ITEM # Tara On The Dark Continent

 

ITEM # STARBLAZER # 1 - 281

Starblazer was a digest sized science fiction and fantasy comic published by D.C. Thomson between 1979 to 1991. A total of 281 issues were published. The first three issues were monthly, but frequency was then increased to two issues per month.

ITEM # The Best of DC – Blue Ribbon Digest #1 – 68 (1979-1986)

The Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest is just that: reprinting the best storylines from Batman, Superman, World’s Finest Comics, Superboy, Green Lantern, The Flash Barry Allen and featuring the Secret Origin of Super-Villains, the Justice Society of America, Legion of Super-Heroes, Teen Titans and other characters.

The digests, similar to Archie Comics digests, were published at a time before graphic novels and trade paperbacks, when publishers like DC Comics and Marvel reprinted material in comic book pages. DC’s 100 Page Comics featured 10 – 12 pages of original stories and the rest were reprint material. Case in point The Best of DC #9, collecting the Detective Comics “Bat Murderer” storyline. Each segment is roughly 12-pages long. Combining that with a 1969 reprint from Batman, and a layout of the Wayne Foundation Building, what you have is a 100 page digest for under a dollar!

ITEM # For Better or For Worse – The Complete Library Vol. 1 – 1979-1982

Collecting one of the most beloved comic strips of all time, with a devoted audience of more than 220 million. This new series, produced with Lynn Johnston’s cooperation, is the definitive edition, collecting each decade of the strip in three volumes. Since For Better or For Worse debuted in 1979, the world has watched the Patterson family grow up in real time–and to many readers, they feel like family! This book starts at the very beginning and reprints more than three years of the daily and Sunday comics. All Sunday comics are printed in color!

ITEM # Hulk Comic + The Incredible Hulk Weekly #1 – 63 (1979-1980)

 

ITEM # 1072 CASTLE OF HORROR# 1 - 4

1. Publication and Forma: Castle of Horror was published by Portman Distribution Ltd. in the UK, starting in January 1978. It was a magazine-format comic book series that ran for at least five issues.

2. Reprinted Material: The magazine reprinted stories, often alongside its sister title Tales of Terror. These reprints were licensed from Marvel Comics.

3. **Specific Issue Content**:

   - Issue #1 Featured tales of vampires, despite cover art that might suggest otherwise.

   - Issue # 2: Included stories like "The Blood Sacrifice of Amanda Saint!" and "The Living Dead".

   - Issue # 4: Contained black and white comic strips, continuing the trend of reprinted material.

4. Themes and Style: While specific themes are not detailed, the magazine likely followed the horror genre conventions of the time, possibly including supernatural elements, vampires, and other horror staples.

5. Release Schedule: The series was published monthly, with the first four issues dated 1978 and the fifth issue dated 1979. 

ITEM # 0209 SHOGUN WARRIORS # 1 - 20

 

ITEM # 0090 Epic Illustrated # 1 – 34

Epic was a Marvel Comics magazine that featured groundbreaking artwork and stories that focused on a market for more mature readers. According to the Marvel Bullpen Bulletins from October 1979, the comic was originally supposed to be named “Odyssey”, but was renamed after Marvel found out a comic with that name was already being published by another publisher. It was then renamed Epic instead. The series would become a huge success and was even followed by it’s own Epic imprint some months later. Many of the individual stories contained within have since been published in trade format among many different publishers.

ITEM # 2908 MARVEL SPOTLIGHT VOL. 2 # 1 - 11