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The closing date was Saturday May 13, 2000.

Fanzines


Lot / Description / Estimate of Retail Value

1133  Twelve FANZINE GRAB-BAG: Selection of a dozen eight ditto & four offset fanzines from 1964-1968, includes: FAN-TO-FAN #4 & 5, FANDOM'S SPECIAL #4, YMIR #3 & V.2 #1, FUTURA #7, HEROES ILLUSTRATED #1, ENTERPRISE #1, MASTERMIND #2, COUNTDOWN #1 (very light printing), COMIC FEATURE #4, COMIC FAVORITE #2. Readable copies of early fanzines of variable $ 1 quality, hard to find and historic! $ 100 - 150

1145  ALTER EGO #10 (1969) Offset fanzine by Roy Thomas, with art by Kubert, Buscema, Gil Kane, Marie Severin, FN due to slight spine-scuffing; o/w very nice! $15 - 25

251 AMAZING WORLD OF D.C. COMICS #4, #16: This wonderful "pro-zine" from 1975-77 (for these two issues is magazine sized, color covers, heavy stock paper. Issue #4 is a special Batman issue with many photos, Jerry Robinson profile, Dick Sprang center spread, Denny O'Neil interview, T.V. show coverage & more. Issue #16 features Golden-Age focus with Freedom Fighters, Plastic-Man, Justice Society, Spectre, more! Both solid FN+ or better. $ 20 - 30

1283 COLLECTORS DREAM #3, 4 (1977) Both FN/btr. Bob Overstreet interview, Don Rosa's Pertwillaby Papers, Marvel Continuity, etc $ 15 - 20

1126  COMIC ART LOT: #6 (1966) G, w/ front cover edges discolored, & #7 (1968) VG/F, slight mark on spine, Carl Barks issue. Don & Maggie Thompson's erudite fanzine printed via mimeograph, thick issues, articles by Harlan Ellison, Michael Barrier, many more. Hard to find! 50 - 75

1142  COMIC BOOK #3 (1966), Alan Hanley's offset strip zine, charming! Sharp VGF $ 30 - 45

343 COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #25 (Jul 95) NM. The wonderful Phantom Lady issue! $ 25 - 50

1242 COMIC CONVENTION GOODIES: Chicago Comicon 1996: Anthology #1, Guest of Honor: Will Eisner booklet; Motor City Con: March '95 Program Guide(2), March '96 Program Guide, Oct '96 Program Guide, Promise Motor City Pre- view Edition #267/400 signed & numbered. All 7 FN-NM, VF ave....$ 35 - 49

1284 COMICS FEATURE #4, 6, 25 (1980, 83) All FN-/btr $ 12 - 16

1285 COMICS WORLD #1, 3, 4 all FN/btr. Tabloid newsprint zine reprints Winsor McCay, Herriman and Outcault early newspaper strips! $ 15 - 20

1124  DOCTOR WEIRD #1 (1970) & THE EAGLE #1 (1971):  Nice VG overall. Two early fanzines filled with art by Jim Starlin just before he turned pro. Also includes a full back page ad for the first Overstreet guide! $ 40 - 60

1125  DOWN UNDER #1 (1964) VG. Rare and fascinating ditto-printed Australian fanzine by John Ryan, nice color cover. $ 25 - 50

1286 EYE SPECIAL #1, THE (Spr 1965) FN. The classic comic fanzine by Biljo White is offset and packed with the title character's adventures $ 60 - 120

1272 FAN UNDERGROUND LOT: LAIR OF MADNESS #1, WEIRD GRAPHIC FANTASY #3, ELRIC #1, GAMUT #1 all VG to FN. All are comics (two mag size) with good art and are essentially underground type comics $ 20 - 30

1135  FAN-TASTIC LOT: Early ditto zine by Johnny Chambers, #2, 3, 4, 5 (1964), VG overall. $ 32 - 44

1140  FANTASTIC FANZINE #11 (1971) Sharp VGF Gary Groth's offset fanzine, w/ Steranko color cover and long interview. $ 35 - 45

1118  FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #1 (1964) Very Rare, Sharp FVF. Classic offset fanzine, EC-style strips. Landon Chesney cover, Adam Link by D. Bruce Berry. $ 100 - 200

1119  FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #2 (1964) Rare, Sharp FN. Adam Link Part 2, art by Berry, Chesney, Grass Green. $ 80 - 120

1120  FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #4 (1965) FVF. Excellent early strips by Jeffrey Jones, Bill DuBay, Buddy Saunders. Graphic Story Review column by Richard Kyle debuts. $ 70 - 105

1121  FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #5 (1966) Sharp VGF Cover by Reed Crandall, gorgeous long Jeffrey Jones strip, Ambrose Bierce adaptation by Spicer & Chesney $ 60 - 90

1122  FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #6 (1967): Nice VG+ Offset fanzine's "Super hero" issue, great strips by Ronn Foss & Grass Green, 2nd app. Of Chesney's "Misbourne & the Master" $ 40 - 60

1123  FANTASY ILLUSTRATED/GRAPHIC STORY MAGAZINE LOT: #6, 7, 8, 9, 12 (1967-1970) All nice GVG to VF. Great issues of excellent offset fanzine. (Title Change w/ #8.) Includes the classic Wolverton issue with a great Wolverton cover and totally filled with wolverton! $ 120 - 180

1134  FIGHTING HERO COMICS LOT: Early ditto strip zine, one strip per issue. #9 (Demon by Buddy Saunders), #10 - two copies (The Eye by Biljo White), #11 (Dimension Man by Ronn Foss) & #12 $ 40 - 60

1260 GOLDEN FUNNIES/VINTAGE FUNNIES #1-52 by Dynapubs (Alan Light, founder of CBG/TBG) published weekly 6/1/1973 to 5/24/1974. Great tabloid issues (better than newsprint paper) all VG to VF subscription copies feature classic newspaper strips from 1915-1945 including Superman, Buck Rogers, Krazy Kat, Dick Tracy, Mandrake, Bringing up Father, more! Rare.$100 -200

1271 GRAPHIC ILLUSIONS (Sum 71) FN, Ditko's Mr A, Krenkel, lots more art; THE COLLECTOR #21 (Nov 70) FN+,fan photos, articles, art. Both offset $ 40 - 50

1129  HERO LOT:  #2 (w/three hole punches in side), #3 G & #4 G: Larry Herndon's ditto fanzine from 1963, good early zine, all issues 100% complete. $ 30 - 45

1144  INFINITY BOUND #1 (1971) Offset fanzine by Mike Vosburg, Sharp VG $ 10 - 15

1270 JASOOMIAN, THE #11 (Oct 73) VGF. Mag-size, off-set, high quality ERB zine covers Tarzan, Mars, original ERB letters & plenty of art!.$ 15 - 25

1130  KOMIX ILLUSTRATED LOT: #12, #13 (1964), VG condition. Early ditto strip zine, w/ offset covers. Contain art by Alan Weiss, Mike Vosburg, Grass Green, others. $ 20 - 30

1131  MAGNUM OPUS #1 (1965) FN, nice above-average offset comic strip fanzine. $ 25 - 35

1132  MASQUERADER #6 (1964) & MAGNUM OPUS #1 (1965) Early Jerry Bails, Ron Foss, etc. Both VG $ 30 - 45

1143  ODD #12 (1967), Last & best issue of this Mad-imitator, offset w/ ditto insert, digest sized, FN+, strip by Marv Wolfman, Dave Herring, Jim Gardner. $ 25 - 40

1141  PANELS #1 (1979) F John Benson's offset fanzine, special "Spirit" issue, Feiffer $ 20 - 25

1268 PHANTASMAGORIA #1-3 (1971-73) All FN- to FN+. Kenneth Smith's personal visions are well presented in this wonderful heavy stock mag!...$ 30 - 45

1280 RBCC #70,113,121,129,149 all 5 feature GGA covers of sorts including Don Rosa & Windy Pini. All nice FN/btr $ 30 - 40

1281 RBCC ASSORTMENT: #120, 122-124, 126-128. All 7 VG+ to FVF, FN ave $ 35 - 49

1282 RBCC ASSORTMENT: #130, 134, 136, 140, 141, 147, 148, 150 VG/btr,FN- ave$ 40 - 56

1128  RONN FOSS LOT:  PANDORA #1 (1968), RAPPORT II (1966), Both VG. Offset covers, mimeo & ditto interiors. Both feature great art and writing by Ronn Foss; above-average fanzines. $ 30 -40

1127  SLAM-BANG LOT: #1 (1964), #3 (1965) Both in about Good condition, w/ sub fold. Multi-Lith printing, very intelligent comics articles by Rick Weingroff. $ 25 - 30

318 SQUA TRONT #4 (1970) FVF, white paper. THE classic E.C. fanzine, well produced, art includes Vaughn Bode, Corben, Evans, Frazetta, Williamson, Kaluta, Krinkel, Kurtzman, Crandall, Ingels and more! Johnny Craig Interview, lots of hard to find comics, more! $ 40 - 80

1115  STAR-STUDDED COMICS LOT #1: #4-7, from 1964-1966: All 4 fanzines in GVG or better condition. Classic offset comic strip zine, includes first appearances of The Human Cat & the Liberty Legion. Historical photos & work by Landon Chesney, Ronn Foss, Biljo White, many more! $ 80 - 120

1116  STAR-STUDDED COMICS LOT II: #10, 11, 13, 14, 17, from 1967-1971: All 5 fanzines in VG/F condition, #17 has small date stamp on cover. More issues of classic offset fanzine with strips by Starlin, Weiss, Grainger, Buckler, Metzger, Grass Green, more. $ 100 - 150

1117  STAR-STUDDED COMICS LOT #3: #6 (1965), #17 (1971): Both in G condition. Strips by D. Bruce Berry, Sam Grainger, Roy Thomas, Alan Weiss, many more. $ 30 - 40

1269 TRUMPET #4 (Apr 66) VG, sm chip TE FC. Well done off-set mag size zine pub by Tom Reamy. Poul Anderson's "The Broken Sword" adapted by George Barr. Jerry Pournelle, Tarzan, ERB, Dr Who, etc. Very literate..$ 20 - 30

1136  VOICE OF COMICDOM LOT: #2 (1964), #3 (1965). Offset newspaper-style fanzine, tabloid size, folded in half once. $ 22 - 28

1137  VOICE OF COMICDOM LOT: #2 (1964), #3 (1965). Offset newspaper-style fanzine, tabloid size, folded in half once. G condition w/ hole punches in side, bottom $ 14 - 18

1138  VOICE OF COMICDOM LOT: #10 (1968), #11 (1968), Offset fan newspaper. VG. $15 - 20

319 WITZEND #6 (1969) VF, white. Pro fanzine started by Wally Wood, this issue features Jeff Jones, Eisner Interview, Wood's "Spawn of Venus", more ! $ 25 - 50

1139  WORLD OF COMIC ART #1 (1966), Superb offset fanzine, VG/F $ 30 - 45

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