Comic books April 1970

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# on cover 10058-004 April. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. The Devil Is Waiting starring Tomahawk, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Frank Thorne. Big Anvil's Big Lie! starring Tomahawk, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Frank Thorne. Statement of ownership--average print run 297,000; average paid circulation 143,147. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover. Turok in "The Painted Mystery" "Part 1: Secret of the Cave" and "Part 2: When the Earth Shook" in which Turok and Andar investigate paintings on a cave's wall. Issue also has backup feature "Young Earth - The Cave Hunters," a one-page text feature "Prehistoric Historians," and Gold Key Comics Club News features. No art/story credits given. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation in middle of comic states that the average monthly sales of the comic are 209,813. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring characters familiar from TV cartoons of the time, including Casper, Little Audrey and Baby Huey. When Casper imagines a perfect world, he is overheard by the Helpful Wizard, who decides to make his imaginings a reality. But what sounded good isn't necessarily the answer for everyone, as Casper and the HW learn in a three-part story. Spooky falls into the subterranean world called Big Appetite Land. Progress Is Wonderful; Too Much Is Too Much!; The Wizard Learns; Spooky: Big Appetite Land; Baby Huey: Uncle Waddley; Baby Huey: The Uniduck States Marines; Baby Huey: Its a Fun Game; Baby Huey: Whats Mine is Mine; Herman and Katnip: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Cat. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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52-page Giant. Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Joe Sinnott. The Origin of Professor X, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby and Alex Toth, inks by Vince Colletta; Cerebro detects a powerful mutant and Xavier fears that he knows who it is; The X-Men prepare the mansion for an all out assault; As the mysterious villain batters his way through the mansion's defenses, Professor X tells his students his origin story and how his step-brother changed from tormenting bully to an unstoppable Juggernaut; reprinted from issue 12. Where Walks the Juggernaut, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby and Werner Roth, inks by Joe Sinnott; reprinted from issue 13. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition. 52-page Giant. Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Joe Sinnott. The Origin of Professor X, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby and Alex Toth, inks by Vince Colletta; Cerebro detects a powerful mutant and Xavier fears that he knows who it is; The X-Men prepare the mansion for an all out assault; As the mysterious villain batters his way through the mansion's defenses, Professor X tells his students his origin story and how his step-brother changed from tormenting bully to an unstoppable Juggernaut; reprinted from issue 12. Where Walks the Juggernaut, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby and Werner Roth, inks by Joe Sinnott; reprinted from issue 13. 52 pgs.

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Uncle Scrooge in "The Golden Nugget Boat" in which Scrooge and Gladstone Gander, the luckiest duck in the world, engage in a gold rush contest, a Carl Barks reprint from issue number 35. Issue also has Gyro Gearloose in "Tubby Hero," a one-page text feature "Sweetest Valentine," and Gold Key Comics Club News features. No story/art credits given. Inside front cover has advertisement for Dick Dastardly' Vulture Squadron, a club for the "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines" Saturday morning TV cartoon show. Number on cover: 10038-004 April. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Riding the Pony Express by Carl Barks, from Comics and Stories #234; Monsterville with Gyro Gearloose, by Carl Barks; The Training Farm Fuss with Grandma Duck, by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Al Hubbard, August Lenox, Tony Strobl, Paul Murry, Gil Turner, and George Wheeler. 4.75. x 6.5. 160 pages. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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. #355, April 1970, 15c. Number/Month on Cover: 10011-004, April. Issue has Donald Duck in an untitled reprint by Carl Barks, Scamp in "The Back-Scratcher," Chip ?N' Dale in "Pest Guests," and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part two of "Chief Bigfoot and the Ghost Warriors." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club News features, one-page Goofy gag strip, and a one-page text feature "Wishes, Wishes!" Inside front cover has a color advertisement for the Dick Dastardly "Vulture Squadron" club. Art and story credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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. "Bonus: Giant Poster Inside" is printed at top of cover. #355, April 1970, 15c. Number/Month on Cover: 10011-004, April. Issue has Donald Duck in an untitled reprint by Carl Barks, Scamp in "The Back-Scratcher," Chip ?N' Dale in "Pest Guests," and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part two of "Chief Bigfoot and the Ghost Warriors." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club News features, one-page Goofy gag strip, and a one-page text feature "Wishes, Wishes!" Inside front cover has a color advertisement for the Dick Dastardly "Vulture Squadron" club. Art and story credits: unknown. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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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. #355, April 1970, 15c. Number/Month on Cover: 10011-004, April. Issue has Donald Duck in an untitled reprint by Carl Barks, Scamp in "The Back-Scratcher," Chip ?N' Dale in "Pest Guests," and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part two of "Chief Bigfoot and the Ghost Warriors." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club News features, one-page Goofy gag strip, and a one-page text feature "Wishes, Wishes!" Inside front cover has a color advertisement for the Dick Dastardly "Vulture Squadron" club. Art and story credits: unknown. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Final issue of the series. "Dead End" (script by Otto Binder, art by Mike Kaluta), "Curse of the Yeti" (script by Binder, art by Ralph Reese), "Santa's Claws" (art by Frank Brunner), "Strangers" (script and art by Syd Shores), "Point of View" (art by Bruce Jones. Script also credited to Jones by publisher, but actual author is Buddy Saunders--seen further notation below), and "Feed It!" (script by Mike Friedrich, art by Berni Wrightson. Two-page center spread by Wrightson. Inside front cover by Brunner. Front and back cover painting by Wrightson.

"Point of View" was written by and submitted as an entry in a story for a publication that never saw print. Apparently, the story was illustrated by Bruce Jones and found its way into Web of Horror. Poor Buddy was neither credited nor compensated for this story, but it is very much his!
Cover price $0.35.

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68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Articles about real life in the old west. Packed with photos and illustration. "Secrets of the Wishing Shrine", "The Shifting Sands of Jericho". 76 pages, B&W. 8 1/4" by 11". Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Larry Woromay, Antonio Reynoso, Oscar Stepancich, Walter Casadei, and Oscar Fraga. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. A brain operation unleashes the monstrous beast within an ordinary man. A traveling salesman and his wife disregard a house's history of horrible murders. A man with a rare bone condition tries an experimental cure that turns his bones elastic, in a horror classic with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Old Hag's Claws of Horror; Monster in White; Werewolf Castle; The Needless Night; Stretching Things; Skull Scavenger; The Ghoul and the Guest; The Bloody Guillotine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Issue #8. UK weekly comic featuring a variety of adventure and historical comic stories. 32 Pages, B&W, 8.5" x 11.75".

Issue #9. UK weekly comic featuring a variety of adventure and historical comic stories. 32 Pages, B&W, 8.5" x 11.75".

Issue #10. UK weekly comic featuring a variety of adventure and historical comic stories. 32 Pages, B&W, 8.5" x 11.75".

Issue #11. UK weekly comic featuring a variety of adventure and historical comic stories. 32 Pages, B&W, 8.5" x 11.75".

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "Earthquaker!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; I-Ching receives a call from an old friend in Hong Kong, asking for help; The only plane he and Diana can charter for the flight is owned and flown by another of Chings old friends, Patrick McGuire, who is also carrying a lady named Lu Shan to Hong Kong; During the flight, members of the Tiger Tong criminal clan emerge from crates in the cargo hold and attempt to take over the plane, but are repelled by Diana and her friends and accidentally thrown off the plane; Lu Shan says that the Tiger Tong were trying to get her "employers" treasure, but I-Ching, feeling half of a shattered gem on a ring on Lu Shans finger, has Diana fit it together with another half-gem he carries on a chain around his neck. Letter to the editor from comics writer Martin Pasko. Statement of ownership--average print run 323,000; average paid circulation 171,197. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Enio Legisamon, and Tony Tallarico. Charlton taps into the "hot rod" subculture with drama on the road and racetrack. After being lassoed off his bike by a mounted sheriff, Ken helps him track down the real motorcycle-riding rustler. Young racer Larry vows to find the truth about his father's mysterious death while racing sinister German driver Ernst, in a story that opens with a spectacular right-at-the-reader dragster crash. Plus driving advice. Vow of Vengeance; Racing Drop-Out; Speed! Sensible or Stupid?; Ken King: The Stampeders; Ken King: The Cycle Hunter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by Barbara Friedlander and unknown. Art by Alex Toth, Liz Berube, Vince Colletta and unknown. Melanie shocks her mother by announcing that she is going to marry Juan. Later, Juan makes her realize that she doesn't really love him, but is planning the wedding to hurt her mother. Melanie leaves for New York with her sister and John, who are now engaged, in "20 Miles to Heartbreak [Part IV]"! (Story continued from Secret Hearts (1949) #142.) Also featuring "Go To Her, My Darling!" and "A New Girl In Town"! Plus: 1-page horoscope "If You're Pisces"! And: Happenings! 1-pager! Also: 1-page As Jane Ford Sees It advice column! Statement of ownership -- average print run 358,000; average paid circulation 174,100. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.