Comic books January 1969

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by Jack Miller, Barbara Friedlander and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike & George Roussos, Tony Abruzzo, Win Mortimer & Dick Giordano and unknown. Karen leaves Hollywood and her dreams of stardom behind when her sister calls to tell her that her former fiance Greg needs her in Episode 24 of "Reach for Happiness"! Plus: When Richard breaks up with Debby, she is sure she will never fall in love again and resists falling for any of the boys who date her in "Love, Love, Go Away!" Also: Cindy the Salesgirl models several of the latest styles for an older woman who actually isn't looking to buy anything, but just to relive her youth in an untitled story. And: Melanie and Doug decide to end their relationship, but months later they meet again on a cruise and wonder if their feelings are truly forgotten in the reprint story "Long After Heartbreak"! Plus: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler. Also: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Jack Sparling. The Queen without a Crown! starring Tiger Force, Crimson Dawn, King Savage, August Durant, Carlo Di Rienzi, Lili De Neuve, Mockingbird, Johnny Bright, Archduke Otto, and General Zarobin, script by E. Nelson Bridwell and Joe Gill, art by Jack Sparling; the Six attempt to recover the Graustanian Crown Jewels, stolen from a museum by Crimson's ex-husband, Johnny Bright. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 1 issue 3. Men's interest humor magazine targeted at men in the service, published by Magnum-Royal Publications. Features adult girlie cartoons, army cartoons, and racy pin-ups of photo models. 11-in x 8-in, 52 pages, B&W, mature readers. Cover price $35.00.

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"Sex to Sexty: Wahoo!" Men's Magazine with adult jokes and cartoons. 64 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $1.00.

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"The Name Is Bass--Sergeant Bass!" Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by John Severin. Cover price $0.12.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.75.

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. A survivor of the World War II firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim becomes an optometrist after the war, makes a great deal of money, and is kidnapped by a flying saucer from planet Tralfamadore on his daughter's wedding night. Is all of this true, of just figments of one man's mind? Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 186 pages, Text Only. Cover price $5.95.

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Billy Pilgrim becomes an optometrist after the war, makes a great deal of money, and is kidnapped by a flying saucer from planet Tralfamadore on his daughter's wedding night. Is all of this true, of just figments of one man's mind? Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 186 pages, Text Only. Cover price $5.95.

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. A survivor of the World War II firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim becomes an optometrist after the war, makes a great deal of money, and is kidnapped by a flying saucer from planet Tralfamadore on his daughter's wedding night. Is all of this true, of just figments of one man's mind? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 186 pages, Text Only.

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. A survivor of the World War II firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim becomes an optometrist after the war, makes a great deal of money, and is kidnapped by a flying saucer from planet Tralfamadore on his daughter's wedding night. Is all of this true, of just figments of one man's mind? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 186 pages, Text Only. Cover price $1.95.

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1st Printing. Mature Readers, export-restricted. Content warning: Racist material, sexual assault, age-inappropriate implications.

Cover by Robert Crumb. Stories and art by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Rory Hayes, Victor Moscoso, & Rick Griffin. 5-in. x 7-in., 36 pages, B&W MATURE READERS NOTE: 1st printings have color on the Rory Hayes cartoon featured on page 23. The color varies, but all are considered 1st printings. Cover price $0.50.

2nd Printing. Mature Readers, export-restricted. Content warning: Racist material, sexual assault, age-inappropriate implications, incest.

Cover by Robert Crumb. Stories and art by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Rory Hayes, Victor Moscoso, & Rick Griffin. 5-in. x 7-in., 36 pages, B&W MATURE READERS NOTE: 2nd printings DO NOT have color on the Rory Hayes cartoon featured on page 23. Cover price $0.50.

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3rd Printing. Mature Readers, export-restricted. Content warning: Racist material, sexual assault, age-inappropriate implications, incest.

Cover by Robert Crumb. Stories and art by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Rory Hayes, Victor Moscoso, & Rick Griffin. 5-in. x 7-in., 36 pages, B&W MATURE READERS NOTE: 3rd printings DO NOT have color on the Rory Hayes cartoon, and the cartoon has been moved to page 15 Cover price $0.50.

4th Printing. Mature Readers, export-restricted. Content warning: Racist material, sexual assault, age-inappropriate implications, incest.

Cover by Robert Crumb. Stories and art by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Rory Hayes, Victor Moscoso, & Rick Griffin. 5-in. x 7-in., 36 pages, B&W MATURE READERS NOTE: 4th printings DO NOT have an orange or blue ring around the color logos, as this is the first printing to use black ink on the cover instead of mixing blue and orange Cover price $0.50.

6th Printing. Mature Readers, export-restricted. Content warning: Racist material, sexual assault, age-inappropriate implications, incest.

Cover by Robert Crumb. Stories and art by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Rory Hayes, Victor Moscoso, & Rick Griffin. 5-in. x 7-in., 36 pages, B&W MATURE READERS NOTE: 6th printings have a $0.75 cent cover price. Cover price $0.75.

1st printing. By Charles M. Schulz. Remeber the last page of Charles M. Schulz's best-selling book SNOOPY AND THE RED BARON? America's favorite World War I flying ace is shaking his fist at the sky as he vows, "Someday I'll get you, Red Baron!" Well, someday is here as Snoopy takes flight on another daring mission in this delightful All Ages tale. Hardcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. All Ages Cover price $2.00.

Cover by Steve Ditko and Sanho Kim. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, Enio Leguizamon and Sanho Kim. Sometimes listed as Space Adventures #64. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Astronauts find a planet with the perfect atmosphere and environment for colonizing, with only one problem: gigantic bugs and insects. Aliens use a super-powerful magnet to attack the Earth, in a story (and cover) with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Exterminators; Moon Madness; The Horrible Enemy!; The Magnet of Magento. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - January 1969. Science Fiction paperback containing Novelets, Short Stories and Serials by A.E. Van Vogt, E.C. Tubb, James Causey, Harl Vincent, William S. Corwin, Jeff Sutton, H.B. Fyfe, J.T. Oliver and Ralph Milne Farley. 7 1/2" x 5 1/2", 130 pages. Cover price $0.50.

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Radio fanzine by Bob Vito. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 30 pages, black and white text with photos and illustrations.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Ad for Green Lantern #65 and The Brave and the Bold #81, pencils by Mike Sekowsky and Neal Adams, inks by Joe Giella and Neal Adams. Vengeance is a Harpy! starring Enemy Ace, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert; When von Hammer shoots down The Hangman, his sister Denise takes to the skies in an attempt to seek revenge. Captain Action and Action Boy Meet Dr. Evil toy ad, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Ad for Superman #212, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

1st printing.

Written by Norton Juster. Art and Cover by Arnold Roth.

Have you ever met a musically oriented Spanish patriot named Jose Canusee? Or a Welsh after-dinner speaker name Dai Gression? Is Irving Renewal the City Planning Commissioner in your town? Do you know a pregnant mother of twelve named Yetta Nother?

Almost everyone I know has a few treasured examples, but try to picture an entire town full of them - sort of a paranomastic paradise.

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 7-in. x 4-in., 48 pages, B&W (and Blue).

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Cover by Ernie Bache, Mo Marcus? and Vince Alascia. Edited by Sal Gentile. Stories by unknown. Art by Ernie Bache, Mo Marcus?, Vince Alascia and unknown. Four tantalizing Strange Suspense Stories! In this issue: Good or evil? Find out in..."The Magic Desk" with art by Ernie Bache. Plus: A ghostly metamorphosis in..."The Maestro's Voice" with art by Mo Marcus? and Vince Alascia; "The $100 Bills!"; and 1-page text story "The Seven Snakes of San Sarga"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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"The Spell of the Serpent!" Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Marie Severin and Dan Adkins. The sinister Serpent Crown has turned the citizens of Atlantis against their monarch. Even Lady Dorma falls under the thrall of the evil artifact. Can Namor's indomitable will stand against the mind numbing power of the Serpent Crown? "The Spell of the Serpent!" Tiger Shark cameo. NOTE: 1st appearance of the Serpent Crown. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: Adventure Inside A Monster (with Bernie the Brain) and Parents in Orbit (chap 2). Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. Challenge of the Cosmic Invaders!, script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Wally Wood; Superboy battles an alien invasion by creating duplicates of the world's leaders. Who Ever Heard of Jay Scott Pike? article by Mark Hanerfeld. Superboy's Secret Hideaways article, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Wally Wood. Cap's Hobby Hints activity page, script by Henry Boltinoff and David Smith, pencils by Boltinoff. Letter to the editor from Irene Vartanoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito. DC Giant featuring the following stories: The Man Who Saved Kal-El's Life!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Al Plastino; Superman meets Professor Dunn who visited Krypton and meet Jor-El before Krypton exploded; Using the Professor's "Matter-Radio" plans, two crooks are on a crime spree. The Rejected Super-Tot!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp. The Babe of Steel!, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Superman uses red kryptonite to become baby-sized in order to get through a hole in the Phantom Zone that threatens to become larger. The Girl Superbaby!, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. The Grandson of Steel!, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela. Lois Lane's Revenge on Superman!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The Unwanted Superbaby!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; First Gold K appearance. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. The Most Dangerous Door in the World! starring Superman and Lex Luthor, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Jack Abel; Superman places a priceless prize in a huge vault and seals it with a lifetime lock…one that can't be cracked as long as he lives; renegade scientist, The Man of Steel's arch-enemy, Lex Luthor, knows he can only break in by killing his foe. Info on Dolphin artist Jay Scott Pike and the 1968 Academy Con. The Orphans of Space!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; In his Fortress of Solitude, Superman disassembles a strange machine he found in space; When the machine explodes and destroys the Earth, Superman, Supergirl and Krypto are the only survivors. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Neal Adams. The Bride of Batman! [Part I], script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito; Lois breaks up with Superman and then falls in love with Bruce Wayne and gets married to him. House ad for Angel and the Ape #2. #8 - What Makes DC Run?--information on the colorist, letterers and production people at DC Comics. Bride and Goons! Part II; Lois is captured by the Gimmick Master, who tries to find out who Batman is from Lois. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Neal Adams. The Planet of the Capes!, script by Otto Binder, art by Pete Costanza; after wandering through a dimensional port, Jimmy is on a parallel world in which non-cape wearers are slaves. The Son of Jimmy Olsen!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

January 1969. Mad Magazine-style publication with comics, cartoons, and humor pieces about the world of surfing. Cover by Bill Hughes and Nelson Dewey. Back cover by Tom Henderson. Contributions to interior cartoons credited to Tom Henderson, Herb Cadin, Nelsen Dewey, Mike Dormer, Dennis Ellefson, Jim Grube, Tom Henderson, Bill Hughes, Jim Mueller, & Bruce Steffenhagen. 8.25-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 50 pages on newsprint with slick covers. Cover price $0.35.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

Cover art by Henry Scarpelli. Skiing is Believing!, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Henry Scarpelli; The gang's ski trip is interrupted by bank robbers. Captain Action ad, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. House ad for Superman #212, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Mike Esposito. Sympathy Pains!, pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Henry Scarpelli; Scooter wants a little sympathy from the girls, who are fussing over Kenny and his broken leg, so he pretends to be sick. Captain Action ad, art by Gil Kane. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by José Luis García-López. Stories by unknown. Art by José Luis García-López, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and unknown. Greg Buford, campus hero, is kissing Nancy! He must think she's Sheila! And Nancy isn't resisting him, either. This may be a case of mistaken identity, but Nancy's not going to tell Greg she's the wrong girl. He never would have taken her in his arms at the pool if he'd known who she was! But he doesn't know...he does take her...his kiss is a burning promise she'll never forget so long as she lives. Read..."He's Too Much" with art by José Luis García-López. Plus: Could she belong to "The Happy Hippies" and still be true to herself? Also in this issue: "The Maddest Moment of All" with art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; Teen-Age Troubles advice 1-pager by Dr. Harold Gluck; and 1-page story "Ambassador of Good Will"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Stories and art by the Iger Shop. Legendary publisher Myron Fass presents gory tales of horror and the macabre. A dying man makes an unholy pact involving his brain and a mad scientist. A young couple's new house is on the fly-by route for hungry vampires. A woman plans to con her new husband out of his money, but discovers the real con when she finds the bodies of his past wives. Featuring altered reprints from Strange Fantasy and other 1950s pre-Code comics, and cover art possibly by Chic Stone. Gravestone for Gratis; Skulls of Doom; Scales of Death; Nightmare Merchant; Frigid Fear; The Undying Fiend. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Meet Woodrow "Bingo" Wilkin III, popular student at Midville High School, who goes steady with girlfriend Samantha Smythe and is also lead vocalist and guitarist in his pop rock group The Bingoes. This humorous teenage series was similar to the Archie series that the same company published. Canine Cupid, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; When the feud between their fathers prevents Bingo and Samantha from seeing each other, Rebel comes up with a way to bring them back together. Change of Heart, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Wilkin, up to his ears in tax forms, is in no mood to give Bingo money for a date; But his mood changes after another confrontation with Samson Smythe. Girl Watcher one-page story, art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx notices that Greg is following her, but can only guess why. The Bingos pinup, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Painful Lesson, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Wilkin tries to get Mr. Smythe to stop calling him "Wilkins" instead of "Wilkin." See Saw, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Bingo and his friends go to the Smythe house to play their music for Samantha; Teddy tries to do something "dastardly" to break up Bingo and Samantha, and only Rebel can stop him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Galactus and Ego guest star in "And Now... Galactus!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta; Tana Nile asks Thor to travel with her to Rigel to challenge Galactus, who is approaching their galaxy. Appearances by Sif and the Recorder. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.