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Issue: Best of Witzend #[nn]
Publication Date: January 2018
 
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
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Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Inc.
On Sale Date: 2018
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Pages: 264
ISBN: 9781683961154
UPC/EAN: 978168396115464999
Price: $49.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 80 (34 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Wally Wood (original editor); Bill Pearson (original editor); J. Michael Catron (senior editor); Bill Pearson (consulting editor)
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Color: black & white
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Binding: hardcover
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[untitled]

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Wally Wood
Wally Wood
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Crandall - ERB Part II

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Reed Crandall
Reed Crandall
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fantasy
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4 full-page illustrations
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A Reed Crandall ERB Portfolio

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Reed Crandall
Reed Crandall
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4 full-page and one half-page illustrations for Edgar Rice Burroughs stories, with brief introduction.
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Best of Witzend

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Credits
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Contents

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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Bill Pearson
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Savage World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood
Al Williamson; Angelo Torres; Wally Wood; Roy Krenkel
Al Williamson; Angelo Torres; Wally Wood; Roy Krenkel; Frank Frazetta
Arlene Williamson
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Originally prepared for Lev Gleason's The Adventures of Buster Crabbe before the company went out of business. Rewritten by Wally Wood for Witzend.
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Sinner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
Archie Goodwin ?
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4
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Animan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood; Ralph Reese ? (see notes)
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
jungle, superhero
Animan
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Miscellaneous
7
Wally Wood notes that Reese assisted him on this story, likely on the script.
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Animan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Bill Yoshida ?
Subject Matter
jungle, superhero
Animan
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9
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Midnight Special

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Subject Matter
humorous
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1
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Orion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Gray Morrow
Gray Morrow
Gray Morrow
Gray Morrow
Subject Matter
fantasy
Orion
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6
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Poetry by Ralph Reese

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Ralph Reese
Leo Dillon; Diane Dillon (illustration)
Leo Dillon; Diane Dillon (illustration)
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Subject Matter
drama
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1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Mr. A
Fools will tell you that there can be no honest person!
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5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
crime
Mr. A
Mr. A [Rex Graine]; Lew Baggot; Roden; Icer; Krebs; Max; Purity; Lt. Brasher
Justice demands that man's principles be fixed...
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In "The Ditko Collection" this story is titled "Mr. A: Money."
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Art Spiegelman Department

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Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman ?
Subject Matter
humorous
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3
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The Invaders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
Richard Bassford
Richard Bassford
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
science fiction
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3
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Pipsqueak Papers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
humorous
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3
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Pipsqueak Papers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
humorous
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Miscellaneous
4
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Last Chance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Pearson
Frank Frazetta
Frank Frazetta
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
9
The artwork was done in the 1950s but was unpublished. It has been rearranged and relettered here with a new script.
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The Rejects

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bhob Stewart (ghost)
Bhob Stewart (layouts); Wally Wood
Wally Wood; Dom Sileo
Bill Yoshida
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3
No credits on original story, other than (c) Wallace Wood. Bhob Stewart on his blog
http://potrzebie.blogspot.com/search/label/kenneth%20banghart
gives information on story and gives the credits.
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Reed Crandall Portfolio of Edgar Rice Burroughs Part Four

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Reed Crandall
Reed Crandall
Subject Matter
science fiction
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3
3 full-page illustrations
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The Junkwaffel Invasion of Kruppenny Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Vaughn Bode
Vaughn Bode
Vaughn Bode
Vaughn Bode
Subject Matter
humorous
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4
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Prevue: The Adventures of Talon

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Jim Steranko
Jim Steranko
Subject Matter
fantasy
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3
3 full-page illustrations featuring sword-and-sorcery character.
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Alien

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Pearson
Jeff Jones (signed)
Jeff Jones (signed)
Jeff Jones ?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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6
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gray Morrow (illustration)
Gray Morrow (illustration)
Subject Matter
science fiction
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1
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Cobalt 60

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Vaughn Bode
Vaughn Bode
Vaughn Bode
Vaughn Bode
Subject Matter
science fiction
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10
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson ?
Subject Matter
humorous
Limpstrel
I can't see why you're distraught...
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The Journey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gray Morrow ?; Betty Morrow ?
Gray Morrow
Gray Morrow
Gray Morrow
Subject Matter
horror
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10
Credited to Betty and Gray Morrow.
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The City in the Sea

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edgar Allan Poe
Frank Frazetta (illustrations)
Frank Frazetta (illustrations)
Gail Smith
Subject Matter
drama
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10
A series of Frazetta illustrations from an aborted project, accompanying the Poe poem.
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The Hunting of the Snark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Adkins Richardson; Lewis Carroll
John Adkins Richardson
John Adkins Richardson
typeset
Subject Matter
science fiction
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8
Most of the text is from Carroll's poem, which is very freely interpreted.
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Lost in a Dream

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Pearson
Dick Giordano
Dick Giordano
Subject Matter
adventure
Kym
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Miscellaneous
8
wordless (no dialog or captions)
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39-74

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Guyla Toth; Alex Toth
Alex Toth
Alex Toth
Alex Toth
Subject Matter
adventure
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10
Originally intended for Marvel's "Comix Book #1." It was rejected by Stan Lee.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin
typeset
Subject Matter
crime
On March 17, 1969 I awoke at 8 A.M...
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Terry Austin (signed)
Terry Austin (signed)
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1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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P. Craig Russell (illustration)
P. Craig Russell (illustration)
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Rejected cover to Dr. Strange Annual # 1 is slightly altered for this presentation.
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The Avenging Dodo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Pearson
Mike Zeck
Mike Zeck
Mike Zeck
Subject Matter
humorous
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8
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Walt Simonson (signed)
Walt Simonson (signed)
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My Furry World... And Welcome To It!

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Nicola Cuti
Joe Staton
Joe Staton
Bruce Patterson
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
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10
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The Care and Feeding of Geks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nicola Cuti
Mike Zeck
Mike Zeck
Mike Zeck ?
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7
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Booby Trap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
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Stargazer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
James R. Blevins; Dennis Janke [as Z. Capistance]
Dennis Janke [as Z. Capistance]
Dennis Janke [as Z. Capistance]
typeset
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The Real World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Norton
Bhob Stewart
Bhob Stewart
Bhob Stewart
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4
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Last Act of a Living Legend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Pearson
Steve Stiles
Steve Stiles
Bill Pearson
Subject Matter
horror, humorous
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Miscellaneous
8
According to notes by Bill Pearson, this story was originally slated for Witzend #14. However, a fire destroyed everything slated for that issue. Stiles and Pearson worked from copies of the artwork to bring it back to life.
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An Idea in Any Form

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Mason
Al Williamson; Wally Wood; Vaughn Bode
Al Williamson; Wally Wood; Vaughn Bode
typeset
Subject Matter
Article about Witzend contributors, including short biographical comments.
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5
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Bucky Ruckus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Bucky Ruckus
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Miscellaneous
2
Montage of Bucky Ruckus images from Witzend.
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A Reed Crandall ERB Portfolio

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood ?
Reed Crandall
Reed Crandall
typeset
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1
4 full-page and one half-page illustrations for Edgar Rice Burroughs stories, with brief introduction.
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Witzend, Beginning to End

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Pearson
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Memoir by Pearson about his work on Witzend.
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9
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The World of the Wizard King

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood
Wally Wood (illustrations)
Wally Wood (illustrations)
typeset
Subject Matter
fantasy
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Text story with numerous illustrations
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An Oral History

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Patrick Rosenkranz
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?
typeset
Subject Matter
Oral history of Witzend.
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10
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Wallace Wood 1927-1981

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood
Wally Wood; ?
Wally Wood; ?
typeset
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1
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Contributors

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
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Miscellaneous
6
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Archie Goodwin (layout); Wally Wood; Reed Crandall; Al Williamson; Dan Adkins; Jack Gaughan
Wally Wood; Reed Crandall; Al Williamson; Dan Adkins; Jack Gaughan
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0.25
Assemblage of panels. Wood portraits of Animan, Bucky Ruckus, and Snorky, plus bits by other artists excerpted from work in this issue.
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[untitled]

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Frank Frazetta
Frank Frazetta
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Illustration of Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Wally Wood (signed)
Wally Wood (signed)
Subject Matter
science fiction
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0.25
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ralph Reese ? [as Ralph]
Ralph Reese ? [as Ralph]
Ralph Reese ?
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Subject Matter
fantasy, science fiction
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Al Williamson (illustration)
Al Williamson (illustration)
typeset
Subject Matter
science fiction
Flash Gordon
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Wally Wood (signed)
Wally Wood (signed)
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Frank Frazetta (illustration)
Frank Frazetta (illustration)
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Henry Roth (photograph)
Henry Roth (photograph)
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Black and white photograph.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Paschke
Ed Paschke (illustration)
Ed Paschke (illustration)
Subject Matter
humorous
Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
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0.25
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Mike Hinge
Mike Hinge
Mike Hinge ?
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0.5
Wraparound front and back cover reprinted in reduced form as a half-page illustration.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Vaughn Bode
Vaughn Bode
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Kenneth Smith (illustration)
Kenneth Smith (illustration)
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0.25
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ralph Reese
Ralph Reese
?
?
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0.25
Blow-up of inside panel
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Pearson
Bill Pearson
Bill Pearson
Bill Pearson
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0.25
Illustration from original back cover. Credits from Witzend vol. II (Fantagraphics, 2014).
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The W. C. Fields Book

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jeffrey Catherine Jones [as J. Jones] (signed painting)
Jeffrey Catherine Jones [as J. Jones] (signed painting)
?
Subject Matter
W. C. Fields
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W.C. Fields as a Police Officer

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Pearson
Bill Pearson
Bill Pearson
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Reprinted in reduced form as a quarter-page illustration. Original back cover of Witzend #9.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood (signed)
Wally Wood (signed)
?
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Miscellaneous
0.5
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Pearson
Bill Pearson
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0.25
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Adkins (illustration)
Dan Adkins (illustration)
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Bush (painting)
George Bush (painting)
George Bush (painting)
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
? (photograph)
? (photograph)
? (photograph)
Subject Matter
Kym
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1/4 page reprint of original photograph of a woman dressed as Kym.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dennis Janke
Dennis Janke
?
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Miscellaneous
0.25
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McLeod nude with lion

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob McLeod
Bob McLeod
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0.25
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A Reed Crandall ERB Portfolio

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Reed Crandall
Reed Crandall
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
4 full-page and one half-page illustrations for Edgar Rice Burroughs stories, with brief introduction.
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A Reed Crandall ERB Portfolio

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood ?
Reed Crandall
Reed Crandall
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
4 full-page and one half-page illustrations for Edgar Rice Burroughs stories, with brief introduction.
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Crandall - ERB Part II

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Reed Crandall
Reed Crandall
typeset
Subject Matter
fantasy
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Miscellaneous
1
4 full-page illustrations
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Cartoonists Unite!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover hype box.

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