Teen Titans #8

(March-April 1967)

Novelty Parade (Table of Contents: 1)

Novelty House Bargains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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You'll find lots of laughs and fun galore with this wonderful assortment of bargains

Keywords

mail order marketing; novelties

Indexer Notes

A full page of small, single panel advertisements for various gags, tricks, and novelty items sold by Novelty House. Ad runs vertically on full page. Black and white ad on inside front cover.

A Killer Called Honey Bun (Table of Contents: 2)

Teen Titans / comic story / 21.5 pages (report information)

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Bob Haney

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Irv Novick

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Jack Abel

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Stan Starkman

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Get the foreign kid!

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Teen Titans

Genre

superhero; teen

Characters

Teen Titans [Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Aqualad [Garth]]; Dr. Paxton (Guidance Counselor); Ahmed Al Din (Exchange Student from Africa); Sama Rau (Exchange Student from India); Hans Vernick (Exchange Student from Europe); Dr. Michael Larner

Synopsis

The Titans intervene between a vigilante group and an exchange student when a secret project goes missing.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: Teen Titans (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([June] 2006)
• in The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives (DC, 2003 series) #2 (2013 [January 2014])
• in Teen Titans: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) (2016 [January 2017]), (2016 [January 2017]), (2016 [January 2017])
• in Teen Titans: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017 [February 2018])

Keywords

bear; helicopter; prejudice; protest; robotic killing machine

Indexer Notes

Story across 23 pages in three parts of 7.5, 8.5, and 5.5 pages.

Capture Hill 79 (Table of Contents: 3)

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Win! A mountain of prizes over... 6,000

Genre

war

Keywords

action figures; contest; prizes

Indexer Notes

Ad urging readers to enter the "GI Joe Magic Map" contest. Between pages 6 and 7 of previous story.

A New Year's Resolution for You from DC! (Table of Contents: 4)

DC Comics; The Inferior Five / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Ira Schnapp

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I resolve to use my head when crossing streets and not walk blindly into danger!

Characters

Dumb Bunny (in actual ad); Inferior Five (in cover reproduction)

Synopsis

Dumb Bunny speaks to the readers of her resolution to exercise caution, while about to fall into an open manhole.

Keywords

comic book house ads; fourth-wall-breaking; Go-Go Checks

Indexer Notes

DC house ad for the first issue of The Inferior Five. Reproduces the cover illustration for The Inferior Five (1967 series) #1 March-April 1967. Lower half of page 8 of previous story.

Free! Captain Action's Super Hero Parachute for a Limited Time Only! (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Action / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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You can change Captain Action into the world's mightiest super heroes.

Keywords

action figures; parachute; toys

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Captain Action action figure from Ideal Toys. Includes a free "Super Hero Parachute" for a limited time only.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Beat / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Mort Drucker (signed)

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Mort Drucker (signed)

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Mort Drucker (signed)

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That was beautiful, Steve...

Genre

humor

Characters

various beatnik characters

Synopsis

Four single-panel cartoons about beatniks

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #72 (December 1961-January 1962)

Keywords

beatniks; bowling; dachshund; drums; painting; table-tennis

Indexer Notes

"The Mad Mod" had just debuted in Teen Titans #7 (the previous issue), making gags about beatniks a bit anachronistic to see in a new comic of 1967 - even if said gag page is a reprint.

A Collector's Item (Table of Contents: 7)

DC Comics; House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Jim Mooney (cover of House of Mystery #165)

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Jim Mooney (cover of House of Mystery #165)

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Ira Schnapp (cover of House of Mystery #165)

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Double-page pin-up of Robby Reed's Super-Heroes!

Characters

Super-Hood; Whoozis; Howzis; Whatsis; Robby Reed (vignette)

Keywords

comic book house ads; Go-Go Checks

Indexer Notes

DC house ad for House of Mystery. Reproduces the cover illustration for House of Mystery (1951 series) #165 March 1967. Lower half of page 17 of previous story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

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Direct Currents [checkerboard border]

Keywords

comic book house ads; Go-Go Checks

Indexer Notes

Checklist of DC titles on sale January 1967. Top half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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I've got a neat way of making a real-looking brick wall for my HO layout.

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

two boys; Cap (logo illustration only)

Synopsis

How to make a realistic looking brick wall for your HO scale train layout.

Keywords

model railroading

Indexer Notes

Idea from Thomas Vollmer, Philadelphia, Pa. Lower half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Teen Talk / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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Mort Drucker (signed)

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I think it was Oscar Wilde who said...

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (DC, 1960 series) #10 (November-December 1961)

Keywords

teens

Indexer Notes

Four magazine-cartoon style gags about teenagers.

Build This Really Far Out Aurora Hobby Kit (Table of Contents: 11)

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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"Lost in Space" The official kit of the TV show!

Characters

various Robinson family members; cyclops

Keywords

character disparity; cyclops; Lost in Space; model kit

Indexer Notes

Aurora model kit for the TV show Lost in Space, featuring the Chariot (all-terrain transport vehicle) and the giant cyclops from “There Were Giants in the Earth” (Season One, Episode Four). Characters as pictured appear to be an amalgam of those from the popular 1965 Irwin Allen television series and the Gold Key “Space Family Robinson” comic book, which popular belief says begat the TV series.

Countdown on Excellence (Table of Contents: 12)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

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Sheldon Moldoff

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Sheldon Moldoff

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You were supposed to clean up the garage, Jerry, but you didn't do a very good job!

Genre

advocacy

Characters

Jerry; Jerry's father; housewife; switchboard operator; motorist, space launch technician

Synopsis

Jerry gets a lecture from his father on the importance of doing every job right.

Keywords

job-well-done; pride; work

Tick-Tock--- Tick-Tock--- Tick-Tock--- (Table of Contents: 13)

DC Comics; Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Nick Cardy (cover of Aquaman #32)

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Count the minutes... Count the seconds...

Characters

Aquaman; Aqualad

Keywords

comic book house ads; Go-Go Checks

Indexer Notes

DC house ad for Aquaman. Reproduces the cover illustration for Aquaman (1962 series) #32 March-April 1967. Lower half of page 23 of previous story.

Clark Kent Interviews Supergirl! (Table of Contents: 14)

DC Comics; 80 pg Giant; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Would you tell DC readers the theme of your new 80 Page Giant?

Characters

Supergirl; Superman [Clark Kent] (as Clark Kent in the ad only); Bizarro Supergirl; Comet the Superhorse [as Byron the Centaur]

Synopsis

Clark Kent interviews Supergirl on the contents of her 80 pg Giant magazine.

Keywords

comic book house ads; giant reprint comic; Go-Go Checks

Indexer Notes

DC house ad for 80 pg Giant/Action Comics #347. Reproduces the cover illustration for Action Comics (1938 series) #347 March-April 1967. Top half of page.

Free! Kingdom of Bhutan Stamps (Table of Contents: 15)

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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with offer below

Keywords

mail order marketing; stamps

Indexer Notes

Ad for "wild animal stamps from the far-off Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan". Lower half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Tell It to the Titans / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Keywords

letters of comment

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bernie Bunte, Timothy Harris, Zori Ferkin, Billy Schamp, Patty Langer, Sam, Bruce Strock, Russ Martin and John Howard, and Jay Frazier.

Famous Name Prizes or Cash...The Easy Olympic Way (Table of Contents: 17)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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greeting cards; prizes; sales

Indexer Notes

Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc., offering prizes or money for the sales of all-occasion cards and stationery. Black and white ad on inside back cover.

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Table of Contents: 18)

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos.

Keywords

prizes; sales; seeds

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money.
Color ad on back cover.