Comic books January 1979

Jan. 21, 1979. Oakland Press Funnybook was a Sunday comics supplement in comic book format for a Pontiac, Michigan newspaper. Marmaduke, Rich O-Shay and Hipshot, Born Loser, Boomer, Gordo, Russ Manning's Tarzan, Bugs Bunny, Apartment 3-G, Emmy Lou, Priscilla's Pop, Nancy, Better Half, Johnny Wonder, Fred Basset, Tumbleweeds, Short Ribs, Flintstones, Garfield, Doctor Shock, Bosleys, Ferd'nand, Dunagins People and more Sunday Comic Strips are reprinted. 7 1/4-in. x 10-in., 16 pages, full color.

Jan. 28, 1979. Oakland Press Funnybook was a Sunday comics supplement in comic book format for a Pontiac, Michigan newspaper. Marmaduke, Rich O-Shay and Hipshot, Born Loser, Boomer, Gordo, Russ Manning's Tarzan, Bugs Bunny, Apartment 3-G, Emmy Lou, Priscilla's Pop, Nancy, Better Half, Johnny Wonder, Fred Basset, Tumbleweeds, Short Ribs, Flintstones, Garfield, Doctor Shock, Bosleys, Ferd'nand, Dunagins People and more Sunday Comic Strips are reprinted. 7 1/4-in. x 10-in., 16 pages, full color.

Add to cart Very Good $6.40

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $5.10

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Whitman edition. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart Very Good $8.00

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Fourth issue. Fiction by Paul J. Nahin ("Newton's Gift"), Jack C. Haldeman II ("Race the Wind"), Dean R, Kambe ("The Hole Thing"), and Nancy Kress ("Pigs Have Winds"). Interview with mathematician I.J. Good. Cover by De Es Schwertberger. Magazine format; color; 144 pages on slick white paper. Cover price $2.00.

Monthly magazine published by NAPA automotive parts. Includes single panel gag strips, glamour pin-ups and jokes. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 8 total pages, B&W. NOTE: These items were published to be given away at different NAPA distributor locations and therefore the header varies. This does not affect value.

1st printing. Join Charlie Brown, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts Gang for some crossword fun and comic strip humor. Softcover, 5-in. x 6-in., 60 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $5.00

January 8, 1979. Superman (movie), Brooke Adams (Body Snatchers), Billy Milligan, Richard Leakey, and more. 8.25-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 72 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. "Wait Till He Gets Here," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Mr. Lodge buys a parrot and tries to teach it to heckle Archie. "True Love," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Chuck is caught in the middle between Nancy's desire for a beau who'll stand up for himself and his father's curfew for the football team. The Tough Football Test puzzle page with Coach Kleats. "The Loser," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx suggests Mort write a book about his phenomenal bad luck. "The Adventurers," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Chic Stone; Archie and Jughead decide to leave Riverdale and seek a life of adventure. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

Perry Rhodan #125 - Robots, Bombs and Mutants by William Voltz. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Perry Rhodan #126 - The Guns of Everblack by K.H. Scheer. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Perry Rhodan #127 - Sentinels of Solitude by Clark Darlton. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Perry Rhodan #128 - The Beasts Below by Kurt Mahr. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Perry Rhodan #129 - Blitzkrieg Galactica by Kurt Brand. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Perry Rhodan #130 - Peril Unlimited by Kurt Brand. Published after Ace stopped its paperback reprinting of Perry Rhodan, this series continued the numbering of the Ace series but were digest size instead of paperback. This series also had a unique publishing schedule: six issues every quarter. Ended with #137. 5.5" x 8.5", 58 pages, text only. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart Fine $8.49

Pink Christmas - Written by unknown. Art by Warren Tufts. Comic book version of the famous cartoon character. In this issue: It's the Pink Panther TV Special -- the full-length tale "Pink Christmas." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Whitman edition Cover price $0.35.

Marvel-produced kids magazine in the vein of Dynamite. The first Superman movie inspires a rare (and amusing) Marvel Superman cover. Seventeen magazine spoof. Part 7 of Star Wars comic The Kingdom of Ice, by Archie Goodwin, Dave Cockrum and John Tartaglione; Hey Look! by Harvey Kurtzman; other comics by Jon Buller and Ken Weiner. Plus puzzles, games, and pop culture. Final issue of the series. Kingdom of Ice was later completed in the Marvel Illustrated Books series. Full color; 48 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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MATURE READERS.

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# on cover is 90069-901. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Whitman edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Fine $4.80

Add to cart FN 6.0 $4.80

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $4.30

Add to cart VG 4.0 $3.60

Whitman edition. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Book 1: 1954. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1954, strips #879 - 931. Valiant and Gawain travel to the Misty Isles and help Queen Aleta defend her kingdom from nobles seeking her overthrow. Then Val and Gawain make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where they find an imprisoned British knight and battle the scheming Ben El Rasch. A resourceful peasant girl aids Gawain when he faces a treacherous Goth warrior in a duel. Under the Frivolous Curls; Prince Arn and the Sorceress; The Pilgrimage; Back in the Misty Isles. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Book 2: 1955. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1955, strips #932 - 988. Valiant, Sir Gawain and Katwin are aided on their dangerous voyage home by a crew of Vikings. Aleta thinks fast when she is abducted as a bride for a rival Khan. Val is injured during the overland journey to the Baltic Sea. Val tells his children stories of his early days, including how he met Gawain and his first visit to Camelot. The Strange Route. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Book 3: 1956. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1956. Valiant explores the inland of Thule in search of farmland to stave off a famine. Raiders trap Aleta and Kerwin in a burning house while Val and his friends are off on a hunt. Val's son Arn and the seasoned woodsman Garm are stranded by a blizzard while on a scouting mission. Valiant and Gawain travel to Camelot for a jousting tournament. Into the Wilderness; The Wolf at the Door; Survival; Tournament Days; Trouble in Cornwall. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

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Add to cart Fine $21.00

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Book 4: 1957. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1957, strips #1029- 1090. Valiant learns the secret of the true heir of Vernon Castle. King Arthur sends Val on an undercover mission to Cornwall to investigate a plot against the throne. Valiant pursues a wild red stallion, manages to tame it, and soon it will become his faithful steed Arvak. Trouble in Cornwall; The Red Stallion; Three Men and a Horse. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Book 5: 1957-1959. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from November 24, 1957 to January 18, 1959.Valiant's son Arn goes to live with a neighboring king for three years as a sort of foreign exchange program. Shipwrecked after an enemy attack, Val must make a dangerous overland journey home. King Arthur sends Val on a hazardous mission into Saxon-held territory that includes a contentious visit to London. Valiant leads the search after Sir Gawain disappears in Wales. The Exchange; The Wanderer; Reckless Youth; The Jealousy of A Queen. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

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This is the 34th issue, the January-December 1979 issue indexing PS Magazine #'s 314-325. PS The Preventive Maintenance Monthly Indexes are published twice yearly and cover the first six and the last six months of each year. The interior is text only (an index), but the front and back color feature full page illustrations from the Will Eisner (creator of the Spirit) Studio.

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An anthology magazine from Marvel UK, reprinting US superhero stories in a black-and-white format. This issue features Night of the Wraith from The Rampaging Hulk magazine #7. Written by Doug Moench, with art by Keith Pollard and Jim Mooney. Plus backup stories starring The Defenders and Dr. Strange, and an interview with actor Bill Bixby of the Incredible Hulk TV series. Painted cover by Jim Starlin, also reprinted from RH #7. 68 pages. Cover price 0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 13, Issue 1. January, 1979. 8" x 10". 46 pages. Full color.

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Reprints. Cover by Gene Colan and Bob McLeod. Stories by Larry Lieber and unknown. Art by Larry Lieber, Doug Wildey and George Roussos. Blazing Western action as you like it! The bandits are getting away! But not Murdock -- he's not riding the outlaw trail if the Rawhide Kid can help it! There's action aplenty as the Kid fights to save..."The Young Gun!" by Larry Lieber and George Roussos, reprinted from issue #97. Plus: The Outlaw Kid in the back-up story "Fists of Steel!" with art by Doug Wildey, reprinted from Outlaw Kid (1954 Atlas) #17. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by Gene Colan and Bob McLeod. The Young Gun starring Rawhide Kid and Clay Murdock, script and pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos. Fists of Steel starring Outlaw Kid, art by Doug Wildey. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $125.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4490141011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

John Buscema art Cover price $0.35.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. Cover by Frank Thorne. "Shall Skranos Fall?" Story by Roy Thomas. Art by John Buscema and Al Milgrom.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. John Buscema art. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils possibly by Dan De Carlo. "Beanie Bonanza," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead is suddenly irresistible to girls and Reggie and Archie decide it has something to do with his beanie. Svenson - Wet Paint Puzzle activity page. "Roman Holiday," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Vince DeCarlo; Archie is the Roman emperor but Reggie is still a troublemaker. "Skate Scoot," script by George Gladir, pencils by Bob Bolling, inks by Rudy Lapick; Reggie uses Dilton's new motorized skateboard to enter a competition, but things don't work out as he planned. Archie Club News. "Rap Flap"; The girls are tired of Reggie's constant bragging so they make a bet with him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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"Crash Bash"; Archie and Reggie decide to crash the girls' pajama party. "Feet Treat"; Archie and the girls are eating lunch at a snack bar next to a soccer field; Reggie, dressed in his soccer uniform, kicks the ball around, and brags that he can do anything with his feet. "Flower Fair"; Archie looks at a drooping flower sitting on a nearby table, and decides that maybe it will perk up if he sings to it. "Debate Mate"; Archie and Reggie are holding a campaign debate for some school office. "Borrow Sorrow"; Reggie is enjoying a burger, and tells Jughead that he's too old to be asking for a bite of Reggie's burger. "Bite Delight"; Reggie is standing outside Pop's with an ice cream cone; As Jughead walks up, Reggie tells him that he's waiting for his date on that corner. "Picture Road Signs For Teens"; A two-page, 10-panel gag strip featuring various humorous "road signs" for teens. "Art Dart"; The girls are in a classroom with "art class" on the door and notice that Reggie has taken up painting. "Cool Pool"; At the pool hall, Jughead slyly gets Reggie to lend him five dollars. "Humble Fumble"; Reggie is running for something (the story doesn't say what it is), and his friend Karen tells him that he's going to lose according to the straw poll. "Wrong Number" half-page Li'l Jinx's Pal, Fat Charley story by Joe Edwards. "Ever Clever"; Jughead is standing outside, painting a picture of a house; Reggie runs up to him asking for advice because Moose is after him. Archie Club News. Archie Christmas Specials ad. "Rock Knock"; Archie has converted his guitar into a skateboard and is impressing Veronica by being able to play the guitar and skate at the same time. Reggie pinup. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Richie Rich in Invention Convention (open house for Rich invention center), Going Straight (thieves get jobs on Rich estate), and Uncle Fibey (Dot's Uncle pretends that he used to be rich). Mayda Money in In Charge (Mayda is mean to servants while her parents are gone). Ad for CBS Saturday morning cartoons. Hostess ad with script by Stan Kay and art by Warren Kremer. Ad for Harvey Halloween costumes. Cover pencils by Warren Kremer. $0.35. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart Very Good $3.60

Heroes on the Spot starring Richie Rich and Cadbury. Snow Way Out starring Richie Rich, Cadbury, Mr. Gadget, and Mr. Rich. Vanishing Valuables starring Richie Rich, Cadbury, Mr. Rich, Professor Brainfood, Mr. Wrench, and Mrs. Rich. Stopped Thieves starring Richie Rich, Cadbury, Mr. Rich, Mrs. Rich, Professor Brainfood, and Mr. Wrench. Yr. Obedient Servant starring Cadbury, Cousin Reggie, and Mr. Rich. Too Much of a Good Thing text story starring Richie Rich. Attic Antics starring Little Dot and Mrs. Polka. 52 pgs. $.50 Cover price $0.50.