Comic books March 1969

The Beatles Book (also known as Beatles Monthly) was a long-running fanzine produced by Beat Publications that was dedicated to the legacy of the incredible pop-culture phenomenon known as The Beatles. First published in August 1963, the magazine ran until production stopped with the 77th issue published in December,1969. It was revived in May, 1976, reprinting the first 77 issues with a few pages of added content. Beat Publications then continued producing new issues in October, 1982 until the publication ultimately ceased production with issue #321 printed in January, 2003. 6" x 8", 46 pages, B&W.

Cover by Jose Delbo. Stories and art by Denny O'Neil, Jose Delbo and Pat Boyette. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero of the Old West. In an issue-length story, Billy is injured by the outlaws who rule the town of Tuckno. He fights his way back to health so he can make a stand. Bounty hunter Shawn O'Meara helps a freed slave aboard a riverboat, in an early story by legendary comics scribe Denny O'Neil (credited as "Sergius O'Shaugnessy"). And true facts about the frontier life of Buffalo Bill. The Annihilator; The Banker and the Bandit; Bounty Hunter; Buffalo Bill, Army Scout. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Bob Oksner. Winter Ice-Folly; The buddies attend the hockey team tryouts. Zeroids ad. Puppy Love!; Buzzy gets a big puppy dog. Where There's A Will...; Benny's weak will power gets him two dates for the same night. Beach Dummy!; Sherwood taunts Binky for not being able to swim with clothes on. Article on how to produce a comic book. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Black Oracle (1969) #001A Cover price $0.25.

Anthology type comic with spooky and mystery stories hosted by famous classic horror film actor Boris Karloff. This issue features "The Thing Called Illona," "Behemoth," "The Metamorphs," and "Death is the Hunter." Issue also has one-page text feature "The Strangling Pearls" and Gold Key Comics Club News features. No story/art credits given. Inside front cover promotes some of the first Gold Key "Poster- Comics," a comic book which came with large poster. Poster-Comics advertised are the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Dark Shadows. On cover: 10053-903, March. Cover price $0.15.

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Boskone VI Program - March 22-23, 1969. Jack Gaughan - Guest of Honor. Longtime Boston area convention organized by NESFA. 5.5" x 8.5", 16 pages, B&W.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Sleepwalker from the Sea!", script by Bob Haney, art by Neal Adams; While trying to stop a theft and murder by Gotham docks, Batman is mysteriously attacked by Aquaman; Suspicious of the Marius Enterprises company, Batman decides to investigate as Bruce Wayne, feigning an interest in donating money to the companies project to build a sea city; However, his knowledge of the goings on puts him at risk and company head Marius orders Aquaman to kill Wayne; Surviving the attempt and bringing Aquaman to Gotham PD headquarters, Batman helps Aquaman snap out of his hypnosis; Aquaman reveals that Marius is really his half-brother Ocean Master. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Statement of ownership--average print run 469,000; average paid circulation 290,000. One page "Teen Talk" cartoons by Mort Drucker. Vigilante character profile. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by John Carey, Tony Strobl, John Liggera, Fred Abranz and various. Featuring reprint and new comic tales, plus a text story and mini-comic, including "The Missing Cherry Pie," "The Lost Falls" and "The Tidbit Tooter"! Starring Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Henery Hawk, Ollie Owl, Cool Cat, Mr. Hunter, Petunia Pig, Cicero Pig, Porky Pig and Hedgerow Q. Huppy! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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5.5" x 8.5", 68 pages, B&W.

Volume 2, Issue 3 - March, 1969. Short fiction stories by B.B. Sturgeon, Robert M. Green, Jr. and James Adrian, pictorials of models including Kathy Lynn, Marion Francette, Carol Newell, Carla Conway, Annicke Delorme, Kathy Williams, and Sylvia Forest. 8" x 10.5", 98 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.00.

Issue 2 - Spring, 1969. Cover by Biljo White. Capt. Biljo Comics was published during the Golden Age of comic book fanzines by William J. White, a prominent fan who frequently went by the nickname of Biljo White. This issue; "Capt. Biljo Goes to a Comic Book Convention". Newsprint, 8.5" x 11",

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"And Evil This Way Comes." Captain Action's father-in-law gets super evolved, becomes the super-powered Dr. Evil, and tries to destroy humankind. Based on the dolls (I mean action figures) created by the Ideal Toy Company. Script and pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Wally Wood. Cover by Kane and Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.12.

Auction Item: VG 4.0 View scans Auction opens December 2 Signed by artist Jim Steranko (personalized). No certification included.	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $125.00 View scans	Add to cart VG 4.0 $48.00 View scans Water damage. Cover oxidation.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $42.00 View scans Water/moisture damage.
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Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $285.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Jim Steranko on 12/16/2023. Label #24-0785CBD-054 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $299.99 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sig: Jim Steranko on 10/21/2017 Label #17-3DEABD1-002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $195.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white Witnessed Signature: Jim Steranko on 12/16/2023. Label #24-0785CBD-053 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Jim Steranko. "Tomorrow You Live, Tonight I Die!", script by Jim Steranko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by Joe Sinnott; Cap is ambushed by HYDRA assassins at the command of Madame Hydra; The mission fails and later Rick Jones joins Cap in a training session; Alone, Rick picks up a message meant for Cap that causes him to hallucinate; Abducted by Hydra Cap searches for Rick and is attacked by a Hydra robot; Rick escapes & tries to warn Cap, who realizes he could make a good partner; Cap appears to leap from a rooftop into the river through a barrage of HYDRA gunfire; The police only find his costume and a mask with the facial features of Steve Rogers, suggesting "Rogers" was a fake identity; Bucky Barnes cameo. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Herb Trimpe. "Rebirth!", script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Vince Colletta; Mar-Vell is about to be executed, and as Una attempts to stop the execution, the Kree soldiers charged with assassinating Mar-Vell are killed by an Aakon attack party; As a battle erupts between the Kree and the Aakon, Una is fatally injured, prompting Mar-Vell to flee with Una's body; Seeking to try and save her life, Mar-Vell steals one of the rockets from the Cape in the hopes of getting Una to the Kree galaxy to save her life with their advanced technology; However, the trip is too long and Una dies before Mar-Vell can get her medical help. Burying Una on an asteroid, Mar-Vell goes back to Earth to try and get revenge againsy Yon-Rogg. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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"Pray for Simon Savage!" A priest who has been posing as an interpreter for the Japanese effects an escape plan to free the crew of the Sea Wolf. Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Syd Shores. Cover by Don Heck. Cover price $0.12.

A laugh circus over 200 gags and cartoons. B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Adult themed cartoon humor. 8-in x 11-in, 66 Pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $0.35.

Spring 1969. A unique quarterly magazine for the professional, the cartoon buff, the student, and all who enjoy cartoons. This issue: Memoirs of a Cartooning instructor; New Yorker Cartoonist Dana Fradon; Judge Parker; Dondi; Curt Swan talks about Superman; Chalk-Talking Tips from a Pro; Rip Kirby; The Bank Dicks; The Sirhan Sirhan Trial; Engineer, Crow Hunter, Cartoonist; St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Cartoonist; How About Your Own Syndicate?; Eek and Meek; Sports Cartoonist for the N.Y. Daily News; Syracuse University Collects Cartoons. Cover price $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Vol. 5, No. 2. April 1962. Adult Themed cartoons and jokes. 8-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 48 newsprint pages. Note: Mature Readers only. Cover price $0.35.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper helps Bombo the Clown when a sinister magician sets out to swindle him. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Clown That Cried!; The Invisible Foe; The Scoundrels Unmasked; Spooky: Genies Aplenty. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. Wendy uses magic to give a boy confidence, but he goes too far and becomes an obnoxious jerk. Casper investigates a series of strange nightmares and discovers who's making the dreams happen, in a three-part story. The Making of Mighty Ghost; Mighty Ghost Strikes Back; Back to Normal; Wendy: Over-Confident; Spooky: Beach Booer; The Mysterious Nightmare; The Dream Maker; The End of a Dream; Spooky: Whats in a Name? 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Mature readers. This issue includes an analysis/review of 2001: A Space Odyssey, interviews with Basil Rathbone and Ray Bradbury, a feature on Plane of the Apes, a profile on Jonathan Frid, a piece on Raquel Welch, info on Rosemary's Baby, Barbarella, and other movies, and more. Cover price $0.35.

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Vintage men's interest magazine dedicated to War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with adult themed comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.75.

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"Rendezvous with Revenge." The Challengers attempt to rescue Tino Manarry from the Legion of the Weird. Script by Mike Friedrich, art by Jack Sparling. Cover by Joe Kubert. Cover price $0.12.

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The Last of the Mohicans, 23rd Printing, Painted Cover on stiff paper. (HRN 169, Spring/69). Cover price $0.25.

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Marco Polo, 10th Printing, Painted Cover on stiff paper(HRN 169, Spring 1969). Cover price $0.25.

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Swiss Family Robinson, 16th printing, Painted Cover on stiff paper. Comic book adaptation of the classic story about a family shipwrecked on an island. (HRN 169, Spring 1969). Cover price $0.25.

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David Copperfield, 14th Printing, Painted Cover on stiff paper. (HRN 166, Spring 1969). Cover price $0.25.