January 1968 - June 1968

Fantastic Four #73.

Published on January 9, 1968. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Flames of Battle—,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: April 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #118.

Published on February 6, 1968. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Max Brandel, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Irving Schild, Larry Siegel, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: April 1968. Cover price: 30¢.

Fantastic Four #74.

Published on February 8, 1968. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “When Calls Galactus!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: May 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Sugar and Spike #76.

Published on February 15, 1968. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. The comic includes the story “The Blehh Strikes Thrice!,” by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: April-May 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad’s Al Jaffee Spews Out Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.

Published on February 22, 1968. The book features new material by cartoonist Al Jaffee. Cover illustration by Al Jaffee. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Signet (New American Library). Cover price: 50¢.

Zap Comix #1.

Published on February 25, 1968. The comic features new material by cartoonist R. (Robert) Crumb. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 24 pages. San Francisco: Apex Novelties. Cover/indicia date: November 1967. Cover price: 25¢.

Notes

The comic is widely considered the beginning of the underground-comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Among the strips included is “Keep On Truckin’…,” perhaps Crumb’s most famous piece.

The comic also includes the story “Mr. Natural ‘Visits the City’,” the first comic-book appearance of Mr. Natural. The character had previously appeared in strips published in the underground newspapers Yarrowstalks and The East Village Other in 1967.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #331.

Published on February 29, 1968. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: April 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

You’re Something Else, Charlie Brown, Charles M. Schulz.

Published on March 1, 1968. The book collects select material first published in 1967 in Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Charles M. Schulz. Trade paperback. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Cover price: $1.00.

Fantastic Four #75.

Published on March 7, 1968. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Worlds Within Worlds!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: June 1968 . Cover price: 12¢.

Falling in Love #99.

Published on March 19, 1968. Edited by Jack Miller. Cover illustration by Ric Estrada & Jack Adler. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: May 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #119.

Published on March 19, 1968. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Max Brandel, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Phil Hahn, Jack Hanrahan, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Dean Norman, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: June 1968. Cover price: 35¢.

The Indigestible Mad.

Published on March 21, 1968. The book features select material first published in Mad #77-79. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Dick DeBartolo, Earle Doud, George Gladir, Phil Hahn, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Don Reilly, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Wallace Wood, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Signet (New American Library). Cover price: 60¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #332.

Published on March 28, 1968. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: May 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Yellow Dog #1.

Published on April 1, 1968. The publication features contributions by Joel Beck, Franz Cilensek, R. (Robert) Crumb, Michael Mark F., Jim Gardner, Andy Martin, G. Ratten, and John Thompson. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Tabloid format. Black-and-white interiors. 8 pages. San Francisco: Print Mint. Cover price: 15¢.

Fantastic Four #76.

Published on April 9, 1968. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Stranded in Sub-Atomica!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: July 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Sugar and Spike #77.

Published on April 16, 1968. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. The comic includes the story “Bernie the Brain Takes on the World!,” by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: June-July 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad’s Spy vs. Spy, Follow-Up File, Antonio Prohias.

Published on April 23, 1968. The book features new Spy vs. Spy strips by Antonio Prohias. Cover illustration by Antonio Prohias. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Signet (New American Library). Cover price: 60¢.

Feds ‘n’ Heads.

Published in May 1968. The comic features material by Gilbert Shelton that was originally published in the Austin Rag newspaper. Cover illustration by Gilbert Shelton. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. Austin, TX: Gilbert Shelton. Cover/indicia date: 1968. Cover price: 35¢.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed.

This is the first comic-book appearance of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.

Yellow Dog #2.

Published on May 1, 1968. The publication features contributions by Y. D. Anon (Jim Gardner), Joel Beck, Franz Cilensek, R. (Robert) Crumb, Alain Dister, Rick Griffin, Andy Martin, Victor Moscoso, John Thompson, and Ron White. Cover illustration by Franz Cilensek. Tabloid format. Black-and-white interiors. 16 pages. San Francisco: Print Mint. Cover price: 25¢.

The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist, Michael O’Donoghue & Frank Springer.

Published on May 6, 1968. The book collects the Phoebe Zeit-Geist strips that were first published in the Evergreen Review between 1965 and 1968. Cover illustration by Frank Springer. Hardcover book. Color interiors. 112 pages. New York: Grove. Cover price: $5.95.

Fantastic Four #77.

Published on May 9, 1968. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Shall Earth Endure?,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: August 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #120.

Published on May 14, 1968. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Max Brandel, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Jack Kent, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Joe Orlando, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: July 1968. Cover price: 30¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #334.

Published on May 23, 1967. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: July 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

His Name Is... Savage! #1.

Edited by Gil Kane & Larry Koster. The magazine features the story "The Return of the Half-Man!," by Gil Kane & Archie Goodwin. Cover illustration by Bob Foster. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: Adventure House. Cover/indicia date: June 1968. Cover price: 35¢.

Note

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed.

Yellow Dog #3.

Published on June 1, 1968. The publication features contributions by Joel Beck, R. (Robert) Crumb, Andy Martin, John Thompson, Ron White, and S. Clay Wilson. Cover illustration by Ron White. Tabloid format. Black-and-white interiors. 16 pages. San Francisco: Print Mint. Cover price: 25¢.

Nick Fury, Agent of S. H. I. E. L. D. #4.

Published on June 4, 1968. Edited by Stan Lee. Cover illustration by Jim Steranko. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Olympia (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: September 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Avengers #55.

Published on June 11, 1968. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Mayhem Over Manhattan,” by Roy Thomas & John Buscema, with George Klein. Cover illustration by John Buscema, with George Roussos. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Vista (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: September 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Note

“Mayhem Over Manhattan” is the first extended appearance of the villain Ultron. (The character had an unnamed, single-panel appearance in Avengers #54.)

Fantastic Four #78.

Published on June 11, 1968. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Thing No More!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: September 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Sugar and Spike #78.

Published on June 18, 1968. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. The comic features the story “Beware of Froolers!,” by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: August-September 1968. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #121.

Published on June 25, 1968. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Mark Bricklin, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Stan Hart, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Dean Norman, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: September 1968. Cover price: 30¢.

Next: July to December 1968.