Comic books May 1969

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Spooky - unlike his cousin, Casper the Friendly Ghost - loves to scare people, but his kindly ghost girlfriend Poil disapproves. Casper thinks a boy in a costume is a fellow ghost. Casper and Wendy meet a refugee couple who are looking for the home of the Uglykins, but that mystery has a surprising solution. Wendy tries to stop her witchy aunts from crashing a children's party. Plus a 1969 calendar featuring the Harvey characters. Noises in the Night; The Mad, Mad, Mad Inventor; Casper: The Uglykins; Lazy Andy; The Perfect Gentleman; Wendy: Party Problems. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Volume 20, Issue 5 - May, 1969. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Death Takes No Holiday! Starring Enemy Ace, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Joe Kubert; Enemy Ace faces pilots attired like skeletons. Ad for DC Special #3 and The Flash #187, pencils by Neal Adams and Ross Andru, inks by Nick Cardy and Mike Esposito. Air Force Heroes and The Mechanic humor half-page pages by John Costanza. Ad for The Brave and the Bold #83, art by Irv Novick. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

1970 - 1st printing. Featuring comicv strips, stories, and activities based on the classic sci-fi series! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 94 pages, full color.

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Star-Studded Comics #15, May 1969. Format: Offset/Lithograph process. Wrap-around binding with staples in center. Original cover price: 75 cents. Color cover by Richard "Grass" Green features Xal-Kor the Human Cat. Back cover by Alan Weiss is of Dr. Weird. "Let's Talk It Over!" column features letters from Charles Schreck, Larry Bigman, Carl Gafford, Robert Bloch, Harry Warner Jr., David Brown, Al Kuhfeld, William Taylor Jr., Richard "Grass" Green, Ron Lightburn, Jon Jensen, George R.R. Martin, and Ronn Foss. There is also a note from Glenn Lord, the agent for the Robert E. Howard estate at that time, which explains the history of the Howard story "Gods of the North" (aka "The Frost Giant's Daughter"), which was adapted into comic book form in the previous issue. Stories: "Xal-Kor the Human Cat vs. The Glow Worm," (script by Richard "Grass" Green, art by Green and Landon Chesney); "King of the Hill" (script and art by Steve Kelez) - Note: This story was uncredited. In the next issue, it was revealed that Steve Kelez did the story and art. Many readers mistakenly believed that Buddy Saunders did this story. Also features Dr. Weird in "Death in the Skull-World!" (script by Larry Herndon, art by M. Schwoberow and Alan Weiss); "It's Wildman and Rubberoy the Fantastic Plasticy" (Their first appearance? Script and art by Richard "Grass" Green); "The Battle of...Credibility Gap" (script and art by Alan Weiss); The Defender in "The Coming of the Black Monster!" (Part One of a Two Part Story, script by Larry Herndon and art by Mickey Schwaberow and Stephen Stanley); issue also features a four-page portfolio of characters by Dave Cockrum. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. Edited by Sal Gentile. Stories by Wally Wood and unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Don Perlin and Hector Castellon. Four tantalizing Strange Suspense Stories! In this issue: "The Devil Cat" by Wally Wood, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; "The Underground Horde" with art by Don Perlin; "The Burning Book" with art by Hector Castellon and Alascia; and 1-page text story "Snowslide"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Strange Unknown (1969) is a magazine with articles and short stories about the supernatural and the occult. Features articles about witchcraft, voodoo, hauntings, U.F.O.'s, Atlantis, vampires, and more. It's the X-Files before there was a X-Files. Photo cover. Cover price $0.50.

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"Death, Thou Shalt Die!" Written by Roy Thomas. Could death of someone close to him push the mighty Prince Namor over the edge? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. "Death, Thou Shalt Die!" Written by Roy Thomas. Could death of someone close to him push the mighty Prince Namor over the edge? 32 pages, FC.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: Poof! You're a Teen-Ager (with Bernie the Brain, S&S meet themselves grown up) and Future Finagling! (chap 2). Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Super Sex to Sexty King Size Special "Hot Springs Tonight!". Pierre Davis Cover. Art by Lynn Harrison, Bill Ward, Bill Wenzel, Bob Tupper, and many others. Over 300 cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 48 pages, Text (w/ B&W illustrations). Mature Readers. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito. Superboy's Farewell to Smallville, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan; Superboy returns to Krypton with his real parents. The Two Worlds of Superboy, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan; part two of Superboy's Farewell to Smallville. The Super-Hungry Super-Heroes! starring Superboy and Krypto, script by Robert Bernstein, art by George Papp. The New Boy of Steel!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by George Papp; Pete Ross becomes Superboy. The Enemy Superboy! [part two of The New Boy of Steel!], script by Robert Bernstein, art by Al Plastino. Super-Turtle humor page by Henry Boltinoff. DC Giant G-59. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. The Soldier of Steel!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Superman fights in Vietnam and battles a G.I. Giant. Last 12-cent cover-priced issue. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Neal Adams. The Unbreakable Spell! [Part I], script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito; Lois is rescued by Comet the Super-Horse who then becomes human temporarily and tells Lois his origin. House ad for Superboy #156. Part II The Chestnut Mare Ain't What She Used to Be!; Maldor turns Lois Lane into a Super-Horse. House ad for Adventure Comics #380. House ad for Showcase #82, art by Joe Kubert. House ad for Detective Comics #387. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Vol. 16, No. 3 - May 1969. Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 84 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

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Cover art by Henry Scarpelli. In Spring a Young Man's Fancy Turns to... Fishing?, script by Henry Boltinoff, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Henry Scarpelli; The gang goes to Penny's dad's cabin for an ill-fated fishing trip. The Race to Save Face!, script by Henry Boltinoff, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Henry Scarpelli; Scooter and Kenny decide to have a race to decide who will take Cookie out. Article about the Golden Age Wildcat. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not; The boys encounter movie star Brigitte Magnani. Scooter's Hip Humor page by Sergio Aragonés. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Chic Stone. Stories and art by Carl Burgos and Matt Baker. Legendary publisher Eerie's fondly remembered tales of horror and the macabre, many "reanimated" from classic pre-Code horror comics with new art. A frozen cavewoman revived by science goes on a murderous rampage when she gets a glimpse of the modern world. An executioner who collects victims' heads meets an ironic fate. A heroic jungle girl visits an island to find the magical Drum of Life, in a story with art by Matt Baker. Hammer of Evil; Demon's Doom; Chant of the Dead; One Very Wide Coffin; Skeletons Have Secrets; Drums of Doom; Witch's Brand. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico (credited as Tony Williams), and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running romance comic coincides with the blossoming of America's teen culture from the 1950s to the 1970s. Carol and Robert have been sweethearts since childhood, but now that they've reached marriageable age, they're not sure how to proceed, or even if they should. Charlton's romantic hippie hero, Jonnie Love, helps a runaway heiress get her head together. Tim's not sure how to react when his girlfriend tells him just how many boyfriends she's had in the past. The First to Marry; Too Many Loves; Canteen Corner; Jonnie Love: The Heiress. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Possibly the most gore-filled cover from this decade!

Stories and art by Matt Baker and others. Legendary publisher Myron Fass presents gory tales of horror and the macabre. A scientist purchases the head of the Medusa at auction. Olani the Jungle Girl (a revised version of jungle hero South Sea Girl) investigates a man who collects human skulls, in a story with art by comics legend Matt Baker. A robotologist creates a robot duplicate of himself, then gets blamed after it goes on a killing spree at Mardi Gras. Featuring altered reprints from Strange Fantasy and other 1950s pre-Code comics, and cover art possibly by Chic Stone. Meet Me in the Tomb; Death Claws; Forever and Ever!; The Shelf of Skulls; Death Is No Stranger; Fatal Horror; Death at the Mardi Gras. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "Lest Mankind Fall!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Trapped in an apocalyptic future with Pluto, God of Death, Sif and Thor find themselves in dire need of back-up; In true god-like fashion, Zeus makes his sweeping entrance; Is the King of the Gods here to support the Asgardians, or Pluto?; Back on Asgard, Balder continues to struggle with stray thoughts of Karnilla, the Norn Queen. Appearances by Balder, Sif, Karnilla, Zeus, and Odin. Re-introduction of Athena (from Red Raven Comics 1, August 1940). Adam Warlock (still in cocoon) cameo. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. "Lest Mankind Fall!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Trapped in an apocalyptic future with Pluto, God of Death, Sif and Thor find themselves in dire need of back-up; In true god-like fashion, Zeus makes his sweeping entrance; Is the King of the Gods here to support the Asgardians, or Pluto?; Back on Asgard, Balder continues to struggle with stray thoughts of Karnilla, the Norn Queen. Appearances by Balder, Sif, Karnilla, Zeus, and Odin. Re-introduction of Athena (from Red Raven Comics 1, August 1940). Adam Warlock (still in cocoon) cameo. 36 pgs., full color.

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Photo on cover. The Three Stooges in "The Souper Doopers" in which the Three Stooges accidentally become involved in a revolution and "The Mix Masters." Issue also has backup feature Professor Putter in "The Muddled Maid," one-page text feature "N-Yuk! N-Yuks!" 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. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

1970 - 1st printing. Featuring comics strips, stories, and activities based on the beloved sci-fi series! Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 94 pages, full color.

Cover by Ernesto García Seijas. Stories and art by Ernesto García Seijas, Norman Nodel, Bill Molno, Sal Gentile, Tony Tallarico, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Couples navigate the mazelike pathways of relationships and love in the 1960s and '70s. Marilyn agrees to marry David, but she wants to wait until they're older, and he's not happy with that. Anne suspects that her new husband Roland secretly despises her. Plus romantic advice, and fashion advice from the 1960s. Not Yet, My Darling; Should I?; Just Jeannette; Aunt Emma Advises; Ill Make You Rich, My Love; Make Believe Kisses. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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August, 1968. Vintage men's interest magazine that focuses heavily on the bachelor lifestyle with tons of articles that explore sexual health, erotic short fiction stories, adult humor comic strips, product reviews, and nude pin-up photography. - 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, Color/B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

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May 1, 1969. Joe Sinnott cover and art (6 pages). Cover price $0.10.

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May 15, 1969 Cover price $0.10.

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Non fiction magazine of western stories. Cover art by John Duillo. Peter Lassen's Lost Gold, Wild Bill's Wild Women, Roy Bean - Law West of the Pecos, and more. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 66 pages, black and white with photos. Cover price $0.35.

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Non fiction magazine of western stories. Features art and photos. 72 pgs. B&W. Color cover. Cover price $0.35.

1970 - 1st printing. Featuring a collection of comic strips and puzzle/activities based on the shows (which include Stingray, Fireball XL5, Supercar, My Favorite Martian, Thunderbirds, and more) that appeared on the British television network TV Century 21. Hardcover, 8-in.x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. What Is...the Power?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer; In the Egyptian desert, the X-Men battle the Living Pharaoh and his men; The Pharaoh takes off with Alex and siphons off his mutant powers to turn himself into the Living Monolith; As the X-Men battle the Monolith, Alex turns the tables by taking back his power and more, stopping the Monolith and destroying the ancient temple where he has been trapped; Alex warns his friends to stay away as he has no control over the destructive powers coursing through his body. The Flying A-Bomb!--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Sam Grainger; conclusion of Angel's origin. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 1/- cover price. Cover art by Neal Adams. What Is...the Power?, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Tom Palmer; In the Egyptian desert, the X-Men battle the Living Pharaoh and his men; The Pharaoh takes off with Alex and siphons off his mutant powers to turn himself into the Living Monolith; As the X-Men battle the Monolith, Alex turns the tables by taking back his power and more, stopping the Monolith and destroying the ancient temple where he has been trapped; Alex warns his friends to stay away as he has no control over the destructive powers coursing through his body. The Flying A-Bomb!--The Origins of the Uncanny X-Men!, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Sam Grainger; conclusion of Angel's origin. 36 pgs.

Cover art by Neal Adams. The Brain Robbers! starring Johnny Peril, script by George Kashdan, art by Jack Sparling. Burn, Match, Burn!--Tales of the Mad, Mod Witch, script by Dave Wood, art by Art Saaf [as Art Saafe]. The Corpse That Didn't Die!, script by Dave Wood [as D. W. Holtz], art by Pat Boyette. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.