Comic books October 1981

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Whitman edition. Reprints issue 5. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Is Someone Stalking Sandra?, script by Jack C. Harris, art by Rodin Rodriguez. People Taking Pictures, script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Adrian Gonzales. Rhapsody For Rush Hour, script by Robin Snyder, art by Ric Estrada. The Day After Doomsday, script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Howard Bender, inks by Andy Mushynsky. Look Into My Eyes...And Die, script by Carl Wessler, art by Rudy Nebres. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by Joe Kubert. Is Someone Stalking Sandra?, script by Jack C. Harris, art by Rodin Rodriguez. People Taking Pictures, script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Adrian Gonzales. Rhapsody For Rush Hour, script by Robin Snyder, art by Ric Estrada. The Day After Doomsday, script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Howard Bender, inks by Andy Mushynsky. Look Into My Eyes...And Die, script by Carl Wessler, art by Rudy Nebres. 36 pgs. $0.50. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Bob Haney, Cary Burkett, David Michelinie and Steve Utley. Art by Dick Ayers, Ric Estrada, Walt Simonson, Denys Cowan, Gerry Talaoc and Dan Adkins. When Adolf Hitler invades London, the Unknown Soldier must stop him...or die trying...in "The War Below the War!" by Bob Haney, Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc. Plus: Dateline: Frontline story "Death March!" by Cary Burkett and Ric Estrada. Also: Captain Fear in an untitled story by David Michelinie and Walt Simonson. Continued from last issue. And: World War II Marine story "Bushido" by Steve Utley, Denys Cowan and Dan Adkins. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Walt Simonson art. Enemy Ace. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $436.34 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #4354814007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Stories in this issue include: "Vampirella: Call it Chaos"; "Vampirella: The Origin of Vampirella"; "Vampirella: Shadow of Dracula"; "Vampirella: When Wakes the Dead." All are reprints except Goodwin's "Call it Chaos." Includes memoriam to artist Anton Caravana. Written by T. Casey Brennan, Archie Goodwin, and Budd Lewis. Art by Anton Caravana and Jose Gonzalez. Cover features a montage of past issues. Cover price $2.25.

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October 31,1981. Published by D.C. Thompson and Co. Ltd. in Great Britain. Action/adventure stories feature the Quest of the Last Six Hundred, Johnny Gurkha, the Punch Pirate, Morgyn the Mighty, Legion of the Lost, Duke Farlow, Taneebo the Thunderbolt, and more. 8.5 x 11.75; black and white; 32 pages; 12p cover price.

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Whitman edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. The war comic to end all war comics, featuring conflicts from Ancient Greece to the 20th century. Ensign Marsh must overcome the rumors that he and his Corsair aircraft are a "jinx," in a story with art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. When there is no PT boat available, belly-gunner Miracle Mike and his bomber crew attack Axis vessels while flying at sea level! Fighter pilots over Nazi Germany chafe at flying escort for bombers, when they'd rather be taking the fight to the enemy. Plus an illustrated guide to the planes and pilots of World War I. The Blackpool Front; Flying Artillery; Get 'Em on the Ground!; Ploesti Strike!; Jinxed Corsair. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Book length saga in which Morgan and Tara return to the place where their son died and discover that the evil Deimos has returned in "…By Fire and Ice." Script by Mike Grell and art by Mike Grell and Vince Colleta. Issue also has story summaries of the first 50 issues of Warlord. Cover price $0.60.

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October 31, 1981. War stories. Newsprint (Saddle-Stitched), 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, B&W.

Cover by Manuel Sanjulian. Edited by Bill DuBay. Stories by Greg Potter, Budd Lewis, Bill DuBay, Gerry Boudreau, and Forrest J. Ackerman. Art by Esteban Maroto. Reprints of Esteban Maroto sword and sorcery stories from Warrens magazines, plus a feature by Ackerman on the 1981 fantasy adventure film Dragonslayer. A Scream in the Forest; The Kingmaker; Goddess in a Kingdom of Trolls; Scheherazade; The Sleeping Beauty. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Intro by Mike Barr, art by Romeo Tanghal. Secret Enemy!, script by George Kashdan, art by Fred Carrillo; set in "the forest outside a Central American republic" and in Quaxicalcl, "the lost city of gold." Proxy Court-Martial, script by George Kashdan, art by Greg LaRocque [as Dionisio Roque]; set in 1985 at a military tribunal with flashback to late 1942 during World War II. Raze the Flag!, script by Joey Cavalieri, art by Steve Ditko; set in Port-au-Prince in 1792. The Monster Marines humor page by Dave Manak. War Games, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tenny Henson; set in 1982 in Russia and in a dream centuries earlier during the time of the Mongol hordes. Roll for Your Life!, script by George Kashdan, pencils by Tom Mandrake, inks by Gerry Talaoc; set during the Hundred Year War. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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Direct Edition. Cover art by Michael Golden. "What If...the Avengers Were the Last Superheroes on Earth?", script by Steven Grant, pencils by Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns) and Al Gordon (finished art), inks by Al Gordon; The Avengers must defeat all other super-powered beings on Earth; Starring Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Giant Man, and the Wasp. Cameos by Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, the original X-men, Daredevil, Magneto, Electro, Doctor Octopus, Doctor Strange, and other assorted characters! "The Search for the Great Refuge!", script by Peter Gillis, pencils by Ron Wilson (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott (figures); How the Eternals helped the Inhumans found the Great Refuge. "What If...Sub-Mariner Never Regained His Memory?", script by Steven Grant, pencils by Rick Buckler (breakdowns) and Bob McLeod (finished art), inks by Bob McLeod; The Human Torch never discovers Namor, so on this world the amnesiac Namor becomes a crew member on a ship searching for the fabled entrance to the center of the Earth. "Spider-Man Vs. the Human Computer!" ad for Hostess Cup Cakes. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

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Newsstand Edition. Cover art by Michael Golden. "What If...the Avengers Were the Last Superheroes on Earth?", script by Steven Grant, pencils by Alan Kupperberg (breakdowns) and Al Gordon (finished art), inks by Al Gordon; The Avengers must defeat all other super-powered beings on Earth; Starring Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Giant Man, and the Wasp. Cameos by Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, the original X-men, Daredevil, Magneto, Electro, Doctor Octopus, Doctor Strange, and other assorted characters! "The Search for the Great Refuge!", script by Peter Gillis, pencils by Ron Wilson (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finished art), inks by Joe Sinnott (figures); How the Eternals helped the Inhumans found the Great Refuge. "What If...Sub-Mariner Never Regained His Memory?", script by Steven Grant, pencils by Rick Buckler (breakdowns) and Bob McLeod (finished art), inks by Bob McLeod; The Human Torch never discovers Namor, so on this world the amnesiac Namor becomes a crew member on a ship searching for the fabled entrance to the center of the Earth. "Spider-Man Vs. the Human Computer!" ad for Hostess Cup Cakes. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Dec/Jan 1980/81. The Science Fiction & Fantasy Games and Miniatures Magazine. Printed in England. In this issue: Robe & Blaster; Temple of the Golden Spire. Cover price $2.50.

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First 60-cent cover price. Cover pencils by George Perez, inks by Dick Giordano. "Shadow of the Dragon," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Dave Hunt; Wonder Woman fights and destroys the dragon, which turns out to be a robot; She, Steve Trevor, and Lao Chen investigate the site and find more weapons stolen from U.S. sources, including a crate that held a new cruise missile; Lao Chen invites Steve and Diana Prince (who has secretly switched identities) to China to help them find the missile and capture the Red Dragon; While Diana, Chen, and Trevor are in China, they are rendered unconscious by a sleep-gas bomb hurled by one of the Dragons agents, who secretly places a "control crystal" on Steve. "Together Again - For The First Time!", script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bob Smith; Huntress story featuring Robin. Batman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Lights, Camera, Crime!" Superman stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Life Isn't Always Fair," with art by Neal Adams (printed on a slick paper insert). 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by George Perez, inks by Dick Giordano. "Shadow of the Dragon," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Dave Hunt; Wonder Woman fights and destroys the dragon, which turns out to be a robot; She, Steve Trevor, and Lao Chen investigate the site and find more weapons stolen from U.S. sources, including a crate that held a new cruise missile; Lao Chen invites Steve and Diana Prince (who has secretly switched identities) to China to help them find the missile and capture the Red Dragon; While Diana, Chen, and Trevor are in China, they are rendered unconscious by a sleep-gas bomb hurled by one of the Dragons agents, who secretly places a "control crystal" on Steve. "Together Again - For The First Time!", script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bob Smith; Huntress story featuring Robin. Batman stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Lights, Camera, Crime!" Superman stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Life Isn't Always Fair," with art by Neal Adams (printed on a slick paper insert). 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Whitman only edition. Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "The Dreamer," "Seagoing Shenanigans," "The Diamond Dilemma" and "A Tickle In Time"! Starring Grandpa Woodpecker, Knothead, Mr. Preemium (insurance man), Splinter, Woody Woodpecker, Wally Walrus (Captain of the Miss Sea Horse ship), Flopsy (poodle), old man (diamond thief), Winnie Woodpecker, Boris (scientist), Pharaoh Pork Cheops, Emperor Nero and the Mighty Mauler! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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52-page giant. Superman and Batman star in "Assault on the Fortress of Solitude" (script by Cary Burkett, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Joe Giella), Green Arrow in "A Bloody Crown for a Cold Corpse" (script by Bob Haney, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Brett Breeding), Hawkman in "Drive Me To the Moon" (script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Rodin Rodriguez), Red Tornado in "Winds of Change" (script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Delbo, inks by Breeding), and Mary Marvel in "Chain Lightning" (script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Steve Mitchell). Third-page Don Newton bio. Comic strip by Fred Hembeck. Ross Andru cover pencils, Dick Giordano cover inks. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

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Worlds Beyond Convention Program for 1981. 20 Pages, B&W, 8.5" x 11".

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