Back Issue! #136

(July 2022)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jorge Longarón; Gil Kane; Gene Colan ?; ?

Inks

Jorge Longarón; Gil Kane; Gene Colan ?; ?

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (credited)

Letters

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Bronze Age Comics Strips Issue!

Characters

Howard the Duck; James T. Kirk; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Friday Foster

I've Got Friday on My Mind (Table of Contents: 2)

Beyond Capes! / about comics / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Thompson (credited as Steven Thompson)

Pencils

Jorge Longarón (credited); Gray Morrow (credited) (signed as Morrow); Frank Springer (credited); Jack Sparling (credited)

Inks

Jorge Longarón (credited); Gray Morrow (credited) (signed as Morrow); Frank Springer (credited); Jack Sparling (credited)

Colors

?

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If you ever think about the classic, long-running newspaper strip Friday Foster, what comes to mind is likely only its badass black reporter heroine, and that's the problem.

Reprints

• from Friday Foster (Dell, 1972 series) #1 (October 1972)

Pages

2 - 6

Charlton's Funny Papers' Funny Books (Table of Contents: 3)

Flashback! / about comics / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Arnold (credited)

Pencils

Bob Donovan (credited); Fred Lasswell; Paul Fung Jr.; Lee Holley (credited); Bud Blake (credited); ?; ? (photography)

Inks

Bob Donovan (credited); Fred Lasswell; Paul Fung Jr.; Lee Holley (credited); Bud Blake (credited); ?; ? (photography)

Colors

?; ? (photography)

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As longtime readers of this magazine probably already know, Charlton was a comic-book publisher that existed from 1945 to 1986...

Reprints

• from Ponytail (Charlton, 1969 series) #20 (January 1971) [Cover reprint, and original art.]

Pages

7 - 10

Indexer Notes

Other art featured in the article:
- Original art of the final page of "Snuffy Gets Zee Brushoff" from Barney Google and Snuffy Smith (Charlton, 1970 series) #6 by Bob Donovan.
- Cover to Barney Google and Snuffy Smith (Charlton, 1970 series) #1 by Fred Lasswell.
- Cover to Blondie (Charlton, 1969 series) #211 by Paul Fung Jr.
- Cover to Hi and Lois (Charlton, 1969 series) #11 by unknown.
- Cover to Ponytail (Charlton, 1969 series) #19 by Lee Holley.
- Cover to Tiger (Charlton, 1970 series) #1 by Bud Blake.

The Menomonee Falls Gazette (Table of Contents: 4)

Back in Print! / about comics / 15 pages (report information)

Script

John Wells (credited)

Pencils

Mike Tiefenbacher (credited); Al Plastino (credited); Yaroslav Horak (credited); Jim Aparo (credited); James Childress (credited); Dick Giordano (credited); Walter Simonson (credited) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus)); Jules Feiffer (credited); Katherine Collins (credited as Arn Saba) (signed as Arn Saba); Everett Kinstler (credited as Everett Raymond Kinstler) (signed as Everett Raymond Kinstler) (plate from The STreet Enterprises Benefit Portfolio); Gray Morrow (credited) (signed as GRAY MORROW [lettering style]) (plate from The STreet Enterprises Benefit Portfolio); Russell Myers (credited) (signed as Russell Myers) (plate from The STreet Enterprises Benefit Portfolio); Bob Brown (credited) (signed as Bob Brown) (plate from The STreet Enterprises Benefit Portfolio); Howard Chaykin (credited) (signed as Chaykin) (plate from The STreet Enterprises Benefit Portfolio); Dick Moores (credited) (signed as Dick Moores) (plate from The STreet Enterprises Benefit Portfolio); Murphy Anderson (credited) (signed as Murphy Anderson [in a rectangle]); Frank Robbins (credited); John Prentice (credited); John Allard; Al McWilliams (credited as Alden McWilliams) (signed as A McWilliams); Joe Shuster; Neal Adams (signed as Neal Adams); Doug Wildey (signed as Doug Wildey); Milton Caniff (signed as Milton Caniff); Jim Holdaway (signed); Alfredo Grassi; Harold Gray (signed as Harold Gray); Lou Fine; Russ Manning; Joe Wehrle (signed as Wehrle); George Breisacher (signed as Breisacher); Alex Kotzky (signed as Kotzky); Morris Weiss; Dave Graue (signed as Graue); Frank Robbins (signed as Frank Robbins); Al Williamson (signed as Williamson); Fred Fredericks; Sy Barry; Gene Colan; Gil Kane (signed as Kane); Romero; ? (photography)

Inks

Mike Tiefenbacher (credited); Nick Cardy (credited); Yaroslav Horak (credited); Jim Aparo (credited); James Childress (credited); Dick Giordano (credited); Walter Simonson (credited) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus)); Jules Feiffer (credited); Katherine Collins (credited as Arn Saba) (signed as Arn Saba); Everett Kinstler (credited as Everett Raymond Kinstler) (signed as Everett Raymond Kinstler); Gray Morrow (credited) (signed as GRAY MORROW [lettering style]); Russell Myers (credited) (signed as Russell Myers); Bob Brown (credited) (signed as Bob Brown); Howard Chaykin (credited) (signed as Chaykin); Dick Moores (credited) (signed as Dick Moores); Murphy Anderson (credited) (signed as Murphy Anderson [in a rectangle]); Frank Robbins (credited); John Prentice (credited); Jim Edgar; Al McWilliams (credited as Alden McWilliams) (signed as A McWilliams); Wayne Boring; Neal Adams (signed as Neal Adams); Doug Wildey (signed as Doug Wildey); Milton Caniff (signed as Milton Caniff); Jim Holdaway (signed); Alfredo Grassi; Harold Gray (signed as Harold Gray); Lou Fine; Russ Manning; Joe Wehrle (signed as Wehrle); George Breisacher (signed as Breisacher); Alex Kotzky (signed as Kotzky); Morris Weiss; Dave Graue (signed as Graue); Frank Robbins (signed as Frank Robbins); Al Williamson (signed as Williamson); Fred Fredericks; Sy Barry; Gene Colan; Gil Kane (signed as Kane); Romero; ? (photography)

Colors

? (photography)

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Collecting comic books in the early 1970s was easy.

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Modesty Blaise; James Bond; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Flash Gordon; Johnny Hazard; Howard the Duck; Rip Kirby; Terry Lee; Terry Lee; Mandrake the Magician; The Phantom [Kit Walker]; Popeye; Prince Valiant; Buck Rogers; The Spirit [Denny Colt]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Tarzan; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; Dale Arden; Ming the Merciless; Broom-Hilda; Jim Hardy; Skeezix Wallet; Drift Marlo; Ben Casey; Ambler; Steve Canyon; Miss Lace; Annie; Sandy; Peter Scratch; Joe Palooka; Alley Oop; Conchy; Phil Corrigan

Reprints

• from The Menomonee Falls Gazette (Street Enterprises, 1971 series) #1 (December 13, 1971) [pg. 16, various artists], #1 (December 13, 1971), #56 (January 8, 1973)
• from The Menomonee Falls Guardian (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #1 (June 28, 1973) [pg. 16], #1 (June 28, 1973), #11 (September 3, 1973) [pg. 16], #13 (September 17, 1973) [pg. 16], #13 (September 17, 1973) [pg. 16]
• from The Menomonee Falls Gazette (Street Enterprises, 1971 series) #95 (October 8, 1973) [pg. 30], #96 (October 15, 1973), #104 (December 10, 1973) [pg. 21], #107 (December 31, 1973) [Cover reprint, and original art.], #200 (October 13, 1975)

Pages

11 - 25

Indexer Notes

Includes a checklist of every regular comic strip featured in Menomonee Falls Gazette and Guardian, and this issues they can be found in.

Other art featured in the article:
- 1970s DC house ad for The Menomonee Gazette with art by Mike Tiefenbacher.
- "The Batman's Revenge" from The Menomonee Falls Gazette (Street Enterprises, 1971 series) #1 by Al Plastino & Nick Cardy.
- Covers to The Menomonee Falls Gazette (Street Enterprises, 1971 series) #76 by Yaroslav Horak, #98, #112, and #221 by Jim Aparo, #100 by Dick Giordano, #200 by Walt Simonson, #17 by John Prentice, #24, #32 and #45 by Mike Tiefenbacher, #38 by John Allard and Jim Edgar, #39 by Alden McWilliams, #42 by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring, #47 by Neal Adams, #48 by Doug Wildey, #67 and #106 by Milton Caniff, #95, #105 and #226 by various, #97 by Jim Holdaway, #118 by Alfredo J. Grassi, #126 by Harold Gray, #130 by Lou Fine, #132 by Russ Manning, #142 by Joe Wehrle, #165 by Alex Kotzky, #192 by Mo Weiss, #222 by Frank Robbins, John Prentice and Al Williamson, #223 by Fred Fredericks and Sy Barry, #227 by Gene Colan, #229 by Gil Kane, and #232 by Romero.
- Jules Feiffer's political strips from The Menomonee Falls Guardian (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #64.
- Covers to The Menomonee Falls Guardian (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #118 and possibly an interior page or a promo from an earlier issue by Arn Saba, #13 by Russell Myers, #68 by Dick Moores, #69 by George Breisacher, #119 by Dave Graue, #137 by James Childress, and #146 by E.C. Segar?
- Cover and 5 plates from The STreet Enterprises Benefit Portfolio by Everett Raymond Kintsler, Gray Morrow, Russell Myers, Bob Brown, Howard Chaykin, and Dick Moores.

Marvel Team-Up Presents Spider-Man and... Dan Dare's Creator?! (Table of Contents: 5)

Unknown Marvel / about comics / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Menzies (credited)

Pencils

Frank Hampson

Inks

Frank Hampson

Colors

Frank Hampson

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In British Marvel history, there was no decade as memorable, exciting, or unpredictable as the 1970s.

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dan Dare

Reprints

• from Super Spider-Man (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #163 (27 March 1976) [Pin-up.]

Pages

27 - 31

Spider-Man the Amazing Newspaper Strip (Table of Contents: 6)

Pro2Pro / about comics / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Alex Saviuk (credited); Roy Thomas (credited); Dewey Cassell (credited)

Pencils

Michael Eury (credited) (photographer); Alex Saviuk (signed as ASaviuk); John Romita (credited as John Romita Sr.); Larry Lieber (credited); Floro Dery (credited); Paul Ryan (credited); ? (photography)

Inks

Michael Eury (credited) (photographer); Alex Saviuk (signed as ASaviuk); John Romita (credited as John Romita Sr.); Larry Lieber (credited); Floro Dery (credited); Dave Simons (credited); Joe Sinnott (credited) (signed as Sinnott); ? (photography)

Colors

Michael Eury (credited) (photographer); ? (photography)

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Alex Saviuk and Roy Thomas discuss the long-running strip's final years

Pages

27 - 42

Howard the Newspaper Strip (Table of Contents: 7)

What the--?! / about comics / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Dewey Cassell (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited); Frank Brunner (signed as BRUNNER); Val Mayerik (credited) (signed as Val Mayerik); Alan Kupperberg (credited); John Tighe (credited) (photographer); ? (photography)

Inks

Gene Colan (credited); Frank Brunner (signed as BRUNNER); Val Mayerik (credited) (signed as Val Mayerik); Alan Kupperberg (credited); John Tighe (credited) (photographer); ? (photography)

Colors

John Tighe (credited) (photographer); ? (photography)

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The 1970s were a period of radical change for the comic book business.

Characters

Howard the Duck; Beverly Switzler

Pages

43 - 45

Indexer Notes

Other art featured in the article:
- The first Howard the Duck newspaper strip with art by Gene Colan.
- Cover to Howard the Duck (Marvel, 1976 series) #1 by Frank Brunner.
- Sample strip by each of the Howard strip artists: Gene Colan, Val Mayerik, and Alan Kupperberg.
- A panel from a Colan strip dated July 31, 1977.
- A Howard and Beverly commission by Val Mayerik.

When the World's Greatest Superheroes Invaded the Funny Pages (Table of Contents: 8)

Flashback! / about comics / 13 pages (report information)

Script

John Wells (credited)

Pencils

George Tuska (credited); Dick Giordano (credited); José Delbo (credited); ? (photography); Luigi Novi (photographer)

Inks

Vince Colletta (credited); Dick Giordano (credited); Sal Trapani (credited); ? (photography); Luigi Novi (photographer)

Colors

?; ? (photography); Luigi Novi (photographer)

Letters

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Imagine that you were a DC Comics fan on March 26, 1978, flipping through the New York Sunday News' tabloid comics section.

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Doctor Destiny [John Dee]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; The Prankster; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince / Princess Diana]; Steve Canyon; Gigi Cusa; Lady Steel

Pages

47 - 59

Indexer Notes

Art featured in the article:
- Two DC house ads for The World's Greatest Superheroes strip, and the following 1978 strips: April 3rd (the first strip), 9th, 25th and 26th, August 13th, July 14th, and November 16th. The following from 1979: June 17th, and November 25th. From 1980: January 20th All with art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta.
- The following strips from 1983: April 15th, May 17th, November 8th, and December 30th. And from 1984: May 11th, and 27th. All art by José Delbo and Sal Trapani.
- A Steve Canyon / Superman crossover pin-up created for the Superman #400 portfolio by Milton Caniff, but it was unpublished.
- An unused Sunday strip, pencil art by Tuska.
- Examples of the three different title panels over the course of the strip's run. Art by Tuska & Colletta, and Dick Giordano.
- Cover to The World's Greatest Superheroes Present Superman (Tor Books, 1982 series) #49-094-1, art by unknown.

Star Hawks a Space Opera (Table of Contents: 9)

Beyond Capes! / about comics / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stephan Friedt

Pencils

Gil Kane (signed as GIL KANE); ? (photography)

Inks

Gil Kane (signed as GIL KANE); ? (photography)

Colors

? (photography)

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Star Hawks, a swashbuckling adventure that author Ron Goulart once likened to Starsky and Hutch in space...

Characters

Gil Kane

Reprints

• from Star Hawks (Ace Books, 1979 series) (1979) [Reprint of the original art.]

Pages

61 - 65

The Richie Rich Comic Strip (Table of Contents: 10)

One-Hit Wonders / about comics / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Arnold (credited)

Pencils

Bill Janocha (credited) (photographer); Warren Kremer (credited) (signed as Warren Kremer)

Inks

Bill Janocha (credited) (photographer); Warren Kremer (credited) (signed as Warren Kremer)

Colors

Bill Janocha (credited) (photographer); ?

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Richie Rich, the Poor Little Rich Boy, first appeared as a comic book character in the back pages of Little Dot #1 (Sept. 1953).

Characters

Rippy [Richie Rich]

Reprints

• from Richie Rich Success Stories (Harvey, 1964 series) #4 (August 1965) [Cover detail.]

Pages

66 - 67

The Star Trek Newspaper Comic Strip - 1979 to 1983 (Table of Contents: 11)

Backstage Pass! / about comics / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John K. Kirk (credited)

Pencils

Thomas Warkentin (signed as Warkentin) (credited as pencils, inks, painting); Steve Leialoha (signed as Leialoha); Ron Harris (credited); ? (photography)

Inks

Thomas Warkentin (signed as Warkentin) (credited as pencils, inks, painting); Steve Leialoha (signed as Leialoha); Ron Harris (credited); ? (photography)

Colors

Thomas Warkentin (signed as Warkentin) (credited as pencils, inks, painting); ? (photography)

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To a devoted fan of the franchise, a Star Trek newspaper comic strip would be an occasion for great excitement.

Reprints

• from Star Trek (Marvel, 1980 series) #1 [Direct] (April 1980)
• from Heavy Metal Magazine (Heavy Metal, 1977 series) #v6#4 (July 1982)

Pages

68 - 72

Mike Grell's Tarzan of the Newspaper (Table of Contents: 12)

Beyond Capes! / about comics / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Dewey Cassell (credited)

Pencils

Mike Grell (credited) (signed as Mike Grell); Dewey Cassell (photographer)

Inks

Mike Grell (credited) (signed as Mike Grell); Dewey Cassell (photographer)

Colors

Dewey Cassell (photographer)

Letters

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There are some sounds that are just instantly recognizable.

Characters

Tarzan

Pages

73 - 75

Tuning in to TV Comics (Table of Contents: 13)

Backtalk / about comics / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Eury (credited)

Pencils

Mike Grell (signed as Mike Grell); Leslie Branton; Jack Kirby; Neal Adams; Jim Aparo (credited); Joe Rubinstein (signed as Rubinstein); Trevor Von Eeden (credited); ?

Inks

Mike Grell (signed as Mike Grell); Leslie Branton; Frank Giacoia; Neal Adams; Jim Aparo (credited); Joe Rubinstein (signed as Rubinstein); Dick Giordano (credited); ?

Colors

?

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In response to BI #128's "Bronze Age TV Tie-Ins" theme...

Reprints

• from TV Action (Polystyle Publications, 1972 series) #119 (May 26th, 1973) [pg. 1], #119 (May 26th, 1973)
• from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #109 (October-November 1973)
• from The Sandman (DC, 1974 series) #1 (Winter 1974)
• from Conan the Barbarian (Marvel, 1970 series) #37 (April 1974)
• from Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1977 series) #231 (September 1977)

Pages

76 - 79

Indexer Notes

Letter column.