The Comic Reader (1961) #183

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The Comic Reader (1961) - #183
Street Enterprises

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Writer(s):
Paulette Carroll
James C.G. Conniff
Jim Engel
Chuck Fiala
Clay Geerdes
Mike Tiefenbacher

Penciller(s):
Jim Engel
Chuck Fiala
Mike Mignola

Inker(s):
Jim Engel
Chuck Fiala
Mike Mignola

Editor(s):
David Finger
Jerome Sinkovec
Mike Tiefenbacher

Cover Artist(s):
Dennis J. Jensen
Robert Staszak

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Cover Date: September 1980
Cover Price: US $ 1.25

Issue Tagline: None.

Format: Black & White; Magazine; 62 pages

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Letters Column: TCR Mailboat

Synopsis:
Comics news and cover reproductions from all the major companies.

Full-color comic strips include JIM ENGEL's Dick Duck, Duck Dick, a special two-page edition featuring Chapter 1 of "Heroes and Villains." CHUCK FIALA provides episode 018 of Bullet Crow, Fowl of Fortune. JIM ENGEL and CHUCK FIALA also appear in their fumetti strip Fandom Confidential, this month titled "Ask Jim and Chuck."

The TCR Mailboat carries but one letter, from MARK MAGNANO (Santa Clara, CA), who recalls (with clarifications from Mike Tiefenbacher) an episode of Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow" show that had Stan Lee, Carmine Infantino, Julie Schwartz and dedicated Marvel fan Warren Storob as guests.

The Menomonee Falls Gazette reprints the following comic strips:
SUPERMAN by Siegel & Shuster: Eights daily strips from 1945 (no specific dates discernible).
THE SEEKERS by John Burns & Les Lilley: Strips Q253-Q0268
STAR HAWKS by Archie Goodwin & Gil Kane: Strips spanning May 16-27, 1979
PAUL TEMPLE in DEATH SITTING DOWN by Francis Durbridge & Mendoza: Strips 1-24.

Notes:
"OUR COVERS: The original JLA as portrayed by new DC inker DENNIS JENSEN, and Supergirl and Batgirl by TCR cover artist BOB STASZAK."

This issue is notable for containing the first published work by MIKE MIGNOLA, a spot illo of Red Sonja.

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"The New St. Francis Comic Book" - Edit this story

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Writer(s):
James C.G. Conniff

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Synopsis:
A thorough and insightful article about Marvel's FRANCIS, BROTHER OF THE UNIVERSE comic book, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of St. Francis' birth. The article was written by respected author JAMES C.G. CONNIFF and is reprinted from the September 1980 CATHOLIC DIGEST.

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"Fanzine Reviews: A Coupla Three Reviews" - Edit this story

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Jim Engel

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JIM ENGEL evaluates the following:
(1) MARVEL COMICS INDEX NO. 8A: CAPTAIN AMERICA by George Olshevsky
(2) THE ART OF JOHN BYRNE, published by S.Q. Productions
(3) CARTOONIST PROFILES #46

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"Media Review" - Edit this story

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Mike Tiefenbacher

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Rona Blabbit on media goings on, including a proposed CISCO KID film starring Erik Estrada, confirmation that Roger Moore will play James Bond in FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, and details of the forthcoming STAR WARS radio show.

Blabbit also comments on the Screen Actors Guild strike that was delaying the start of the 1980-81 television season. The opportunity was taken to compose a list spanning 1964-80 of "the series that debuted that I liked enough to watch every week."

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"Review: The Untold Legend of the Batman" - Edit this story

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Mike Tiefenbacher

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MIKE TIEFENBACHER discusses the evolution of the Batman character from the early 1960s through 1980, when this three-issue limited series appeared. The article is an informative work of comics scholarship by a man thoroughly acquainted with his subject.

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"European Comics: Us Versus Them in Asterix: The Ugly Who?" - Edit this story

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Writer(s):
Paulette Carroll

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Synopsis:
PAULETTE CARROLL's continuing scholarly examination of ASTERIX, accompanied by panels from several albums.

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