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Issue: The Comics Journal #61
Publication Date: January 1981
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Issues: #61 of 279 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 148
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $3.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (0 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: black & white (#32-36); color covers; black & white interiors with occasional color (#37 & up)
Dimensions: tabloid (#32-36); standard magazine size (#37 - 287)
Paper Stock: newsprint (#32 - ?)
Binding: foldout tabloid (#32-36); saddle-stitched (#37 - 244); squarebound (#63; 100; 200; 210; 235; 245 & up)
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): NewsWatch
Synopsis: Headlines of note: "Marvel Magazine Line Reorganized: Hulk and Howard the Duck Cancelled"; "Neal Adams Packaging Comics for Worldwide Market"; "Stern, Byrne and Rubinstein Leave Captain America"; "Hembeckmania at Fantaco: New & Reprint"; "Michael Fleisher Files $2,000,000 Suit Against Fantagraphics, Gary Groth and Harlan Ellison"; "RAW 2 Scheduled for December Release"
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Michael Kure (signed)
Inker(s): Michael Kure (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blood & Thunder
Synopsis: Letters from Ted White, Steve King, Laura Ellyn Williams, James E. Payne, Phil Latter, William Hansen, Steve Berry, Howard Cruse, Cecil Young, Joe Mills, Jim Hammond, Randy H. Crawford, Ivo Steyn, David L. Seidman, Martin Pasko, Dale Luciano, Vallard Eding, John J. Lewandowski, Kay Lenny, Kevin C. McConnell, R. Fiore, Jan Strnad, Gene Phillips, P. Craig Russell, Gary Sassaman, Richard Howell, Catherine Yronwode, John Clifton, Steve Freitag, Tim Cooper
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 23.56
Disclose Notes: Accompanied by eleven illustrations including these: Rog 2000 by Taylor/Doug Hazlewood; Sinestro and The Leader by Gilbert Hernandez; Dr. Strange by Kure; Captain Britain by Doug Hazlewood; two by Jaime Hernandez including one of Wonder Woman; Namor by Blyberg; The Shadow by O'Connell
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dipshit; Gimp; Feep
First Line: Harlan Ellison invective, as interpreted by Gary Kwapiscz,...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.68
Disclose Notes: On page 34.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John Byrne; Denny O'Neil
First Line: One of the best things about writing funnybooks is I never have to worry about subtle characterization.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.46
Disclose Notes: On page 37.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pott Shots
First Line: Mein lekture for dertag iss concernink mitt der thin-skinned, thick-headed wriditor...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.58
Disclose Notes: On page 45.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: This sure is good.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.38
Disclose Notes: On page 53.
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Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Cruz ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Comics Library Graphic Story Reviews
Synopsis: Luciano pans Howard the Duck magazine #8; Hart positively reviews Captain America #247-52; "Comics with a Message"- Luciano reviews "Superman: the Computers That Saved Metropolis", "Exclusive Collector's Edition: Spider-Man" (AIM toothpaste promo), "Captain American and the Campbell Kids: The Battle of the Energy Drainers" Capsule Reviews- R. Fiore gives a positive review of Daredevil #168; McConnell on Marvel Super Special #17, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14, Iron Man #138; Stallman on Anarchy Comics #1; Phillips- Spider-Woman #35
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10.29
Disclose Notes: Accompanied by two illustrations, one of them an Iron Man one signed "Cruz/de la Rosa." Also includes ten sample images from the reviewed comics.
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Fifteen Years at Marvel: Interview with Roy Thomas

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rob Gustaveson (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Danette Couto (photo)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22.14
Disclose Notes: Accompanied by fourteen illustrations and one photo of Thomas. Fujitake contributes a large illustration of Adam Warlock. Others include Thor by De la Rosa/Blyberg; Adam Warlock by Blyberg; Justice Society by Hernandez; Batman by Herring; Iron Fist by Blyberg/De la Rosa; Captain America by Hembeck/Bruning; Thor by Blyberg; Spider-Man by Blyberg; Captain America by Smith
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Tejano Cartoonist: An Interview with Jack Jackson

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jack Jackson (photo); Fred Todd (photo); Gilbert Shelton (photo); Beatrice Bonini (photo)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Accompanied by two photos and ten samples of Jackson's work.
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DC is Dull Comics

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Reticulated Rainbow
First Line: On the slapstick stage of old vaudeville, a person bending over was sure to get a kick in the rear.
Synopsis: A negative review of Best of DC Comics Digest #5, dissecting in-depth what's wrong with it and DC's entire line as well.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.07
Disclose Notes: Accompanied by six sample pages from DC.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
First Line: It's a super crouch!
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.27
Disclose Notes: On page 123.
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Chasing Fleisher: The Continuting Debate over the Merits of Michael Fleisher's Spectre and "Chasing Hairy"

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Doc's Bookshelf
Character(s): Michael Fleisher
Synopsis: Decker wrestles with the criticism he received over his review of Fleisher's Chasing Hairy novel and his Spectre comics.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.5
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from Bob Martin, Lint Hatcher, Charles T. Smith defending Fleisher and his work.

Accompanied by a cartoon of Fleisher by Kwapiscz, a photo, two samples from his Spectre series and two Spectre illustrations.
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Comics Checklist: Dec. 80/Jan. 1981

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.5
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Al Williamson returns to Flash Gordon with a 68-page adaptation of the new Dino de Laurentilis movie.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On page 145.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): Michael Kure (as M. Kure) (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Synopsis: The character is caught off balance by Captain America's shield.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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