Comic books May 1978

"The International Conjurors' Magazine." Vol. 42 # 5. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 64 pages on white paper stock. Eddie Fechter photo cover. Cover price $1.25.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko. Well, Hello, Dolly, art by Pete Morisi; Indian Commissioner Howard Lurch has a change of heart about the Hopi Indians after a magical doll makes him see the error of his ways. Crazy Jack, art by Steve Ditko; Crazy Jack is the only person who knows about the monsters in mine shaft #3. Let's All Cry For Louie, art by Fred Himes; A mob boss's ghost gets revenge on the mobsters that had him killed. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Luis Dominguez. Featuring: 1 page intro story "Ghosts and the Supernatural" written by Murray Boltinoff and drawn by John Calnan & Vince Colletta; 6 page story "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" written by Murray Boltinoff and drawn by E.R. Cruz; 1 page text story "Fading Clue from a Phantom"; 4 page story "The Haunted Cell" drawn by Ken Landgraf & Danny Bulanadi; 6 page story "Flight of the Phantom Airship" drawn by Fred Carrillo. Cover price $0.35.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover by Luis Dominguez. Featuring: 1 page intro story "Ghosts and the Supernatural" written by Murray Boltinoff and drawn by John Calnan & Vince Colletta; 6 page story "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" written by Murray Boltinoff and drawn by E.R. Cruz; 1 page text story "Fading Clue from a Phantom"; 4 page story "The Haunted Cell" drawn by Ken Landgraf & Danny Bulanadi; 6 page story "Flight of the Phantom Airship" drawn by Fred Carrillo.

"Godzilla vs. Yetigar!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Herb Trimpe and Fred Kida. On the precipice of the Grand Canyon, Godzilla comes face-to-face with another gigantic monster of strength and power. Yetigar, the biggest big foot, is here to challenge Godzilla for the title. Cover price $0.35.

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Gold Key Champion #2: Mighty Samson, 5/78, 50c. Number/month on Cover: 90300-805, no month listed. A 48-page comic featuring the Mighty Samson in new stories and reprints. In "The Night Glowers" Parts 1 and "The Amazement Park" Part 2, Samson tries to solve the mystery of a tribe's "glowing disease." Issue also has reprints Tom Morrow in "the Mental Repairman" and Samson in "Ancient Weapon." Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.50.

More than 200 girls, grins, & giggles. Nudity. 6 1/2-in. x 10-in., B/W.

Issue 3 - April/May, 1978. The Adult Comix Showcase and Review of Visual Entertainment. Brian Bolland covers and story. Saddle Stitched, 8" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. - Mature Readers -

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"Proof of the Peril." Guest-starring Black Canary. A scientist's rogue experiment wreaks havoc. Meanwhile, Green Lantern buries an apparently dead Itty. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Mike Grell. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Proof of the Peril." Guest-starring Black Canary. A scientist's rogue experiment wreaks havoc. Meanwhile, Green Lantern buries an apparently dead Itty. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Mike Grell.

48 pages. Anthology type comic book with spooky and suspenseful stories. A 48-page issue which features "Death Sentence" (story by Paul S. Newman & art by Adolfo Buylla), "Vendetta" (story by Arnold Drake & art by Joe Certa), "House Call" (story by Arnold Drake & art by A. McWilliams), "Motive Unknown" (story by Dick Woods & art by Dan Spiegle), "The Evicted Ghost" (story by Nancy Moore & art by Jack Sparling), "The Amazing Return of Harvey Trent" (story by Paul S. Newman & art by George Gamma), and "Henpecked" (story by Paul S. Newman & art by Sal Trapani). Number on cover: 90272-805. Cover price $0.50.

Whitman edition. A 48-page issue which features "Death Sentence" (story by Paul S. Newman & art by Adolfo Buylla), "Vendetta" (story by Arnold Drake & art by Joe Certa), "House Call" (story by Arnold Drake & art by A. McWilliams), "Motive Unknown" (story by Dick Woods & art by Dan Spiegle), "The Evicted Ghost" (story by Nancy Moore & art by Jack Sparling), "The Amazing Return of Harvey Trent" (story by Paul S. Newman & art by George Gamma), and "Henpecked" (story by Paul S. Newman & art by Sal Trapani). Number on cover: 90272-805. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Bill Phillips. Stories by Steve Moore, Steve Parkhouse, John Brosnan, John Fleming, Tony Crawley, Bob Sheridan and Tise Vahimagi. Art by Steve Parkhouse and Patrick Wright. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. The UK and US versions of #20 have the same contents and cover, and only differ in title, indicia and price. A comics adaptation of Hammer's adventure/horror mashup, Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter, featuring art by future British comics legend Steve Parkhouse. Kronos investigates a vampire outbreak in the village of an old army buddy. In a Terror Tales short, a hunter realizes he shouldn't have let his dogs get that old witch's cat, but by then he's committed two murders. A look at the early films of director David Cronenberg. Plus a history and filmography of the Hammer film studio. Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter; Media Macabre/Review; Doctors of Death; Readers' Art Competition; History of Hammer Films; Answer Desk; Fearless Vampire Hunters; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: The Hounds of Hell. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W.

Cover by Bill Phillips. Stories by Steve Moore, Steve Parkhouse, John Brosnan, John Fleming, Tony Crawley, Bob Sheridan and Tise Vahimagi. Art by Steve Parkhouse and Patrick Wright. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. The UK and US versions of #20 have the same contents and cover, and only differ in title, indicia and price. A comics adaptation of Hammer's adventure/horror mashup, Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter, featuring art by future British comics legend Steve Parkhouse. Kronos investigates a vampire outbreak in the village of an old army buddy. In a Terror Tales short, a hunter realizes he shouldn't have let his dogs get that old witch's cat, but by then he's committed two murders. A look at the early films of director David Cronenberg. Plus a history and filmography of the Hammer film studio. Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter; Media Macabre/Review; Doctors of Death; Readers' Art Competition; History of Hammer Films; Answer Desk; Fearless Vampire Hunters; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: The Hounds of Hell. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W.

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Cover by Tom Sutton. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running horror series eventually became the home of horror host Baron Weirwulf. A woman visiting a small town wonders why everyone is so unfriendly, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. When her mother is arrested for witchcraft, a little redheaded girl uses her spell books to summon a demon to strike back at authority. An Unfriendly Town; The Night of the Demon; Just One Kind Deed; Birthday Gift From Beyond. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+.

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The adult illustrated fantasy magazine. Cover art by Philippe Druillet. Jungle Gysm illustration by Jean Giraud [as Moebius]. Going to Pieces, script and art by Francois Schuiten. Fed Up!, script by Serge le Tendre, art by Dominique He. Orion (Chapter III), script and art by Gray Morrow. The Uptight Garbage of Moebius featuring The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius, script and art by Jean Giraud [as Moebius]. Tap-Dancing on a Tender Cerebellum, script and art by Alex Nino. An Image, script by Al Voss, art by Sergio Macedo. Lost Time, script by Fourgeaud, art by Norville. Ozone Alley text story by Richard Raxlen, Jr., art by Richard Olsen. Urm the Mad, script and art by Philippe Druillet. The Day the City Crossed the Threshold, script by Serge le Tendre, art by Michel Blanc-Dumont. Barbarella, script and art by Jean-Claude Forest. 1996, script and art by Chantal Montellier. May, 1978, issue 14. 100 pgs. Cover price $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Issue 33 - May, 1978. Photo collage cover by Christopher Makos. Magazine devoted to a marijuana based counter-culture. In this issue: "Interview: The Unknown Comic" by Ed Dwyer, "The Making of the Smugglers", by Gilbert Choate, "Bob Dylan's Renaldo and Clara", by A.J. Weberman, "The ABC's of How to be Cool" by Rex Weiner, "Dateline: Punk London" by Victor Bockris, and much more. 8-in. x 11-in., 110 pages, B&W and partial color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.75.

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8.5" x 11", 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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1979 - A Fleetway Annual! Includes comic stories, prose, articles, and word puzzles. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W.

Painted cover by Brian Lewis. Stories by George A. Romero, Steve Moore, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Tony Crawley, and Alan Jones. Art by John Bolton. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. A comics adaptation of Hammer's One Million Years BC, the rare film combining the unlikely talents of Raquel Welch and Ray Harryhausen. The comics version features early art by art legend John Bolton. An article by George Romero (!) about his 1978 vampire film Martin, and an interview with horror-film legend John Carradine. Plus the making of the Raquel Welch version of One Million Years BC, and a retrospective of movies featuring cavemen or prehistoric monsters. One Million Years B.C.; Media Macabre/Review; Fact File; Romero on Martin; John Carradine; Lost World Movies; Festival Revisited. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Dick Giordano. Untitled story, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Cain invites the mailman in and shows him various artifacts related to the stories in this issue. "Blood and Tinsel," script by David Michelinie (as Barry Jameson), art by Ruben Yandoc (as Rubeny); Chad and his girlfriend Nancy are wandering round the backlot of Movietown Studios when they encounter a real vampire. "A Demon and his Boy," script by Jack C. Harris, art by Steve Ditko; Dxyp the demon is bored and wants to transport himself to Earth, but instead he accidentally summons a young boy to his realm who causes all sorts of trouble. "Gargoyle Twice A Day," script by Scott Edelman, pencils by Danny Bulanadi, inks by Bob McLeod; Joshua Levy's funhouse has a real gargoyle who drives off the gangsters who want protection money. "Dilemma" Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. "Showdown with Death!", script by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Bob McLeod; In the Old West, Death challenges gunman Edgar Elkins to a shootout. "Wake Up the Dead," script by Jack Oleck, art by E.R. Cruz; Dr. Charles Maynard transplants his paralyzed wife's brain into the body of a murderess; She stabs him to death but is arrested for the other woman's crimes. "The Champ Wouldn't Stay Dead!", script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Bernard Baily; Gangsters kill a prizefighter but his ghost returns for revenge. Cain's Game Room cartoon by Dave Manak. "Once a Criminal," script by Dave Vern (as David V. Reed), art by Frank Redondo; Hypnotist Monte Brink befriends a paroled convict upon his release from prison, but plans to use him to commit crimes. The Flash ad with Gorilla Grodd. "Street Killer," script by Wyatt Gwyon, pencils by George Rupert, inks by Dick Giordano; A serial killer is revealed to be a ghost cursed to commit every unsolved murder in New York City. Statement of ownership; Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 109,191 Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 91,611. Superman Movie Report article; Biographical sketches of Gene Hackman and Glenn Ford. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover art by Mike Kaluta. Introductory page with Abel, script by Paul Levitz, art by Michael Golden. "Love Me... Love My Demon!", script by Arthur Suydam (idea) and Cary Burkett, art by Arthur Suydam; A marsh-demon befriends a kid in an orphanage; When the aunt and uncle come for the boy, the marsh-demon exchanges appearances with him and tells him to hide in the closet. The adults take the marsh-demon back with them to their house. "Death Has Baby-Blue Eyes," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Ruben Yandoc (as Rubeny); A three-month old child observes his parent's murder; The killer approaches the crib and gets a good look at the child and the elephant necklace he wears; The killer leaves the kid alone as he thinks there's no way the kid could act as a witness against him; The years pass, and the child grows up to be a police officer. "Nightmare," script by Miriam B. Campbell (poem) and Roger McKenzie, art by Michael Golden. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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"Where Do You Go -- What Do You Do -- The Night After You Save the Universe?" One issue after helping save the universe, an insomnia-suffering duck wanders the streets of NYC and ponders the heavy stuff -- you know: love, death, existence, and the Super Bowl. Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Colan. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Where Do You Go?What Do You Do?The Night After You Save the Universe?" On issue after helping save the galaxy, Howard can't sleep. So he wanders the streets of New York and does a whole lot of nothing. Script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. Cover by Colan.

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Part 2 of 2 - "And Daredevil Makes Three!" Guest-starring Daredevil and White Tiger. Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Frank Robbins and Mike Esposito. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The Human Fly and the White Tiger have their hands full trying to save the city from the malevolent machinations of Copperhead. Luckily, the Man without Fear shows up to lend a hand. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Part 2 of 2 - "And Daredevil Makes Three!" Guest-starring Daredevil and White Tiger. Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Frank Robbins and Mike Esposito. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The Human Fly and the White Tiger have their hands full trying to save the city from the malevolent machinations of Copperhead. Luckily, the Man without Fear shows up to lend a hand. 32 pages, FC.

Whitman Variant. Part 2 of 2 - "And Daredevil Makes Three!" Guest-starring Daredevil and White Tiger. Written by Bill Mantlo. Art by Frank Robbins and Mike Esposito. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The Human Fly and the White Tiger have their hands full trying to save the city from the malevolent machinations of Copperhead. Luckily, the Man without Fear shows up to lend a hand. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.35.

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1st printing cover has a orange border "Flightmare" by Neal Adams, art by Frank Cirocco; "Anticipation" by Dave Sim, art by Fabio Gasbarri; "Making It" by Lee Marrs; "Disputed Sacrifice" by Marshall Rogers; "The Nimrod Fusion" by Steve Grant, art by Richard Larson; "The Garbage Men" by Gene Day, art & calligraphy by Fabio Gasbarri. Cover price $1.50.

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2nd printing cover has a blue border. "Flightmare" by Neal Adams, art by Frank Cirocco; "Anticipation" by Dave Sim, art by Fabio Gasbarri; "Making It" by Lee Marrs; "Disputed Sacrifice" by Marshall Rogers; "The Nimrod Fusion" by Steve Grant, art by Richard Larson; "The Garbage Men" by Gene Day, art & calligraphy by Fabio Gasbarri. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler (as Validar), inks by Ernie Chan. "The Curing of Dr. Banner!", script by Roger Stern, pencils by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Joe Rubinstein (finished art), inks by Joe Rubinstein; While Hulk is leaping through the country, his gamma energy is released from his body; Hulk turns into a green Bruce and finally into the human Bruce; Somehow, Bruce Banner was cured from his curse!; Meanwhile, the Leader defeats Doc Samson and takes command of Gamma Base; Bruce hires McKraken, the pilot he contacted once to get to the Niagara falls (TIH #160) and flies to Gamma base to tell the good news; But the Leader locks him in a sealed room where Thunderbolt Ross and Doc Samson are kept as prisoners. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Monster and the Machine!" Part 2 of 4. Guest-starring Machine Man. Story by Roger Stern. Art by Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito. The robotic hero known as Machine Man has been framed for the kidnapping of Trish Star. Can Machine Man convince the Hulk he's innocent before the Green Behemoth smashes him into spare parts? 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

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1st printing. Collects The Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #3, Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #12, The Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #3, and the Hulk stories from Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #60-75 and 88.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, and Dick Ayers. Cover by Bob Larkin.

Featuring some of the Jade Giant's earliest adventures including his origin and some of his greatest battles with the Avengers, Sub-Mariner, Fantastic Four, the Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime, the nefarious Leader, and more.

Featuring appearances by Rick Jones, Betty Ross, and General "Thunderbolt" Ross, the man who would become the Hulk's most tenacious adversary.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color.

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1st printing. Collects Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st series) #3, Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #12, Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #3, and the Hulk stories from Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #60-75 and 88.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, and Dick Ayers. Cover by Bob Larkin.

Featuring some of the Jade Giant's earliest adventures including his origin and some of his greatest battles with the Avengers, Sub-Mariner, Fantastic Four, the Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime, the nefarious Leader, and more.

Featuring appearances by Rick Jones, Betty Ross, and General "Thunderbolt" Ross, the man who would become the Hulk's most tenacious adversary.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 254 pages, full color.

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One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.75.

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Part 3 of 3 - "Calling the Kid Commandos!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Frank Robbins and Frank Springer. When the Invaders fall before Agent Axis it falls to the Kid Commandos to save the day. Bucky and Toro are joined by Golden Girl and the Human Top for an adventure you have to see to believe. 32 pages FC. NOTE: Bucky's confrontation with Agent Axis comes back to haunt the hero in the pages of Captain America (2004-2011 5th Series) #46-48. Cover price $0.35.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Part 3 of 3 - "Calling the Kid Commandos!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Frank Robbins and Frank Springer. When the Invaders fall before Agent Axis it falls to the Kid Commandos to save the day. Bucky and Toro are joined by Golden Girl and the Human Top for an adventure you have to see to believe. 32 pages FC. NOTE: Bucky's confrontation with Agent Axis comes back to haunt the hero in the pages of Captain America (2004-2011 5th Series) #46-48.

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"Sojourners Through Space!" Part 2 of 4. Guest-starring Jack of Hearts and the Soviet Super Soldiers. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Fred Kida (finishes). Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin. Thanks to an inadvertent tractor beam, the spacefaring Rigellians transport the golden avenger and Jack of Hearts from the moon to their massive starship! Oh my, what have the galactic colonizers been up to since their last encounter with Thor several years ago? At the moment they're trying to conquer the planet known as Wundagore II; and they don't want to be bothered by Shell-Head and his apprentice! So the Rigellians dispatch Galactus' former creation, the robot Punisher, to battle the two displaced heroes! It's time for Iron Man to go to work! Cameo appearances by Darkstar, Vanguard, Crimson Dynamo, Jasper Sitwell, and Madame Masque. (Notes: The Rigellians previously appeared in Thor 218-220. The Punisher robot last appeared in Fantastic Four 74. This issue includes a detailed 2-page layout of Iron Man's armor.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.