Comic books 1970-1985, graded by CBCS

8 pages. Interview with Star Wars artist Ralph McQuarrie.

8 pages. Carrie Fisher interview. Jedi pre-production art. Star Wars 5th birthday.

8 pages. Interview with Star Wars sound editor Ben Burtt. Return of the Jedi preduction report on Admiral Ackbar.

8 pages. Mark Hamill interview. George Lucas at the 40th World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago. Return of the Jedi pre-production art.

8 pages. Interview with effects artist Stuart Freeborn. Also, an interesting news item proclaims that the third Star Wars film will be titled "Return of the Jedi," not "Revenge of the Jedi," stating, "Return of the Jedi has ALWAYS been the title of the film and appears on the first draft of George Lucas' script." (Emphasis ours.) But if this is true, why does early promotional material (including a one-sheet advance movie poster) say "Revenge of the Jedi"? Hmmm....

8 pages. Interview with Return of the Jedi director Richard Marquand.

8 pages. Interviews with Return of the Jedi special effects artists Dennis Muren and Ken Ralston, and sound effects artist Ben Burtt.

8 pages. Interviews with Retorn of the Jedi supervising modelmakers Steve Gawley and Lorne Peterson. Winners announced for the Creativity Contest. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom news.

Winter 1984. 12 pages. Articles on Star Wars matte painting artists, second Indiana Jones movie, and Warwick Ashley Davis.

Spring 1984. 12 pages. Interview with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom producer Robert Watts. Return of the Jedi and IJ news.

Summer 1984. 12 pages. Interviews with Tom Smith, general manager of the Ewok Movie, and Ke Huy Quan, actor (Short Round) in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Article on IJ London premiere.

Fall 1984. 12 pages. Conversation with Carrie Fisher, Howard Kazanjian, Warren Franklin, and Richard Marquand. Interview with Frank Marshall. News about Star Wars fanzines, the Ewok Adventure, and the World Science Fiction Convention.

Winter 1985. 12 pages. Interview with Bruce Nicholson (Industrial Light & Magic). Article on THX sound system.

12 pages. Articles on Industrial Light & Magic, Bantha, and the Ewoks cartoon.

Summer 1985. 12 pages. Interview with Miki Herman, executive producer of the TV cartoon series Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 & C-3PO. Book reviews.

Fall 1985. Articles on Labyrinth and Howard the Duck. David Bowie photo cover.

Issue #1 - 1981. One side is full color, reverse side is black and white. Single sheet folded to 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. Opened, the poster measures 22-in. x 30-in. The following have a single portrait in color: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, C-3P) and R2-D-2, Darth Vader, Princess Leia and Chewbacca. The black and white side has the same characters with short bio of the actor portraying their character along with uncredited art of their respective character. NOTE: this item was published folded.

*18+ Mature Readers Only* 1st (only) printing. Cover by Joel Beck, Roger Brand, and Kim Deitch. "The Origin of Underground Comic Art," script and art by Joel Beck; How Joel Beck's comic career began. "Noodles' Punctured Romance," script and art by Kim Deitch; Noodles is on the run with an inflatable woman. "In More Innocent Times," script and art by Roger Brand; Roger Brand recalls the house he lived in being busted. "The Great Comic Book Conspiracy!", script and art by Joel Beck; Thieves rob a comic shop. "The Unholy Fleas!", script and art by Kim Deitch; Wally Murdock has a doozy of a drunken experience. "It's The Oily Bird That Gets To Squirm!", script and art by Joel Beck; Bert the Penguin is paranoid, but prescient. Plus other stories. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.00.

UK Reprint. 132 pages

1st printing. Story and art by Jean-Claude Forest. An all new adventure with the most beautiful woman in the history of space. Includes 3 pages of full color photos from movie starring Jane Fonda. Softcover, 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature readers Cover price $6.95.

"Sun and Steel, Chapters 1 & 2" by Hale Han. 30 pages. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.50.

"Sun and Steel" by Han Hale continues from issue #1 with Hall of Kings. Also, the vampire tale Hameka by Ron Harris. Stories and art by Tom Bird, John Williams, and Will A. Meugniot, in addition to a pinup and spot illustration by Richard Corben. 48 pages. Cover by Hale. Cover price $0.50.

"There," a fantasy story by future superstar illustrator by Michael Whelan. Also, a pinup by Richard Corben. Stories and art by John Williams, Ron Harris, Han Hale, David N. Coulsin, Ernie Polio and Will A. Meugniot. Mature readers. Black and white; 32 pages. Cover by Williams. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

"Wrong Exit," an adventure story by future superstar illustrator by Michael Whelan. Also, To Steal a Goddess by Trina Robbins. Stories and art by Steve Whitecloud, Eric Vinicoff, Han Hale, James McQuade, and Will A. Meugniot. Contains a full color centerfold pin-up of the cover art, "Backed to the Mast", by Jack Jaxon. B&W, 64 pages, standard paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

1st (only) printing. Parody of Conan the Barbarian written and drawn by Tom Bird. Mature readers, wraparound cover, 7" x 9 3/4", b&w, 36 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Cover by Nestor Redondo. Stories and art by Hae Han, Larry Sidebottom, Barney Steel, Trina Robbins, Ron Harris, and Ed A. Watson. 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS. Cover price $1.00.

Cover by S. Clay Wilson. Stories and art by S. Clay Wilson, Ed A. Watson, Ron Harris, and Chris Metz. 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS. Cover price $2.00.

Cover art by Rich Buckler. The Mountain of Mutants starring Ironjaw, script by Gary Friedrich, art by Pablo Marcos. Broadswords, Barbarians & Other Banter article by David Anthony Kraft. Untitled Andrax story, script by Peter Wiechmann, art by Jordi Bernet; A decathalon athlete from 1976 is catapulted into a barbaric age 2000 years in the future. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

1st Printing. Barbie and Skipper related puzzles and activities for children. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.79.

Spring 1984. Games, comics, and articles featuring everybody's favorite doll! 8-in. x 10.75-in.; full color; 30 pages on slick paper. Cover price $1.20.

Summer 1984. Games, comics, and articles featuring everybody's favorite doll! 8-in. x 10.75-in.; full color; 32 pages on slick paper. Cover price $1.25.

Fall 1984. Games, comics, and articles featuring everybody's favorite doll! 8-in. x 10.75-in.; full color; 32 pages on slick paper. Cover price $1.25.

Summer 1985. Games, comics, and articles featuring everybody's favorite doll! 8-in. x 10.75-in.; full color; 32 pages on slick paper. Cover price $1.25.

Fall 1985. Games, comics, and articles featuring everybody's favorite doll! 8-in. x 10.75-in.; full color; 32 pages on slick paper. Cover price $1.25.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. The very first book of Japanese manga translated into English. "A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima!" Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa. Cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa was 7-years-old and living in Hiroshima in the early days of August 1945 when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb. Starting a few months before that event, the four volume saga of young Gen shows life in Japan after years of war and privations. Softcover, 5 3/4" x 8 1/4", B&W. NOTE: Published in Japan and distributed in America. Cover price $3.80.

Cover art by Howard Cruse. The Eclipse; Barefootz and Dolly encounter a cosmic phenomenon. Numerous one-page stories with Barefootz, Dolly, Headrack, and other characters. All art and scripts by Howard Cruse. Adults only. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Cover art by Howard Cruse. Dolly Gets the Universal Bughood Blues; Dolly can't stand the cockroaches. Gravy on Gay; Headrack comments on gay issues with his painting. Numerous one-page stories with Barefootz, Dolly, Headrack, and other characters. All art and scripts by Howard Cruse. Adults only. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Cover art by Howard Cruse. Variations; Barefootz experiences various situations. Science Marches On!; Storfer invents a robot cockroach and Dolly brings her robot over and it steps on Storfer's robot. A Little Night Misery; Headrack dreams of an idea for a new painting. Adults only. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $1.25.