(February 1974)

Archie, 1973 Series
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Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Red Circle Productions Inc.
Brand
Red Circle Comics Group [1970's]
Editing
Gray Morrow (editor)

Barometer Falling (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gray Morrow (signed)
Inks
Gray Morrow (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery; horror-suspense
Reprints
Keywords
occult
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The Two Thieves of Baghdad (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gray Morrow; Larry Hama
Pencils
Vicente Alcázar
Inks
Vicente Alcázar
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Ibn Saud (a thief); The Caliph; Abbasides (a wizard); Little Hassan (another thief)
Synopsis
When a thief finds a mystic amulet and becomes gigantic, he terrorizes Baghdad as a "djinn". The Caliph then orders his court magician and a street thief to stop the djinn.
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Keywords
amulet; Baghdad; desert; djinn

Esme' (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Vicente Alcázar (signed as Alcazar Serrano)
Pencils
Vicente Alcázar (signed as Alcazar Serrano)
Inks
Vicente Alcázar (signed as Alcazar Serrano)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery; horror-suspense
Characters
Esme; Miss Chermont; Armand
Synopsis
When a young artist is injured in an car accident, her glasses are lost. Recovering in the hospital, her glasses are returned to her, but everyone she sees has become monstrous looking.
Reprints
Keywords
Paris

Barometer Falling... (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gray Morrow
Pencils
Gray Morrow
Inks
Gray Morrow
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Kalos; Baylyk
Synopsis
Two warriors discover a hidden chamber with a genetically altered spiderwoman in it.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Featuring the traditional Morrow-style barbarian

The Choker Is Wild (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vicente Alcázar
Inks
Vicente Alcázar
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Queen Maleena Ladislav; Queen Morgit
Synopsis
A queen wants a diamond studded choker from a gypsy queen and will get it by any means necessary.
Reprints
Keywords
gypsy

Dragons (Table of Contents: 5)

Essays into the Supernatural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Phil Seuling
Pencils
Gray Morrow
Inks
Gray Morrow
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
A featurette on dragons.
Reprints
Keywords
dragons
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Barometer Falling
  2. 1. The Two Thieves of Baghdad
  3. 2. Esme'
  4. 3. Barometer Falling...
  5. 4. The Choker Is Wild
  6. 5. Dragons
    Essays into the Supernatural
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mark Coale
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gregg Whitmore
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