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Fantasy Illustrated (1963-1971 Bill Spicer) Fanzine comic books

  • Issue #3
    Fantasy Illustrated (1963-1971 Bill Spicer) Fanzine 3
    • Light staple rust.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Published by Bill Spicer, Fantasy Illustrated was one of the most important, most professional looking fanzines of the Golden Age of comic book fandom. Issue #3 includes: cover art by Landon Chesney; a letter from Roy Thomas; The End of Bukawai strip (adapted from ERB's Jungle Tales of Tarzan) by Harry Habblitz (art) and Bill Spicer (adaptation, lettering, and breakdown); A Study in Horror strip by Chesney and Bob Overstreet; A Rogues Gallery of Comic Fandom (including pics of Grass Green, Russ Manning, and Basil Wolverton); March 25th strip by Ken Finnerty (script) and Overstreet (art); and back cover art by Manning. 44 pgs. Winter, 1964.

  • Issue #6
    Fantasy Illustrated (1963-1971 Bill Spicer) Fanzine 6
    • Staple rust with migration.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Published by Bill Spicer, Fantasy Illustrated was one of the most important, most professional looking fanzines of the Golden Age of comic book fandom. Issue #6 includes: wraparound cover art by D. Bruce Berry; Graphic Story Review column by Richard Kyle; The Origin of The Black Phantom strip by Steve Perrin (story) and Ronn Foss (art); letters from Kyle, Steve Perrin, and Harry Warner, Jr.; Blood strip by Fredric Brown; The Purple Snark strip by Bill Spicer (script) and Grass Green (art); Mickey Mouse, Super Secret Agent commentary by Mike Barrier; and Abominable strip by Brown. 48 pgs. Summer/Fall, 1966.

    • Staple rust: Slight.
    • Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Staple rust: Slight.
    • 1 1/2" Cumulative chew/spine split. Chew to edges of cover. Staple rust with migration.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Published by Bill Spicer, Fantasy Illustrated was one of the most important, most professional looking fanzines of the Golden Age of comic book fandom. Issue #7 includes Captain Egg by Mike Barrier, Graphic Story Review by Richard Kyle, George Metzger's Master Tyme and Mobius Tripp, and more. Dan Adkins/Wally Wood cover. Magazine format; black and white; 48 pages on good quality white paper.