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Publisher: National Book Store
Years in Operation: 1942 - ?
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Country: Flag Philippines Web Site: http://www.nationalbookstore.com.ph/ Brands: 0 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 90 Printings: 740 (728 Issues) Disclose Notes: Almost all National Book Store versions of DC and Marvel comics from the 1970s were printed without cover prices; many were printed without cover dates, some of these do not have dates in the indicia, either. Majority of NBS reprints use the same indicia as the U.S.A. editions with additional information but were not printed in the same month/year, and currently there is no exact way to determine the publishing date. According to some native collectors, the comics may have been reprinted on multiple occasions, and sometimes the book's dimensions changed (possibly to save on costs); many times the colors do not align properly inside the comic in the later printings. There are also National Book Store editions of Dell/Gold Key books and Classics Illustrated (although the issue numbers did change for the CIs), along with several original series (in both English and Tagalog). National Book Store editions were published in Philippines 1 1/2 to 2 years after US cover date.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
Action Comics #411 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1974 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Action Comics #436 (Comic Book) January 1976 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Action Comics #441 (Comic Book) January 1976 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Action Comics #442 (Comic Book) January 1976 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Action Comics #450 (Comic Book) January 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Action Comics #453 (Comic Book) January 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Action Comics #454 (Comic Book) January 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Action Comics #455 (Comic Book) January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Action Comics #462 (Comic Book) January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Action Comics #469 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1977 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #418 (Comic Book) April 1972 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #433 (Comic Book) June 1974 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #438 (Comic Book) April 1975 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #440 (Comic Book) July 1975 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #443 (Comic Book) January 1976 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #444 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #445 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #446 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #447 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #448 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #449 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Adventure Comics #450 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Alamat ng Pilipino Series #1 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Alamat ng Pilipino Series #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
All-Star Western #11 (Comic Book) January 1974 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
The Amazing Spider-Man #151 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1975 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
The Amazing Spider-Man #152 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
The Amazing Spider-Man #153 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Amazing Spider-Man #154 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Amazing Spider-Man #155 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Amazing Spider-Man #156 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Amazing Spider-Man #157 (Comic Book) January 1978 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
The Amazing Spider-Man #108 [National Bookstore Distribution] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1972 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Amazing Spider-Man #157 [National Bookstore Distribution] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1976 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Ang Matandang Kabihasnan ng Pilipinas #[nn-A] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1973 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Avengers #142 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1978 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
The Avengers #143 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Avengers #144 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Avengers #145 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Avengers #146 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Avengers #147 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Avengers #148 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Batman #241 (Comic Book) January 1974 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Batman #252 (Comic Book) January 1975 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Batman #270 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1975 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Batman #277 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Batman #278 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Batman #283 (Comic Book) January 1978 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bayaning Pilipino Series #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1973 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bayaning Pilipino Series #[nn-A] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1973 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bayaning Pilipino Series #[nn-B] (Comic Book) January 1973 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #1 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #2 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #4 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #5 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #7 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #9 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #10 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #11 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From the New Testament) #12 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #1 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #4 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #5 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #7 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #8 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #9 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #10 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #11 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #13 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #14 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #15 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #16 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #17 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #18 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #19 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (From The Old Testament) #20 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #1 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula sa Bagong Tipan) #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula Sa Lumang Tipan) #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula Sa Lumang Tipan) #2 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula Sa Lumang Tipan) #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula Sa Lumang Tipan) #4 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Bible Illustrated Series (Mula Sa Lumang Tipan) #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)

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