May 1979 - August 1979

Captain America.

The book includes the stories featuring Captain America that were first published in The Avengers #4 and Tales of Suspense #59-71. The creative personnel include Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and George Tuska. Cover illustration by John Romita. Mass-market paperback book. Color interiors. 164 pages. New York: Pocket (Simon and Schuster). Cover/indicia date: May 1979. Cover price: $2.25.

Note

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

The Amazing Spider-Man, Stan Lee.

Published on May 3, 1979. Edited by Linda Sunshine. The book features stories first published in 1966, 1970, and 1971 in The Amazing Spider-Man comic-book series. The creative personnel include Stan Lee, Gil Kane, Jim Mooney, and John Romita. Introduction and afterword by Stan Lee. Cover illustration by Bob Larkin. Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 132 pages. New York: Fireside (Simon & Schuster). Cover/indicia date: 1979. Cover price: $3.95.

Mad #208.

Published on May 15, 1979. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Tom Koch, Barry Liebmann, Don Martin, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Angelo Torres, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Jack Rickard. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: July 1979. Cover price: 60¢.

The Mad Make-Out Book, Larry Siegel & Angelo Torres.

Published on May 15, 1979. The book features new material by scriptwriter Larry Siegel and artist Angelo Torres. Cover illustration by Angelo Torres. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: May 1979. Cover price: $1.50.

The X-Men #124.

The estimated newsstand availability date is May 15, 1979. Edited by Roger Stern. The comic features the story “Showdown!,” by Chris Claremont & John Byrne, with Terry Austin. Cover illustration by Dave Cockrum, with Terry Austin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: August 1979. Cover price: 40¢.

Note

The copyright date is April 17, 1979.

Heavy Metal, Vol. 3, No. 3 (#28).

Published on May 24, 1979. Edited by Sean Kelly & Valerie Marchant. The magazine features both original material and English-language translations of comics stories that were first published in the French magazine Métal Hurlant. The stories include The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius (Part 26), by Moebius (Jean Giraud), “Zooks (Part 1),” by Vaughn Bodé, and “Sindbad in the Land of the Jinn (Part 12),” by Jan Strnad & Richard Corben. Cover illustration by Richard Corben & Rick Courtney. Magazine format. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: HM Communications (National Lampoon). Cover/indicia date: July 1979. Cover price: $1.50.

Daredevil #160.

The estimated newsstand availabilty date is May 29, 1979. The comic features the story "In the Hands of Bullseye," by Roger McKenzie & Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: September 1979. Cover price: 40¢.

Note

The copyright date is May 1, 1979.

Cerebus the Aardvark #10.

The comic features the story “Merchant of Unshib!,” by Dave Sim. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: June-July 1979. Cover price: $1.00 Canadian.

Note

This is a Canadian publication. The exact publication date is unknown. There is no U. S. copyright record.

Super Mad.

Published on June 1, 1979. The book features selections originally published in Mad #154-161. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Antonio Prohias, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, and Angelo Torres. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner. Cover/indicia date: June 1979. Cover price: $1.50.

Heavy Metal, Vol. 3, No. 4 (#29).

Published on June 18, 1979. Edited by Sean Kelly & Valerie Marchant. The magazine features both original material and English-language translations of comics stories that were first published in the French magazine Métal Hurlant and Pilote Mensuel. The stories include The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius (Part 27), by Moebius (Jean Giraud), and “Zooks (Part 2),” by Vaughn Bodé. Cover illustration by Mantxgo Algora. Magazine format. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: HM Communications (National Lampoon). Cover/indicia date: August 1979. Cover price: $1.50.

The X-Men #125.

The estimated newsstand availability date is June 25, 1979. Edited by Roger Stern. The comic features the story “There’s Something Awful on Muir Island!,” by Chris Claremont & John Byrne, with Terry Austin. Cover illustration by Dave Cockrum, with Terry Austin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: September 1979. Cover price: 40¢.

Note

The copyright date is May 29, 1979.

Mad #209.

Published on June 26, 1979. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Stan Hart, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Lou Silverstone, Dennis Snee, Angelo Torres, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: September 1979. Cover price: 75¢.

Doctor Strange, No. 2.

The book features the Doctor Strange stories by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko that were first published in Strange Tales #130-144. Cover illustration by Dave Cockrum. Mass-market paperback book. Color interiors. 164 pages. New York: Pocket (Simon and Schuster). Cover/indicia date: July 1979. Cover price: $2.25.

Note

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

Best Buy Comics.

Published on July 7, 1979. The comic features material by R. (Robert) Crumb that was first published in the Co-Evolution Quarterly. Cover illustration by R. Crumb. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 36 pages. San Francisco: Apex Novelties. Cover/indicia date: February 1979. Cover price: $1.00.

America at War: The Best of DC War Comics.

Published on July 9, 1979. Edited by Michael Uslan. The book features war-themed stories published in various DC Comics series between 1941 and 1974. The creative personnel includes Jack Abel, Neal Adams, Jon L. Blummer, Jack Burnley, Charles Cuidera, Mort Drucker, Will Eisner, Sam Glanzman, Jerry Grandenetti, Russ Heath, France Herron, Robert Kanigher, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, David Michelinie, Joe Orlando, Bob Powell, Fred Ray, John Severin, Jerry Siegel, Joe Simon, Gerry Talaoc, Alex Toth, Len Wein, Mort Weisinger, and Marv Wolfman. Introduction by Michael Uslan. Cover illustration by Joe Kubert, Trade-paperback book. Color interiors. 248 pages. New York: Fireside (Simon and Schuster). Cover/indicia date: 1979. Cover price: $6.95.

Heavy Metal, Vol. 3, No. 5 (#30).

Published on July 17, 1979. Edited by Sean Kelly & Valerie Marchant. The magazine features both original material and English-language translations of comics stories that were first published in the French magazine Métal Hurlant. The stories include The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius (Parts 28 and 29), by Moebius (Jean Giraud). Cover illustration by Jim Cherry. Magazine format. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: HM Communications (National Lampoon). Cover/indicia date: September 1979. Cover price: $1.50.

The X-Men #126.

The estimated newsstand availability date is July 24, 1979. Edited by Roger Stern. The comic features the story “How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth…!,” by Chris Claremont & John Byrne, with Terry Austin. Cover illustration by Dave Cockrum, with Terry Austin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: October 1979. Cover price: 40¢.

Note

The copyright date is June 26, 1979.

Cerebus #11.

The comic features the story “The Merchant & the Cockroach,” by Dave Sim. Cover illustration by Dave Sim. Standard-format comic book. Black-and-white interiors. 28 pages. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Aardvark-Vanaheim. Cover/indicia date: August 1979. Cover price: $1.00 Canadian.

Note

This is a Canadian publication. The exact publication date is unknown. There is no U. S. copyright record.

Mad’s Don Martin Digs Deeper.

Published on August 1, 1979. The book features new material by cartoonist Don Martin. Dick DeBartolo provided some scriptwriting assistance. Cover illustration by Don Martin. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Warner Books. Cover/indicia date: August 1979. Cover price: $1.50.

Daredevil #161.

The estimated newsstand availabilty date is August 7, 1979. The comic features the story "To Dare the Devil," by Roger McKenzie & Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Cover illustration by Frank Miller, with Klaus Janson. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: November 1979. Cover price: 40¢.

Note

The copyright date is July 10, 1979.

Mad #210.

Published on August 14, 1979. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Don “Duck” Edwing, John Ficarra, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Harry North, Esq., Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohias, Lou Silverstone, and Angelo Torres. Cover illustration by Sergio Aragonés. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: October 1979. Cover price: 75¢.

We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet, G. B. Trudeau.

Published on August 17, 1979. The book features material first published between June 26 and December 30, 1978 in G. (Garry) B. Trudeau’s Doonesbury daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by G. B. Trudeau. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Cover/indicia date: August 1979. Cover price: $3.95.

The X-Men #127.

The estimated newsstand availability date is August 21, 1979. Edited by Roger Stern. The comic features the story “The Quality of Hatred!,” by Chris Claremont & John Byrne, with Terry Austin. Cover illustration by John Byrne, with Terry Austin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Marvel. Cover/indicia date: November 1979. Cover price: 40¢.

Note

The copyright date is July 24, 1979.

Heavy Metal, Vol. 3, No. 6 (#31).

Published on August 24, 1979. Edited by Sean Kelly & Valerie Marchant. The magazine features both original material and English-language translations of comics stories that were first published in the French magazine Métal Hurlant. The stories include “Excerpts from the Necromonicon,” by Philippe Druillet, and “KTULU,” by Moebius (Jean Giraud). Cover illustration by J. K. Potter. Magazine format. Color interiors. 100 pages. New York: HM Communications (National Lampoon). Cover/indicia date: October 1979. Cover price: $1.50.

The Spirit #21.

Published on August 24, 1979. Edited by Will Eisner & Denis Kitchen. The magazine includes stories first published between 1946 and 1952 in Will Eisner’s The Spirit Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The stories include “Hänzel und Gretel” (07-13-1947), “The Cosmic Answer” (02-02-1947), “The Inner Voice” (08-11-1946), “The Haunt” (10-27-1946), and “A DP on the Moon” (08-10-1952). Cover illustration by Will Eisner. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 60 pages. Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink. Cover/indicia date: July 1979. Cover price: $1.75.

Note

“A DP on the Moon” is by Jules Feiffer & Wallace Wood.

Next: September to December 1979.