-Superman!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Roussos; story continued from Superman #228; while on the Executioner's Planet, Superman evades the executioners, becomes the hero of the slaves, and encounters Supergirl. Clark Kent, Assassin! starring Perry White, Batman, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Superman, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Wayne Boring (Lois' head drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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    2 days left Auction (1970) Superman #229 - BRONZE AGE! "THE EX-SUPERMAN!" DC Comic Book
    3 days left Auction Superman #229 - DC Comics

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  • Issue #103
    Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 103

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Devil's Bride!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito; Satdev reveals that Lois is not dead after all, and that he is an alien from the planet Nferino; story continued from previous issue. The Fantastic Wigs of Mr. Dupre!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois uncovers a criminal gang using a wig shop as a front, thanks to Supergirl's help. House ad for Superman #229. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #131
    Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954) 131
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0962791003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Birdboy of Metropolis, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Amazing Spectacles of Doctor "X", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Burglar Kit from the Future!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Unwanted Superman Souvenirs, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Most Fantastic Camera in the World, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Animal Master of Metropolis!, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte. The Cabinet from Krypton, script by Leo Dorfman, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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    2 days left Auction SUPERMAN'S PAL - JIMMY OLSEN #131 CURT SWAN -7.0- DC COMICS 1970

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  • Issue #194
    Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 194

    Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Tarzan and the Lost Empire" Part 1, script by Edgar Rice Burroughs (original novel) and Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation), pencils by Paul Norris, inks by Mike Royer; Tarzan is searching for the lost explorer Erich von Harben when he ends up in the middle of a conflict between the descendants of the old Romans; Erich is found by the benevolent Romans of the hidden city of Castrum Mare, where he is somewhat reluctantly named official historian; Tarzan ends up with the less sympathetic Romans of the rival city state of Castra Sanguinarius; Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan and the Lost Empire. "Dragon Out of Nowhere," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Dan Spiegle; Three villains intend to steal Meru's talking animals, but Meru is prepared for them; The men flee in terror when they come face to face with a fire-breathing dragon!; In reality, they have been bested by Meru's science: the dragon was a 3-D projection of a small lizard and the fire was red mace. "Jungle Tales of Tarzan: Terror by Night" one-page story, art by Paul Norris; Tarzan's first nightmare! Number on cover 10012-008 August. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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    $170 TARZAN OF THE APES #194 : looks 9.6 or 9.8 : RD8388
    $175 TARZAN OF THE APES #194 potential 9.6 or 9.8 : RD8388

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  • Issue #28
    Teen Titans (1966 1st Series) 28

    Written by Steve Skeates. Art and cover by Nick Cardy. Aqualad and Robin ask the Titans for help when Donna's room-mate Sharon Tracy is attacked. When the Titans won't help, Aqualad goes on his own to stop Ocean Master. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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    4 days left Auction 1970 BRONZE AGE DC TEEN TITANS COMICS # 28, NICK CARDY COVER & ART
    3 days left Auction Vintage 1970 TEEN TITANS #28 DC Comics
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  • Issue #79
    Texas Rangers in Action (1956 Charlton) 79

    Cover by Carlos Casalla. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Carlos Casalla, Bill Montes and Vince Alascia. The legendary lawmen of frontier Texas bring justice to the lawless West. Ranger Taw is baffled by the Outlaw Nobody Saw. The letters page includes a biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who guided the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Prisoner; The Finest Cavalryman in the World; The Whipping Boy; The Outlaw Nobody Saw. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #9
    That Wilkin Boy (1969) 9

    Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Meet Woodrow "Bingo" Wilkin III, popular student at Midville High School, who goes steady with girlfriend Samantha Smythe and is also lead vocalist and guitarist in his pop rock group The Bingoes. This humorous teenage series was similar to the Archie series that the same company published. Inventing We Will Go, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; When Bingo wins a TV set, Uncle Herman tries to re-wire it so it will get 3-D picture. No Go! one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. Along Came Bingo, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Bingo and Samantha rent a motor scooter to go on a picnic. The Master Stroke, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Rebel decides to get the jump on Teddy by clobbering him before he perpetrates a foul deed against his master. Love Thy Neighbor, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Smythe gets Bingo out of his hair by sending him on an errand to the health food store. Dear Bingo & Samantha advice column. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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    $20 THAT WILKIN BOY #9 1970 VERY FINE-NEAR MINT 9.0 6007

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  • Issue #179
    Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 179
    • Residue.

    Cover pencils by Neal Adams and John Romita (alterations). Loki switches bodies with Thor in "No More the Thunder God!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta and John Verpoorten; Surveying the battle done by Surtur, Thor and the Warriors Three encourage the warriors of Asgard to rebuild and repair the damage done; Later Thor meets with Sif and the two have a brief romantic moment before Thor is greeted by Odin, who wishes the Thunder God to go to Earth and search for Loki; As Odin transports Thor to Earth, Loki has shacked up in a posh penthouse using his magical tricks to make it appear that he is wealthy; He awaits Thor's arrival as his magician is preparing a special trap to use against the Thunder God. Letter to the editor from DC Comics editor Neal Pozner. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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    6 days left Auction The Mighty Thor #179(1970) Featuring LOKI in Beautiful Condition
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  • Issue #3
    Three Mouseketeers (1970) 3

    Reprints. Letter from Petey, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Minus writes a letter to a fan named Petey who wants to know why the mice can read. House Cleaning Day, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Buzzin' Cousin, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; After being rescued by Minus Buzz-Buzz the bee becomes an honorary Mouseketeer. Never Call Names!, script by Sy Reit, art by Rube Grossman; Patsy gets tired of being picked on and quits. Griping Over Grapes, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Herman tries to convince Fatsy that grapes are olives. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

  • Aug 1 1970
    Tiger (UK 1954 Fleetway/IPC) Aug 1 1970
    • Water damage: Slight.
  • Aug 8 1970
    Tiger (UK 1954 Fleetway/IPC) Aug 8 1970
    Published 1970 (est.) by Fleetway.
  • Aug 15 1970
    Tiger (UK 1954 Fleetway/IPC) Aug 15 1970
    Published 1970 (est.) by Fleetway.
  • Aug 22 1970
    Tiger (UK 1954 Fleetway/IPC) Aug 22 1970
    Published 1970 (est.) by Fleetway.
  • Aug 29 1970
    Tiger (UK 1954 Fleetway/IPC) Aug 29 1970
    Published 1970 (est.) by Fleetway.
  • Issue #252
    Tom and Jerry (1949-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 252
    • INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story.

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #88
    Uncle Scrooge (1954-2008 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone/Gemstone) 88

    Uncle Scrooge in "The Unsafe Safe" in which Scrooge builds a new money bin out of new, indestructible material much to the annoyance of the Beagle Boys and Magica De Spell, a Carl Barks reprint from issue number 38. Issue also has Gyro Gearloose in "Capnapper's Surprise," a one-page text feature "Goofy's Guided Goofus," and Gold Key Comics Club News features. No story/art credits given. Number on cover: 10038-008, August. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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    $9 Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge #88 - August 1970 - Gold Key FN-

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  • Vol. 4 #3
    Venture Science Fiction (1957-1970 Fantasy House) Vol. 4 #3


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  • Issue #493
    Victor (UK 1961-1992 D.C. Thomson) 493
    • Water damage: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #494
    Victor (UK 1961-1992 D.C. Thomson) 494
    • Water damage: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #495
    Victor (UK 1961-1992 D.C. Thomson) 495
    • Water damage: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #496
    Victor (UK 1961-1992 D.C. Thomson) 496
    • Water damage: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #497
    Victor (UK 1961-1992 D.C. Thomson) 497
    • Water damage: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.
  • Issue #359A
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 359A

    Carl Barks reprints. NOTE: Two versions of this comic were printed. This edition was produced without a poster insert at the centerfold of the comic. Cover does not have "Bonus: Giant Poster Inside" printed at top of cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #359C
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 359C

    Copy with insert poster removed. Carl Barks reprints. NOTE: Two versions of this comic were printed. This edition was produced with a poster insert at the centerfold of the comic, but the poster was REMOVED by the original owner. "Bonus: Giant Poster Inside" is printed at top of cover, but the poster adverised is gone. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #36
    Wendy Witch World (1961-1974 Harvey) 36

    Harvey reprints adventures of the good little witch and her friends in a plus-sized package. Wendy becomes caught up in the quest for an idol's eye. Casper helps King Neptune when his kingdom is haunted by ghost fish. Wendy teaches a lesson to a young sheep. The Idols Eye; The Great Prize; Trial by Fury; Casper: A Good Turn; Hermans Last Laugh; Actions Speak Louder; Spooky: Bam-Boozled; Nana the Nymph; Wand to Improve?; Casper: Fishy Frights; Casper: McSpooks Vacation; Spooky: The BOOkworm. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 13 #3
    West, The (1964-1975) Magazine Vol. 13 #3
  • Issue #0
    Wigtonian (1970 Fanzine) One-Shot 0

    One-Shot Issue - August, 1970. Super Hero Fanzine. Loose pages stapled, 8.5" x 11", 24 pages, B&W.