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Issue: The Comics Journal #61
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
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Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Inc.
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Pages: 148
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Price: $3.00 USD
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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
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Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
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NewsWatch
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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15
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Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Kure (signed)
Michael Kure (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
Blood & Thunder
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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23.56
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)
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?
typeset
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humorous
Dipshit; Gimp; Feep
Harlan Ellison invective, as interpreted by Gary Kwapiscz,...
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0.68
On page 34.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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humorous
John Byrne; Denny O'Neil
One of the best things about writing funnybooks is I never have to worry about subtle characterization.
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0.46
On page 37.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Pott Shots
Mein lekture for dertag iss concernink mitt der thin-skinned, thick-headed wriditor...
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0.58
On page 45.
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?
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humorous
This sure is good.
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0.38
On page 53.
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Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Cruz ?
typeset
Subject Matter
The Comics Library Graphic Story Reviews
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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10.29
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.
Fifteen Years at Marvel: Interview with Roy Thomas

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rob Gustaveson (credited)
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? (photo)
Subject Matter
Danette Couto (photo)
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22.14
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
Tejano Cartoonist: An Interview with Jack Jackson

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
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? (photo)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Jack Jackson (photo); Fred Todd (photo); Gilbert Shelton (photo); Beatrice Bonini (photo)
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11
Accompanied by two photos and ten samples of Jackson's work.
DC is Dull Comics

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
The Reticulated Rainbow
On the slapstick stage of old vaudeville, a person bending over was sure to get a kick in the rear.
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
9.07
Accompanied by six sample pages from DC.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
It's a super crouch!
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Miscellaneous
0.27
On page 123.
Chasing Fleisher: The Continuting Debate over the Merits of Michael Fleisher's Spectre and "Chasing Hairy"

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
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? (photo)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Doc's Bookshelf
Michael Fleisher
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
7.5
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.
Comics Checklist: Dec. 80/Jan. 1981

Informational (about comics)  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
typeset
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Miscellaneous
5.5
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
typeset; ?
Subject Matter
Al Williamson returns to Flash Gordon with a 68-page adaptation of the new Dino de Laurentilis movie.
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Miscellaneous
1
On page 145.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Kure (as M. Kure) (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
The character is caught off balance by Captain America's shield.
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1
Inside back cover.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
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Back cover.

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