Comic books December 1974

UK Edition. Cover by Ron Wilson. When Wakes the Sphinx!, art by Steve Ditko; An Egyptian tells a disbelieving Westerner of the magic of the Sphinx; Alien invaders land nearby, and the Egyptians stories are confirmed when the Sphinx comes to life and chases them off. The Thing on the Moon, art by Don Heck; Earth of 1970 sends an expedition to the moon looking for a place to escape overpopulation. It Came from Nowhere, art by Doug Wildey; Aliens from space wish to conquer Earth, but when they land, temperatures are too high for them and they melt into a blob-like creature. If Looks Could Kill!, art by Harry Anderson; When a beautiful woman cheats a smitten scientist out of ten thousand dollars to gamble with, he gets revenge by transforming her ageless beauty into stone. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "The Burger King," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; The gang thinks Jughead has flipped when he begins to talk about imaginary insects, pesticides, grubs & regrubs, which is, of course, a scheme just to get burgers. "That's the Way the Cookie…" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. Archie Club News. "Wing Man," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Archie becomes protective of Riverdale High when Jughead says the school is for the birds. "Tongue Twister," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead attempts to prove to Veronica that he knows five different languages. "Snap Flap," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead makes twenty bucks after he takes some nature pics with very revealing backgrounds. 36 pgs., full color Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Art Cappello. The Way It Used to Be, art by Art Cappello. Find-A-Word puzzle page. Marriage, Money and Morality, art by Jeannette Copeland. To Have and To Hold, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia. Putting It Together. 32 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Return of Anakronus!, script by Len Wein and Mark Hanerfeld [as Felton Marcus], pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Dick Giordano; Snapper Carr creates a fictional story in which the JLA faces the unstoppable menace of Anakronis, and it's up to them to figure out how to defeat him. Detour--Just a Story starring Hawkman, script and art by Howard Purcell. Super-Hero Boots! activity page, art by Mike Sekowsky, Curt Swan, and Neal Adams. JLA Trivia Quiz. Crisis on Earth-Three! starring the Justice League of America, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs. Cover price $0.60.

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"The Exorcism." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by D. Bruce Berry. Cover by Kirby and Berry. Kamandi comes upon a haunted house, where strange things begin to happen. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Al Milgrom. A Trap for a Killer!, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is mistaken for an agent from Kansas City. Bordertown Justice!, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt helps Tom and his lawyer son Nick clean up Thunder Gap. Robbery At Red Rock!, script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers; An outlaw finds out that crime doesn't pay when he holds up an unarmed stranger. A Bet with Death!, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt helps a sheriff with useless hands clean up his town. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Mexican reprints. Featuring Shang Chi.

French Canadian reprint of Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) #182. 36 Pages, Full Color, French Language.

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"Faculty Follies"; Miss Grundy and Miss Beazley constantly argue over the best way to take care of a plant. "Can You Top This?" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "A Matter of Discipline"; Archie's dad chews him out for leaving his stuff all over the house. "Pack It In"; Josie needs so much stuff for her date, she should probably consider renting a U-Haul. "Green Scene"; Archie shows up at Veronica's green-themed party in a brown suit (thanks to Reggie). 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Teen adventure, Archie-style: When a suspicious figure offers to sell Weatherbee cheap topsoil, Archie suspects its dirty dirt; Archie makes it easy for thieves when he accidentally drops a rare coin in a vending machine. Stories and art by Frank Doyle, Stan Goldberg, and Jon D'Agostino, plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. Cover by Goldberg. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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"The Music Man," script and art by Dexter Taylor; The square dance that Veronica has helped plan is in jeopardy thanks to Reggie's mistake until Pop Tate steps up as caller with Little Archie and Jughead providing the music. "Shop Class," pencils by Dexter Taylor; Professor Flutesnoot hits his thumb with a hammer. "Bigger and Better" starring Little Jughead. "Pretty Please" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Rocky Road," art by Dexter Taylor; Little Archie and Little Jughead wreck Mr. Lodge's new yacht. "A Magic Show" starring Little Sabrina. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Number on cover: 90130-412. Comic featuring the comical adventures of Orrible Orvie and Awful Annie, the "Little Monsters" siblings. "Goon Island"; Demonica has a piercing scream when upset; To get away they take a cruise on a log raft. "The Pre-ghoul-iar Portrait"; Mildew finds the portrait of an ancestor; After being hung on the wall the portrait causes Mildew to go out at night. He finds the portrait of the ancestors wife and hangs it beside. "Escape from Uglypus"; Bored at the beach the kids row off on an adventure. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #168 includes: industry news; 1974: The Year in Books; media notes; fanzine listing; 1974 Locus index; and art by George Barr and Jim McLeod. 8 pgs. Dec 24, 1974. 50 cents. Cover price $0.50.

Cover art by Don Spaulding. Silver--Condemned, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Townspeople capture Silver, thinking he is the white stallion, trained by rustlers, who has been running off their horses. Ad for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, featuring embroidered cloth patches of Flash Gordon, Popeye, Felix the Cat, The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. The Masked Lady, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A female opera singer wears a mask after she is wounded on the cheek by a bullet during a train holdup. Ad for plans for bulding a seven foot tall monster robot. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Whitman edition. Cover art by Don Spaulding. Silver - Condemned, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Townspeople capture Silver, thinking he is the white stallion, trained by rustlers, who has been running off their horses. Ad for Gandalf Products, Inc., NY, featuring embroidered cloth patches of Flash Gordon, Popeye, Felix the Cat, The Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. The Masked Lady, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A female opera singer wears a mask after she is wounded on the cheek by a bullet during a train holdup. Ad for plans for bulding a seven foot tall monster robot. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.25.

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Last 40-cent cover price. Cover art by Norman Mingo. "A Mind-Blowing Incident," script and art by Sergio Aragones; A man tries to stop an apparent suicide. "The Zing," script by Arnie Kogen, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the film "The Sting," two con men run an elaborate con on a crime boss in retaliation for the killing of one of the men's partner. "The Mad Crisis Primer," script by Stan Hart, art by Paul Coker Jr.; Advice on how to cope with various life crises. "The Lighter Side of Dieting," script and art by Dave Berg; How people deal, or don't deal, with trying to lose weight. "A Mad Look at Fairy Tales," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Various famous fairy tales are given ironic new endings. "Mad's Sure-Fire Cliche Killers," script by Stan Hart, art by Jack Davis; People respond to cliche observations of life with biting, satirical answers. "Spy Vs. Spy" by Antonio Prohias. "Bible Rave," script by Frank Jacobs, art by George Woodbridge; What a teenage fan magazine would look like if it was published during biblical times. "The Rookers," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Angelo Torres; In a parody of the TV series "The Rookies," three rookie police officers try to prove their worth, and fail. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Ron Walotsky, art by Gahan Wilson. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Larry Niven, Kurt Vonnegut (as Kigore Trout) and Isaac Asimov. Softcover 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in. 162 pages B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Issue #1. How to Spot Card Cheats, Houdini in Russia, How to Predict Your Own Future, How to Float a Woman, 12 Magic Tricks You Can Do, and The Ancient Art of Magic. 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.75.

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"Song-Cry of the Living Dead Man!" Written by Steve Gerber. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Cover by Gil Kane. The cries of the dying once again draws the macabre Man-Thing into the world of men. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.25.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. "Song-Cry of the Living Dead Man!" Written by Steve Gerber. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Cover by Gil Kane. The cries of the dying once again draws the macabre Man-Thing into the world of men. 32 pages,full color.

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Tom and Jerry

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Captain America and Iron Man reprints from Tales of Suspense 83 and 90. Cover pencils by John Romita, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Enter the Tumbler," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Adaptoid, posing as Cap, is attacked by the Tumbler; Cap manages to defeat both. "The Golden Ghost," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Melter forces Tony Stark to improve his weapon; After he leaves Stark for dead, Tony Stark dons one of his old armors and defeats Melter. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Thor (1962-1996 1st Series) #141. "The Wrath of Replicus!" Story by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta. Who, or what, is Replicus? Who wants the Thunder God dead? And, what does all this mean for Thor? Plus, the back-up feature Tales of Asgard - "The Meaning of Ragnarok!" By Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Originally presented in Thor #127. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane. Demon, Demon--Who's Got the Demon?, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Mike Esposito; Daimon battles the Allatou-possessed Alan Manners; the demon possesses Melissa and tortures her; the demon possesses Daniel. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 14 (The Living Mummy). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Amazing Spider-Man # 75. The Lizard and Silvermane mix up in Spider-Man's life in "Death Without Warning!" Script by Stan Lee; breakdowns by John Romita, art by Jim Mooney. Romita cover. Cover price $0.25.

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"The City Stealers!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Hercules. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Jim Mooney. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane and Mike Esposito. Spider-Man and Hercules investigate an earthquake in New York City! (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from future DC comics vice president Bob Wayne. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #43 The Enchantress.) Cover price $0.25.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. "The City Stealers!" Guest-starring Spider-Man and Hercules. Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Jim Mooney. Inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane and Mike Esposito. Spider-Man and Hercules investigate an earthquake in New York City! (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from future DC comics vice president Bob Wayne. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #43 The Enchantress.) 32 pages, full color.

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Reprints Fantastic Four 48-50 (first Silver Surfer and Galactus), 6, & 11. Jack Kirby art. New 2-page John Buscema pin-up. Cover price $1.50.

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"River of Death!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Doug Moench, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Klaus Janson. The former British Foreign Service agent Black Jack Tarr is back and he wants Shang Chi's help. The two uneasy partners must travel to South America to stop Chi's sinister father, Fu Manchu, from forming an alliance with a Nazi war criminal. The letters page includes Marvel Value Stamp series A # 97 (The Black Knight). Cover price $0.25.