Nostalgia Journal (1974) comic books

Edited by Gordon Bailey. #1 includes: Green Lantern cover art by Jim Jones and classified ads by and for Remember When magazine, Howard Rogofsky, Nostalgia News, The Menomonee Falls Gazette, Bruce Hamilton, Russ Cochran, Howard Keltner, Comic Fantasy Quarterly, and more. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. June, 1974; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free. (With #27, The Nostalgia Journal would be taken over by Gary Groth and Fantagraphics. With #34, it would become The Comics Journal, one of the most respected and controversial comics history and criticism magazines ever).

Edited by Gordon Bailey. #2 includes: Tom Foster cover art and classified ads by and for Star Con 75, The Comic Book Price Guide, Middle Earth, Multicon 75, Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics, The Comic-Book Book, and more. Also includes a letter from Walter Koenig and I Remember Premiums by Roger Sikes. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. August, 1974; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Gordon Bailey. #4 includes: Gil Kane cover art and classified ads by and for Middle Earth, Star Con 75, Menomonee Falls Gazette, Street Enterprises, Comic Reprints, Indiana's First Comic Book Convention, and more. Also includes a report on Houston Con 74. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. Sept, 1974; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #5 includes: Fantasia cover art by Conway and classified ads by and for Radio Mongo, Tannar Miles Comics & Things, Comic Reprints, Amra, Wintercon 74, and more. Also includes fanzine reviews, Fan World by Tom Mason, and Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. Oct, 1974; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #7 includes: Classified ads by and for Bruce Hamilton, The Collector, Dreamtrip Enterprises, Comics Etc., Fantasy Advertiser International, Yesterday's Saturdays, and more. Also includes Fan World by Tom Mason and Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. Dec, 1974; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

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Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #8 includes: Frankenstein cover art by Kerry Gamill and classified ads by and for Bruce Hamilton, Burrel's Books, Multicon 75, Russ Cochran, Cinefantastique, The Comic Reader, and more. Also includes fanzine reviews and Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien. 24 pgs, folded newsprint. Feb, 1975; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #9 includes: Iron Fist cover art by Bob Layton and classified ads by and for The Comic Book Price Guide, Red Ryder original art, Multicon 75, Who's Who of American Comic Books, Russ Cochran, Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics, G.B. Love, and more. 16 pgs, folded newsprint. March, 1975; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #10 includes: Cover art by Larson and classified ads by and for The Comic Book Price Guide, Dreamtrip Enterprises, Bruce Webster, UFO Quality Fanzines, Tannar Miles, Rocket's Blast, Multicon 75, Gordon Bailey, Russ Cochran, and more. 32 pgs, folded newsprint. April, 1975; Syndicate Pubs. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #11 includes: Adventures of Superman cover art by Kerry Gammill and classified ads by and for Star Con 75, Dreamtrip Enterprises, Russ Cochran, Yesterday's Saturdays, Fandoma #3 (including a Batman drawing by Mike Grell), Infamous Funnies, and more. Also includes Fan World by Tom Mason, Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien, and photos of John Wooley, Joe Bob Williams, Robert Brown, and Bruce Shults. 24 pgs, folded newsprint. June, 1975; The Syndicate Inc. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #12 includes: Conan cover art by Kerry Gammill and classified ads by and for The John Wayne Story, The American Star Trek Convention, Bruce Webster, River Con 75, Phil Seuling's Comic Art Convention, Rocket's Blast, Zero Comics, and more. Also includes The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (This Island Earth) and Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien. 32 pgs, folded newsprint. July, 1975; The Syndicate Inc. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #13 includes: Shadow cover art and classified ads by and for Burrell's Books, Dreamtrip Enterprises, The American Star Trek Convention, Bud Plant, Telefantasy Convention 75, Cinefantastique, Star Trek and Science Fiction Spectacular, Zero Comics, and more. Also includes Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien, fanzine reviews, The Case of the Mysterious Column by John Wooley, and The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (Raymond Chandler in the movies). 32 pgs, folded newsprint. Aug, 1975; The Syndicate Inc. Original cover price: Free.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #14 includes: Classified ads by and for The Adventurous Decade, Nova Enterprises, Bruce Webster, Robert Bell, American Star Trek Convention, Cleveland Comix Convention, and more. Also includes The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (The Creature from the Black Lagoon). 32 pgs, folded newsprint. Sept, 1975; The Syndicate Inc. Original cover price: Free. This is the last free issue.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #15 includes: Star Trek cover art and classified ads by and for The Glamour Girls, American Star Trek Convention, Bud Planet, Bay Con 1, and more. Also includes 10 Worst of the Best of Star Trek by Gordon Bailey, a report on Multicon 75, Space:1999 by Stephen Barrington, and The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (Recycling Trash). 32 pgs, folded newsprint. Oct, 1975; The Syndicate Inc.

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Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #16 includes: Classified ads by and for Proteus Fanzine, Rocket's Blast Vaughn Bode memorial issue, Miami Con I, C&C Comic Art Shops, The 1976 Star Trek Convention, and more. Also includes The Case of the Mysterious Column by John Wooley (Poe's Detective Stories) and Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien (Target Comics). 24 pgs, folded newsprint. Oct, 1975; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #17 includes: Cover art by Gray Morrow and classified ads by and for Starcon 76, Science Fiction Exposition 1976, C&C Comic Art Shops, Bruce Webster, and more. Also includes The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (King Kong). 24 pgs, folded newsprint. Nov, 1975; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Joe Bob Williams. #18 includes: Cover art by Nibert and classified ads by and for Starcon 76, Star Trek: Houston, Burrell's Books, The American Nostalgia Con, D-Con 76, Collector's Directory, Winter Con 75, and more. Also includes a report on The American Stark Trek Convention by John Wooley, Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien, Comic Stop Light by Stephen Barrington, The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti. 24 pgs, folded newsprint. Dec 1, 1975; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Gordon Bailey and Mark Lamberti. #19 includes: Classified ads by and for Syndicate Films, Dave Ludwig, The Frazetta Treasury, EC, Richard Alf, and more. Also includes The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (classic films). 16 pgs, folded newsprint. Dec 15, 1975; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Gordon Bailey and Mark Lamberti. #20 includes: Tarzan cover art and classified ads by and for New York Star Trek 76, Record Collector's Price Guide, The Frazetta Treasury, Starcon 76, , and more. Also includes Tarzan Today (interview with Johnny Weissmuller), ERB Master of Adventure, Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien, and Comic Stop Light by Stephen Barrington. 24 pgs, folded newsprint. Jan 1, 1976; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Gordon Bailey and Mark Lamberti. #21 includes classified ads by and for Syndicate Films, Starcon 76, Pittcon 76, Comic Kingdom, and more. Also includes Wintercon 75 report, Golden Age Gleanings by Richard O'Brien, The Picture Show by Lamberti (The Vampire Lovers), and Comic Stop Light by Stephen Barrington. 16 pgs, folded newsprint. Feb 1, 1976; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Gordon Bailey and Mark Lamberti. #22 includes The Shadow cover art by R. Hill and classified ads by and for Art Story, The American Nostalgia Con, Starcon 76, The Movie Gallery, Record Collector's Price Guide, and more. 16 pgs, folded newsprint. 1976; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Gordon Bailey and Mark Lamberti. #23 includes The Phantom cover art by Kerry Gammill and classified ads by and for Middle Earth, Syndicate Films, Bruce Webster, Bloodstar graphic novel, and more. Also includes: Multi-Con report and Comic Stop Light by Stephen Barrington. 16 pgs, folded newsprint. 1976; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Gordon Bailey and Mark Lamberti. #24 includes classified ads by and for Bloodstar graphic novel, Bruce Webster, Trekon 76, The ACBA Sketchbook, Omnicon, Sounds Fine: The Rock Collector's Marketplace, The American Nostalgia Con, the American Star Trek Convention, Star Trekkin Austin, and more. Also includes a report on Starcon 76 by Richard M. Sykes and Comic Stop Light by Stephen Barrington. 24 pgs, folded newsprint. 1976; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Gordon Bailey, Mark Lamberti, Larry Herndon and Joe Bob Williams. #25 includes classified ads by and for American Star Trek Convention, Star Trekkin Austin, Orlandocon 76, Record Collector's Price Guide, and more. Also includes TNJ Lives, Comic Stop Light by Stephen Barrington, and Communications Breakdown by Gordon Bailey. 20 pgs, folded newsprint. 1976; The Syndicate Inc.

Edited by Gordon Bailey, Mark Lamberti, Larry Herndon and Joe Bob Williams. #26 includes classified ads by and for American Star Trek Convention 76, The Fantasy Book, Duckaneer by Frank Brunner, Austin Fantasy Film Fest, Star Trek Galore, Star Trekkin Austin, and more. Also includes Comic Stop Light by Stephen Barrington, The Picture Show by Lambert, The Adventure of the Golden Pulp, Beatle Films: Myth and Magic Combined by Bailey and The Beatles—Critic's Choice? By William N. Romanoff. 24 pgs, folded newsprint. 1976; The Syndicate Inc. This is the last issue before Gary Groth and Fantagraphics took over.

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Now dubbed The "New" Nostalgia Journal, #27 is the issue in which the outspoken editor Gary Groth and publisher Fantagraphics took over. Includes Frazetta cover art and classified ads by and for Six Gun Heroes: A Price Guide to Movie Cowboy Collectibles, Toronto Star Trek 76, Star Trek Galore, Bud Plant, Jerry Bails, and more. Also includes a long editorial by Groth, a Jack Kirby interview, a review of Edward Bryant's Among the Dead and Other Events Leading to the Apocalypse by Alan Brennert, an interview with Alan Light and Murray Bishoff, The Creative Experience by Jim Wilson, and Fanzine reviews. 36 pgs, folded newsprint. July, 1976. (With issue #34, The New Nostalgia Journal would become The Comics Journal, one of the most respected and controversial comics history and criticism magazines ever).

The New Nostalgia Journal, #28, edited by the outspoken Gary Groth and published by Fantagraphics. Includes Bernie Wrightson cover art and classified ads by and for Bud Plant, Dark Eagle Illustrated Catalogue, The Trek Times, Marvel Con 76, Fourth Dimension Con, American Star Trek Convention, and more. Also includes a letter from Gordon Bailey, Star Trek/Space: 1999 article, Futurescope by Frank Catalano, Fanzines the Decker Era by Doug Fratz, Exploring Harlan Ellison by Carter Scholz. 40 pgs, folded newsprint. Sept, 1976.

The New Nostalgia Journal, #29, edited by the outspoken Gary Groth and published by Fantagraphics. Includes Dave Cockrum cover art and classified ads by and for Bile Cole, Dark Eagle, The Kerry Gammill Monsters and Heroes Portfolio, Enterprise Incidents, RBCC, and more. Also includes a letter from Alan Light, Fturescope by Frank Catalano, The Electronic Man of Steel by Tom McGeehan, and The Creative Experience by Jim Wilson. 32 pgs, folded newsprint. Oct, 1976.

The New Nostalgia Journal, #30, edited by the outspoken Gary Groth and published by Fantagraphics. Includes Jack Kirby cover art and classified ads by and for Bill Cole, Rich Corben's Funny Book, ERB Library of Illustration, and more. Also includes part one of a Jack Kirby interview, Futurescope by Frank Catalano, a letter from Bart Bush, comic book news, fanzine reviews, and The Creative Experience by Jim Wilson. 32 pgs, folded newsprint. Nov, 1976. Cover price $0.30.

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The New Nostalgia Journal, #31, edited by the outspoken Gary Groth and published by Fantagraphics. Includes Dave Cockrum cover art. Includes final part of a Jack Kirby interview. 32 pgs, folded newsprint. Nov, 1976. Cover price $0.30.