Comic books January 1980

NOTE: All Text is in French - Volume 25 - 1st printing. "Le grand fossé (Asterix and the Great Divide)!" Written by René Goscinny. Art by Albert Uderzo. The path of true love never did run smooth, especially when the sweethearts' fathers have dug a ditch right through their village, dividing it in half! Such is the case with star-crossed lovers Histrionix and the beautiful Melodrama, who call upon Asterix, Obelix, and Getafix to sort out the political wrangling. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 48 pages, full color.

Note: All Text is in French.

NOTE: All Text is in French - Volume 25 - 2nd and later printings. "Le grand fossé (Asterix and the Great Divide)!" Written by René Goscinny. Art by Albert Uderzo. The path of true love never did run smooth, especially when the sweethearts' fathers have dug a ditch right through their village, dividing it in half! Such is the case with star-crossed lovers Histrionix and the beautiful Melodrama, who call upon Asterix, Obelix, and Getafix to sort out the political wrangling. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 48 pages, full color.

Note: All Text is in French.

Dargaud (Hodder & Stoughton) Edition - 1st printing. Written by Rene Goscinny. Art by Albert Uderzo. Follow the hilarious adventures of the wily Gallic hero, Asterix, and his friends as they protect their town from dastardly Roman legionnaires in these hysterical historical tales - re-colored, re-linked, and released in their original order! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color.

Dargaud (Hodder & Stoughton) Edition - 2nd and later printings. Covers on reprints may vary. Verify printing by indicia. Written by Rene Goscinny. Art by Albert Uderzo. Follow the hilarious adventures of the wily Gallic hero, Asterix, and his friends as they protect their town from dastardly Roman legionnaires in these hysterical historical tales. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color.

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Dargaud (Hodder & Stoughton) Edition - 1st printing. Written by Rene Goscinny. Art by Albert Uderzo. Follow the hilarious adventures of the wily Gallic hero, Asterix, and his friends as they protect their town from dastardly Roman legionnaires in these hysterical historical tales - re-colored, re-linked, and released in their original order! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 48 pages, full color.

Italian language digest featuring comic strip story and art. "I Delitti Della Ninfomane". Softcover squarebound, 5 1/4-in. x 7-in., 116 pages, black and white. Mature Readers.

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Direct Edition. "Back to the Stone Age!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Daredevil. Plot by Roger Stern. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Dan Green (finishes). Cover by George Perez and Sal Buscema. The Grey Gargoyle surprises the Avengers and quickly turns Shell-head and the Man Without Fear into stone! However, there are still seven more avengers in the fight! They should be able to defeat Thor's long-time foe, but instead the Grey Gargoyle pounds Earth's Mightiest Heroes and escapes! The Falcon pursues the stone villain to Paul Duval's former Manhattan apartment, and inside a fierce one-on-one battle erupts! Can the Falcon and Redwing hold their own against the Grey Gargoyle? They must...until the other avengers arrive! Brief retelling of the Greg Gargoyle's origin. Flashback cameos by Fandral and Thor. (Note: This issue features a full-page ad for Rom issue 1.) 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

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Newsstand Edition. "Back to the Stone Age!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Daredevil. Plot by Roger Stern. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Dan Green (finishes). Cover by George Perez and Sal Buscema. The Grey Gargoyle surprises the Avengers and quickly turns Shell-head and the Man Without Fear into stone! However, there are still seven more avengers in the fight! They should be able to defeat Thor's long-time foe, but instead the Grey Gargoyle pounds Earth's Mightiest Heroes and escapes! The Falcon pursues the stone villain to Paul Duval's former Manhattan apartment, and inside a fierce one-on-one battle erupts! Can the Falcon and Redwing hold their own against the Grey Gargoyle? They must...until the other avengers arrive! Brief retelling of the Greg Gargoyle's origin. Flashback cameos by Fandral and Thor. (Note: This issue features a full-page ad for Rom issue 1.) 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Daredevil gets turned to stone by the Grey Gargoyle in "Back to the Stone Age!" Plot by Roger Stern, script by David Michelinie, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dan Green. Cover price $0.40.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Back to the Stone Age!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Daredevil. Plot by Roger Stern. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Dan Green (finishes). Cover by George Perez and Sal Buscema. The Grey Gargoyle surprises the Avengers and quickly turns Shell-head and the Man Without Fear into stone! However, there are still seven more avengers in the fight! They should be able to defeat Thor's long-time foe, but instead the Grey Gargoyle pounds Earth's Mightiest Heroes and escapes! The Falcon pursues the stone villain to Paul Duval's former Manhattan apartment, and inside a fierce one-on-one battle erupts! Can the Falcon and Redwing hold their own against the Grey Gargoyle? They must...until the other avengers arrive! Brief retelling of the Greg Gargoyle's origin. Flashback cameos by Fandral and Thor. (Note: This issue features a full-page ad for Rom issue 1.) 32 pages

Vol. 2, # 3; Winter 1980. 4 pages. Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) interview. Empire Strikes Back progress report; introducing Lando Calrissian.

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Cover pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Dick Giordano. "Never Give Up the Ghost!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Bob Smith and Bill Wormstedt (ink assist on pages 11 and 12); Batman stops the Gentleman Ghost and his two-man from stealing industrial diamonds inside a darkened factory; The villains escape, and the Ghost tells his henchmen they will try to steal the jewels another time; Bruce Wayne hosts a costume ball with the attendees dressed as famous people from the past; Bruce becomes Batman and investigates an alarm going off at a factory. Hostess snack cakes ad with the Flash. Answer Man DC questions and answers by Bob Rozakis. Alex Saviuk profile. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Dick Giordano. "Never Give Up the Ghost!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Bob Smith and Bill Wormstedt (ink assist on pages 11 and 12); Batman stops the Gentleman Ghost and his two-man from stealing industrial diamonds inside a darkened factory; The villains escape, and the Ghost tells his henchmen they will try to steal the jewels another time; Bruce Wayne hosts a costume ball with the attendees dressed as famous people from the past; Bruce becomes Batman and investigates an alarm going off at a factory. Hostess snack cakes ad with the Flash. Answer Man DC questions and answers by Bob Rozakis. Alex Saviuk profile. 36 pgs., full color.

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The Dynamic Duo, Batman and Robin, race against the clock to stop the Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker, from mind-controlling the citizens of Gotham City!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W. All Ages

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January 5, 1980

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January 12, 1980

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"Scavenge World!" Written by Roger McKenzie. Art and cover by Walt Simonson and Klaus Janson. The fleet is leaderless, drifting lost through space, running out of supplies, and running out of time! Colonel Tigh, Apollo, and Starbuck race against the clock to save Commander Adama and find the missing Colony ships before all is lost. Cover price $0.40.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese. 1st printing. Go behind-the-scenes of one of the most beloved sci-fi animes in history. Space Cruiser Yamato was translated to U.S. audiences as Star Blazers and this issue beautiful anime cells and artwork of characters, vehicles and scenes from the show. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers NOTE: All Text is in Japanese. NOTE: This is a Japanese manga-style book and is meant to be read right-to-left.

Featuring: 13 page Beagle Boys and Uncle Scrooge story "Freebies Can Be Costly" written by Vic Lockman and pencilled by Jack Manning; 5 page story "The Tick-Tock Plot" starring the Beagle Boys, Uncle Scrooge and Emil Eagle, written by Vic Lockman and pencilled by Jack Manning; 6 page Beagle Boys and Uncle Scrooge story "The Treasure Hunters" written by Vic Lockman and pencilled by Jack Manning. Cover pencils by Jack Manning. Cover price $0.40.

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Vintage men's interest magazine with a focus on racy adult short fiction stories, sports and war articles, adult themed comic strips, and tasteful pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 66 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $2.75.

Reprints: "The Cosmic Hit Man?" by E. Nelson Bridwell, Ramona Fradon and Bob Smith from Super Friends #3; "Man, Thy Name is Brother!" by Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky and Sid Greene from Justice League of America #57; "Riddles and Rockets!" by E. Nelson Bridwell, Ramona Fradon and Bob Smith from Super Friends #4; "Eye of the Beholder!" by Len Wein, Marv Wolfman and Bill Draut from Teen Titans #18; "The Monster Menace!" by E. Nelson Bridwell, Ramona Fradon and Bob Smith from Super Friends #10 Cover price $0.95.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "More Fabulous, Furry Freak Brothers!" Another collection of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers by Gilbert Shelton. Two-page interview with Shelton. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $6.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "The Sixth Book of Virgil Finlay!" Edited by Gerry de la Ree. Virgil Finaly (1914-1971) began his career with Weird Tales magazine in 1935. Over the next three decades his artwork appeared in virtually every science fiction of fantasy magazine published. This series of books celebrates and collects some of his best and most memorable pieces of artwork. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Yesterday Never Dies!", script by Gerry Conway, art by Jim Aparo; Wonder Woman and Batman team up to fight a French villain named Flashback, who employs a gas that forces its victims to relive incidents in their past; Flashback tries to stop an American company from building an automobile plant in France by killing the French politicians working on the plan. The Rescue ad for Hostess snack cakes featuring Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Fugitive from Two Worlds!", script by Bob Haney and Mike W. Barr, art by Jim Aparo; When Tri Vul attempts to use a meteor under Gotham City to cure his radiation poisoning, its removal causes earthquakes; Green Lantern and Batman bring him to justice before the Guardians of Oa, and replace the meteor to stop the earthquakes. Wonder Woman Saves the Astronauts ad for Hostess Fruit Pies. 36 pgs., full color.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Time... My Dark Destiny!", script by Bob Haney and Mike W. Barr, art by Jim Aparo; Batman tries to stop the Extortion Inc. gang, but when he meets their new enforcer he realizes that it is Kamandi. The Rescue Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Profile on Todd Klein. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Yesterday Never Dies!", script by Gerry Conway, art by Jim Aparo; Wonder Woman and Batman team up to fight a French villain named Flashback, who employs a gas that forces its victims to relive incidents in their past; Flashback tries to stop an American company from building an automobile plant in France by killing the French politicians working on the plan. The Rescue ad for Hostess snack cakes featuring Superman. 36 pgs., full color.

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Stories by various. Art by various. Featuring the tales "Aku Island Treasure Race," "The Pointing Pooch" and "Tour Detour"! Starring Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, Horace Richritz, Rodney and Dubba! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Whitman edition. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.