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The New Nostalgia Journal, no 27, 1976
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EDITORIAL
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MY SCHOOL WAS ALEX RAYMOND AND MILTON CANIFF
HIGHEST CASTLE DEEPEST GRAVE
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DOUG FRATZ TNJ LISTINGS
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The New Nostalgia Journal, no 28, 1976
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EDITORIAL
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Star Trek and Space: 1999 - A Common Goal
An Insider's View of TNJ 27
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Exploring Ellison
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DOUG FRATZ TNJ LISTINGS
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The New Nostalgia Journal no. 30, 1976
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The Editor's Balloon
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TNJ MEMOS
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TNJ LETTERS: PO Box 292, Riverdale, MD 20840
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NEWSWATCH
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In the shadow of the American Dream Part 2 CREATIVITY VERSUS THE SUBURB A Case History
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INTERVIEW JACK KIRBY PART ONE
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Constructive Criticism
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The Comics Journal, no. 32, January 1977
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Editorial Memos
Futurescope
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NEWSWATCH
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LETTERS: PO Box 292, Riverdale, MD 20840
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Dilemma of the Adult Fan
BLACK LIGHTNING STRIKES OUT!
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Gifted Young People and Average Space Opera
CREATION CONSIDERED - INTRODUCTION - JAY ZILBER
CREATION CONSIDERED - Mark Gruenwald
CREATION CONSIDERED - Mike Raub
CREATION CONSIDERED - Mike Catron
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CONVENTION REPORTS
THE SAVAGE SOUND OF CONAN
Barks in Boston
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TEXAN TREKKIN'
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COMICOLOGY FAN REVIEW Doug Fratz, 2008 Erie St, No. 2, Adelphi, MD 20783
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LISTINGS
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The Comics Journal, no. 33, April 1977
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CONTENTS
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NEWSWATCH
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VIEWPOINTS PO Box 292, Riverdale, MD 20840
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SHADE: Ditko's New Book Shows Potential
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TAX MAN! (Organizing your taxwise dealership)
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BOB WALTERS PORTFOLIO PART 1
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BASIX
Once Is Quite Enough
...And the envelope, please
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LISTINGS
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The Comics Journal, no. 36, August 1977
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The Editor's Balloon
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NEWSWATCH
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COMICS REVIEWS
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The Day of the Trekkies
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The Comics Journal, no. 37, December 1977
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CONTENTS
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NewsWatch
SUPERMAN
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On Ethics and Fanzine
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ViewPoints
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Comics Reviews
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STAR WARS: The $8,000,000 Saturday Matinee
O DULL NEW WORLD
Marvel's Fouled-Up Filmbook
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an interview with MARTIN PASKO
Comics Journal Back Issues
SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
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CHICAGO COMICON REPORT
JENETTE KAHN
MUTED APPLAUSE FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN: EC HAS THE LAST LAUGH 30 YEARS LATER
DUTCH COMICS: AS AMERICAN AS TULIPS AND WINDMILLS
FANZINE REVIEWS
the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
HOWARD THE DUCK
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The Comics Journal, no. 38, February 1978
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CONTENTS
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NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
Steel and Fire from Conway
Women's Lib and DC
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The Schlumps and the Spacecraft: A Grouse at Close Encounters
ASTERIX: THESE FRENCHMEN ARE CRAZY!
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ASTERIX FILMOGRAPHY
ASTERIX CHECKLIST
[Tribute to Rene Goscinny cartoon]
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an interview with GIL KANE
HOGARTH & CRIMMER'S: AN EXERCISE IN ACADEMIC FUTILITY
Growing Up Weird
THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER OF JACK KATZ
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GREENSKIN, WEBHEAD, AND THE BOOB TUBE
ALLEGRO NON TROPPO: FANTASIA WITH A VENGEANCE
THE HOBBIT: A RICH AND COLORFUL TV ADAPTATION
THE OUTER LIMITS OF THE IMAGINATION
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The Comics Journal, no. 39, April 1978
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[BOB AULL CARTOON]
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CONTENTS
Comics Journal Back Issues
Editorial
WIT & WORD BALLOONS
NEWSWATCH
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United Fanzine Organization CHECKLIST
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BLOOD & THUNDER
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An interview with DC's Boy Wonder: PAUL LEVITZ
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Punch Drunk Pap
DC Comics-TKO
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Spider-Woman: Incest in the Marvel Family
From Dinosaurs to Robots: Kirby Strikes Out Again
An Overpriced Underachievement
Reviving Cliches
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A Dragonflame Against The Threatening Night
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Those Dizzney Years - where'd they go?
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The Mouse: Then and Now
The Death of Uncle Walt
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MEDIOCRESCENE
The San Francisco Comix Scene
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The Legacy of Star Wars
Close Encounters: An Opinion of the Second Kind
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HOWARD THE DUCK
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the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
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The Comics Journal, no. 40, June 1978
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BOB AULL CARTOON
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CONTENTS
WIT & WISDOM WORD BALLOONS
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Comics and Their Critics
Dear readers...
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NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER Letters to the Editor: PO Box 292, Riverdale, MD 20840
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Creating a new series for Marvel Comics: THE MICRONAUTS
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Tom Sutton, the Unknown Artist
You Get A Big Delight in Every Bite or Why Comic Books Can Lead to Cavities
Kraftsmanship and The Defenders
McGregor's Rage
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Art Spiegelman From Maus to Now
An interview with Marvel's head-honcho: Jim Shooter
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Far Away is Close at Hand in Images of Elsewhere
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Sheldon Mayer, Superfolks, and Gary Trudeau
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FANDOM REVIEW - R.B.C.C.
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Space Opera is Alive and Well in Star Hunters
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the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
HOWARD THE DUCK
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The Comics Journal, no. 41, August 1978
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[BOB AULL CARTOON]
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CONTENTS
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NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
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The Well-Tempered Uru Hammer
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Caught! - in the Steve Gerber Trap!
Superman Gets Married! Not a Hoax! Not a Dream! Not an Imaginary Story
Media Influence on Power Man
Trivia
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An Introduction to Steve Gerber
AN INTERVIEW WITH STEVE GERBER
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Oh, What a Tangled Web We Read
Foster Faces the Force and Flops
Funnybook Finances
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Animal Fog
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The Near-Sighted Adventures of Mr. Magoo
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Tagdenah
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The Fury: Brian DePalma Carries On
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The Comics Journal, no. 42, October 1978
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CONTENTS
Nothing But the Best From The Comics Journal
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EDITORIAL IN WHICH YOUR FRIENDLY EDITORS DON'T MENTION ESTHETICS, CRITICISM, OR THE FUTURE OF COMICS (GEE!)
NEWSWATCH
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The COMICS GUILD A professional Guild to protect the rights of visual creators: A Report
What do the pros think?
Birth of the Guild May 7, 1978
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BLOOD & THUNDER Letters to the Editor: PO Box 292, Riverdale, MD 20840
Dear readers...
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Post-Gulacy Kung-Fu: Enter the Drag
The Gerber Story
Claire Bretecher: Triumphant Despite Traitorous Translation
Circles, Swans, and Dr. Strange
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Stan the Man Raps with Marvel Maniacs at James Madison University
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The Comic Reader Comics Fandom's Oldest Newszine
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The Comics You Never Read About - Introduction
A Touch of Stardust
Walden Revisited
Metamorphoses: The Greeks Must Have Had A Word For It
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GENERAL ATOMICS INTRODUCES THE PREACHER
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The Comics Journal, no. 43, December 1978
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CONTENTS
WIT & WISDOM WORD BALLOONS
Nothing But the Best From The Comics Journal
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NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
Mantlo Plays The Right Card
Star-Bored
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The Delightful Antics of Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Brutus
The Final Escape
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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY ARTIST OF THE X-MEN, THE SPECTRE, DEADMAN, BATMAN, THE AVENGERS, GREEN LANTERN, AND GREEN ARROW: NEAL ADAMS
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A WRITING MAN OF MARS
BULLPEN BULL
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Lord of the Rings: THE BAKSHI VERSION
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GOOD HORSE ART
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Mighty Man Propaganda
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The World of E.E. Doc Smith
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The Comics Journal, no. 44, January 1978
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CONTENTS
Nothing But The Best From The Comics Journal
THE BEST & WORST OF The Comics Journal
NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
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Sidekicks and Sun-Gods
The Silver Surfer Soars Again
The Illustrated Zelazny Over-Priced & Over-Preissed
Night of Fury
Sabre's a Dull Blade
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an interview with Marv Wolfman
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ONLY LINES ON PAPER...
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THE BEST & WORST ANIMATION or Why Does Clutch Cargo's Mouth Look Funny?
THE BEST & WORST COMIC BOOKS
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FUNNY PAPERS ON STRIKE!
Trivia
THE FANNY AWARDS
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The Comics Journal, no. 45, March 1979
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CONTENTS
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Movin' Up and Movin' Out
BACK ISSUES!
NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER Letters to the Editor: PO Box 292, Riverdale, MD 20840
A CONDENSED NEAL ADAMS INTERVIEW
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And Beneath All This Glitter and Tinsel...More Glitter and Tinsel
On The Matter of Comic Books...
Vanishing Point
Hack, Hack, Hack
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The Death of Batman! No, Really! Honest! We're Not Kidding This Time!
DOONESBURY: Top O' The Charts
From E-Man to Batman JOE STATON INTERVIEW
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SUPERMAN The Movie Review
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Comics in the German Democratic Republic
OF ORCS & RABBITS
FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM: A COMIC BOOK FROM ANGOLA
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Tagdenah
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The Comics Journal, no. 46, May 1979
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CONTENTS
BACK ISSUES!
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NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
Taking the Bitter With the Sweet in DC Presents
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The Savage Voice of L. Sprague de Camp
Dogpatch Days Recalled - Sort of
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SUPERMAN- The Souvenir Book
Glimmers of Gold Wonder Woman Under Jack C. Harris
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Will Eisner Interview
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Winners & Losers: Harsh Memories from Will Eisner
AXA Invades England
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THE BUYER'S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM
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CHANGES IN THE X-MEN
Comics Checklist: May Releases
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The Comics Journal, no. 47, July 1979
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CONTENTS
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NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
STEVE ENGLEHART: Triple-Threat Writer
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Silly Science, Fuzzy Fiction
Hell-Fire on Wheels
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THE DEATH of the Superheroes
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WILL EISNER INTERVIEW - CONCLUSION
EISNER THE MASTER STYLIST
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Stan Lee & Jenette Kahn at Temple University
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HOODED JUSTICE
WHEN FALLS THE AXE
JACK KIRBY WITH DUCKS
Comics Checklist: June & July
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The Comics Journal, no. 48, Summer 1979
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Cartoon Carnival Presents ORIGINAL ART
Editorial
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Table of Contents
BACK ISSUES!
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NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
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Visual Vivisectors
A Mixed Bag of Ellison
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One Picture Does Not A Comic Make
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AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMUEL R. DELANY
Weird World RICHARD MARSCHALL RALPH MACCHIO PETER LEDGER RUDY NEBRES
DOUG MOENCH
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JOHN BUSCEMA
First Look
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Star Wars & Close Encounters: Films For The '70s
LEN WEIN
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About the Interviewer...
My Ultimate Science Fiction Comic
An interview with Kenneth Smith - Philosophy and the art of fanzine publishing
THE COMICS JOURNAL
A GLIMPSE AT BRITISH UNDERGROUNDS
BUCK ROGERS IN THE 20 4/5th CENTURY
THE PODS REMAIN THE SAME
THAT'S THE WOODY WOODPECKER SONG!
AND STILL THE NAZIS MARCH: ARYANMAN
Comics Checklist: August
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The Comics Journal, no. 49, September 1979
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Breaking the Mold... Finally!
Table of Contents
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NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
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Machinations
Cooped Up!
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Return of the Black Hood
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WE'RE ALL LUNATICS. THE HEAVY METAL INTERVIEW
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HEAVY METAL In Review
SHADE: The Death of an Innovation
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LIFE AMONG THE MUTANTS: The X-Men under Chris Claremont and John Byrne
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ALIENATED
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Comics Checklist: September
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The Comics Journal, no. 50, October 1979
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HEROES FOR HIRE
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BACK ISSUES!
NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
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The Queen Is Dead...Finally
Blackhawks for Christ
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It Doesn't Blesh
Doomsday: Nothing Really Novel
If the Shoe Fits...
Trigan Emprie: Dazzling but Uninspired
The Door to Cell Twenty-Six
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A Call for Higher Criticism
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INTERVIEW INTRODUCTION
INTERVIEW - CHRIS CLAREMONT
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The Rise and Fall of RICHARD NIXON and the Monsters from Marvel
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COMICS OF THE GODS?
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THE LIFE CYCLE OF COMICS
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Comics Checklist: October
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The Comics Journal, no. 51, November 1979
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NEWSWATCH
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BACK ISSUES!
BLOOD & THUNDER
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CLASSIFIED ADS
A Powerfully Depicted Social Problem
Revitalizing Spider-Man
ELEVEN CRITICS RESPOND TO PAUL LEVITZ'S CALL FOR HIGHER CRITICISM
[STU POTTS CARTOON]
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WILDMAN and RUBBEROY vs. SPEED ALIEN
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FAREWELL TO COMICS
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an interview with HOWARD CHAYKIN
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SYMPATHY FOR THE GROUNDLEVEL
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THE NEW JAPANESE INVASION
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BLOODSUCKING AS FOREPLAY
SHAPELESS SHOCKER
TOTAL FILMMAKING, TOTAL FOOLISHNESS
ECOLOGICAL HORROR
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Comics Checklist: NOV.-DEC. 1979
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The Comics Journal, no. 52, December 1979
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACK ISSUES!
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NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER Letters to the Editor: 196 West Haviland Lane, Stamford CT 06903
Pot Shots
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McGregor: Ordeal and Triumph
Good Aardvark Art
Death Comes for the Arachnid
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Adventure Comics: Something Old, Something New
The Hole In the Floating Doughnut
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An Interview with RICK MARSCHALL, Collector, Historian, Cartoonist, Comics Editor, and Former Strange Duck at Marvel
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MERCENARIES IN SPACE
THOSE FRENCHWOMEN ARE CRAZY!
HAN SOLO IN SOLO ACTION
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HAUNTING AND APOCALYPTIC VAMPIRE FILM
CHARMING AMALGAM
FUNNYWORLD
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Comics Checklist: January
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The Comics Journal, no. 53, Winter 1980
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BACK ISSUES!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
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Project Pegasus: The Six-Month War
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Ho, Ho, Ho, Howard - A Feeble Yuletide Yarn
Panels of History
The American Comic Strip At Its Finest
An Interview With TRINA ROBBINS: The First Lady Of Underground Comix
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THE 7 DEADLY COMICS CLICHĒS
ADULT-LOOK FETISHISM
COMICS FORMALISM
ZST
EPICISM
THE NUANCE SYNDROME
The Comics Journal's: First Annual Future Events Contest
Index to Advertisers
The HARLAN ELLISON Interview
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Postscript from Ellison
CINEMA JOURNAL: STAR TREK 1979: A SPACE ODYSSEY
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At Home With Kelly Freas
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STAHLMANN: The Man of Steel Adolf Hitler's Comics Masterpiece
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CLASSIFIED ADS
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An Interview with Murray Boltinoff
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PANEL PROGRESSIONS: NEAL ADAMS, COMICS' PREMIER REALIST
Comics Checklist: February
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The Comics Journal, no. 54, March 1980
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BLOOD & THUNDER
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POTT SHOTS
Moon Knight: A Different Vision
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A Question of Content
CAPSULE REVIEWS
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AL CAPP: The Last Interview with Comics' Master Satirist
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An Interview with MARSHALL ROGERS
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THE RETICULATED RAINBOW: A LINGERING LOOK AT THE COMICS ART OF MARSHALL ROGERS
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CINEMA JOURNAL: WALT DISNEY'S THE BLACK HOLE: AN AUTHENTIC SPACE OPERA-MOVIE
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COMICS CHECKLIST: March/April
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The Comics Journal, no. 55, April 1980
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Another Relentlessly Elitist Editorial
BACK ISSUES
NEWSWATCH
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BLOOD & THUNDER
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The Rocky Road to Tanelorn: Moorcock in the Comics
An End to Romance
CAPSULE REVIEWS
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AN INTERVIEW WITH JACK C. HARRIS
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JOHN BOLTON Britain's Foremost Fantasy Artist, From Dracula to the Bionic Woman
Heros and Anitheroes In a Vulgar Valhalla
OVERTURE
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MEMORIES AND STUDEBAKERS
THE LATHE OF HEAVEN: A MEMORABLE FIRST FROM PBS
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES: LACKLUSTER ADAPTION
THE KIDDIEBOOK KOUNTERATTACK
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COMICS CHECKLIST: MAY
DRAWN & QUARTERED
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The Comics Journal, no. 56, June 1980
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A Space Cadet No More
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NEWSWATCH
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The Comics Journal, no. 61, Winter 1981
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The Comics Journal, no. 62, March 1981
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COMING OUT AND GOING OUT
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The Comics Journal, no. 63, May 1981
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The Comics Journal, no. 66, September 1981
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The Comics Journal, no. 67, October 1981
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The Comics Journal, no. 68, November 1981
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Calling The Rook's Bluff
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The Comics Journal, no. 69, December 1982
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The EC Progressives, Part Two: BERNARD KRIGSTEIN
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The Comics Journal, no. 72, May 1982
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NEAL ADAMS
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The Forgotten Seuss
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Harold Hedd Redux
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Science Fiction in the Comics
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The Comics Journal, no. 116, July 1987
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The Comics Journal, no. 118, December 1987
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The Comics Journal, no. 128, April 1989
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The Comics Journal, no. 129, May 1989
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The Comics Journal, no. 131, September 1989
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In Memoriam DANIEL MELGAREJO 1948-1989
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The Comics Journal, no. 133, December 1989
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The Comics Journal, no. 143, April 1991
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The Comics Journal, no. 145, October 1991
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The Comics Journal, no. 147, December 1991
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The Comics Journal, no. 148, February 1992
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