Writers / Artists: Larry Bigman

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #090

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Don Newton.  

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by James Van Hise and Larry Bigman. 

“Miami Fandom Rides Again!” by JVH. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller.  

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Maggie & Don Thompson. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH and Robert Weinberg. 

“THE CLIFFHANGERS” by JVH.

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

 

Ads for: 

BADTIME STORIES

cARToon #1-5

COLLAGE #1 thru 20

COMIC AND CRYPT #6

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2nd edition

COMIC COURIER #7

ETCETERA & THE COMIC READER 

FACTORS UNKNOWN #2

FANDOM MEDIA #3

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 22

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

HERO PULP INDEX (Robert Weinberg)

INFINITY #2-4

JOURNEY INTO COMICS #11

LEARNING TO CARTOON by Syd Hoff

NEWTON PORTFOLIO

OPAR PRESS — Tarzan, Jungle Lord

OPAR PRESS — Burroughs Artist: Frank Frazetta

PHANTASMAGORIA #2 and 3

SENSE OF WONDER #10, 11 and 12

SERAPHIM #5

STYX #2

THE COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK Vol. 4

THE COMIC ART SHOWCASE

THE GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #1

THE HERO PULP INDEX by Robert Weinberg

THE JEFF JONES PORTFOLIO (Tom Veilleux)

THE MONSTER TIMES

THE WHO’S WHO OF AMERICAN COMIC BOOKS #1

VOICE OF COMICDOM #17

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #091

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Don Newton. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by James Van Hise and Larry Bigman. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH and Robert Weinberg.  “THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.  “PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

 

Ads for: 

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2nd edition

FANDOM ANNUAL #2

FANDOM BAND WAGON  (published?)

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 22

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

IMAGINATION #1

MARVEL TIMES #1

PHASE #1

RAGNOROK #1

REFERENCE GUIDE TO FANTASTIC FILMS (Walt Lee)

ROCKET’S BLAST SPECIAL #7 and 8

SENSE OF WONDER #10, 11 and 12

SILVER STARR IN THE FLAME WORLD

THE COMIC ART SHOWCASE 

THE GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #1

THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE #2

THOSE ENDURING MATINEE IDOLS #11 thru 15

UNFINISHED WORKS: A PORTFOLIO (Sal Quartuccio; published?)

VOICE OF COMICDOM #17

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? by Danny Davis

YELLOW BALLOON

 

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #092

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Jon Farwell and Andy Warner

 “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by James Van Hise and Larry Bigman. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH and Robert Weinberg.  “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. 

“PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller. 

“Star Trek Festival” report by Orlando Falcon. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of John Ryan. 

“An Interview with Milton Caniff” by Jay Maeder.  

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

 

Ads for: 

AARDVARK PAPERS #1 and 2

CHRONICLE #1 and 2

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2nd edition

COMIC ZINE #2

FANDOM ANNUAL #3

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 22

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

FINDERS KEEPERS #1

GRAPHIC ILLUSIONS #1

MARVEL TIMES #1

NEWTON PORTFOLIO

NOVA #1

PARAGON #4

PHASE #1

RAGNAROK #1 and 2

ROCKET’S BLAST SPECIAL #8

THE BUTTON BOOK (Ted Hake)

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMICS FANDOM

THE COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK Vol. 4

THE GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #1

UNFINISHED WORKS: A PORTFOLIO (Sal Quartuccio; published?)

VOICE OF COMICDOM #17

YELLOW BALLOON #4, 5

 

 

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #093

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Editorial features include:

Cover by John Fantucchio.

“MultiCon” report by James Van Hise. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict. 

“PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by JVH and Larry Bigman. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller, including an “Index to The Ghost Rider Comics” by Don Rosa and Larry Bigman. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel. 

“SF REVIEW” by JVH. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH and Robert Weinberg.  "BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

 

Ads for:

CAPTAIN BILJO PRESENTS #2

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2nd edition

COMIC DETECTIVE #1, 2

ETCETERA AND THE COMICS READER

FANDOM ANNUAL #3

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 22

FANTASY UNLIMITED (UK fanzine)

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

FRANK FRAZETTA PORTFOLIO ONE (Middle Earth)

ID, EGO … AEON #4

MARVEL TIMES #1

MEDIA FIVE

MONSTER MANIA Frazetta Poster

POSTER #4

PULP #4

SERIAL PICTORIALS (and other Screen Facts Books)

SPECTRAGRAMS #4

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMICS FANDOM

THE COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK Vol. 4

THE GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #1

THE SPECTRUM #6

VOICE OF COMICDOM #17

WITH PEN AND BRUSH #4

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #094

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Gil Kane.  

Debut of CRITIQUE  fanzine and comix review column, with reviews by James Van Hise, Mark Burbey, Andy Warner and Jack Reid. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH and Robert Weinberg. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Bob Overstreet, and a salute to Don Newton who had recently turned pro. 

“THE CLIFFHANGERS” by Earl Blair, Jr. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by JVH and Larry Bigman. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict.

 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

 

Ads for: 

ALTER EGO #10

BADTIME STORIES

CAPTAIN BILJO PRESENTS #2

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2nd edition

EC LIVES!

EC PORTFOLIO #2

ERBDOM

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 22

FANDOM ANNUAL #3

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

FINDER KEEPERS #1

FUNNYWORLD #14

GHOST RIDER POSTER by Frazetta

GOLDEN AGE #7

MONSTER MANIA Frazetta Poster

PHASE #1

PLG COMICS #1, 2 and 3

Steranko’s THE HISTORY OF COMICS #1

ROCKET’S BLAST SPECIAL #7

TARZAN POSTER by Burne Hogarth

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMICS FANDOM

THE COLLECTOR #26

THE GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #1

THE MONSTER TIMES

VOICE OF COMICDOM #17

 

 

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #095

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Don Newton.

 “CRITIQUE”  fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, GB Love, Andy Warner, Jason Leeds and James Van Hise. 

“SF IN REVIEW” by JVH. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Paul Levitz. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by JVH and Larry Bigman. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH and Robert Weinberg. 

“THE CLIFFHANGERS” by JVH.

 

Ads for:

ALTER EGO #10

BADTIME STORIES

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2nd edition

COMIC CITY MONTHLY 

COMIC CITY WEEKLY 

CAPTAIN BILJO PRESENTS #2

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EC PORTFOLIO #2

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 22

FANTASTIC FANZINE #12

FANTASTIC FANZINE SPECIAL #2

FRAZETTA PRINT (Famous Funnies #214)

FUNNYWORLD #14

GRAPHIC ILLUSIONS #1

I LUV COMICS #1

KIRBY UNLEASHED

NEW YORK COMICART CONVENTION 1972 Program Book

PHASE #1

THE COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK Vol. 4

THE MONSTER TIMES

Steranko’s THE HISTORY OF COMICS #1 and 2

THE MONSTER TIMES

 

 

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #096

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Bob Juanillo.

 “CRITIQUE”  fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, GB Love, Victor K. Kelly, Andy Warner, Greg W. Myers, Gary Brown, Jason Leeds, and James Van Hise. 

“PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of John Wright, and The 1972 Comic Art Fan Awards (formerly The Goethe Awards). 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by JVH and Larry Bigman. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH and Robert Weinberg.  "BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

 

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BADTIME STORIES

BLAST #6

CAPTAIN BILJO PRESENTS #2

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2nd edition

EC PORTFOLIO #2

ETCETERA #1

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 23

FANTASTIC FANZINE #12

FANTASTIC FANZINE SPECIAL #2

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

FRAZETTA PRINT (Famous Funnies #214)

GRAPHIC ILLUSIONS #1

KIRBY UNLEASHED

MARVEL TIMES #2

MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Frank Frazetta Portfolio One

MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Kull the Conqueror by John Severin

ROCKET’S BLAST SPECIAL #8

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMICS FANDOM

THE COLLECTOR #26

THE COMIC READER

THE GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #1

THE MENOMONEE FALLS GAZETTE

THE MONSTER TIMES

TRUE FAN ADVENTURE THEATER #8

ZEPHYR #1 thru 4

 

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #097

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Don Newton.

“CRITIQUE”  fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Andy Warner and James Van Hise. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict. 

“THE TWIST OF THE DIAL” by Irwin Elkins. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH and Robert Weinberg.  “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of “The Gang” (Duffy Vohland, Roger Stern, Jim Novak, Roger Slifer, Chuck Fiala, Jim Engel, and others). 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. 

“Capt. Marvel Shazam’s Again” by Jay Maeder, reprinted from The Miami Herald.  

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by JVH and Larry Bigman. 

“SF IN REVIEW” by JVH. 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

 

Ads for: 

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2nd edition

EC PORTFOLIO #2

EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #23

FINDERS KEEPERS #1

FUNNYWORLD #14

I LUV COMICS #7

KIRBY UNLEASHED

MARVEL TIMES #2

MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Frank Frazetta Portfolio One

MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Kull the Conqueror by John Severin

NOW & THEN TIMES #1

record eXchanger

SENSE OF WONDER #12

SUPER STAR COMICS #1

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMICS FANDOM

THE COLLECTOR #26

Steranko’s THE HISTORY OF COMICS #1 and 2

THE MONSTER TIMES

THE MIRK-WOOD TIMES

 

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #098

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Bill Black.

 “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Andy Warner, John Ellis, and James Van Hise. 

“The Cisco Kid Lives,” reprinted from the Los Angeles Times

“SF IN REVIEW” by JVH. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of fanzine collectors John & Tom McGeehan. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by JVH and Larry Bigman. 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Max Allan Collins and Larry Johnson.

 

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ALTER EGO #10

BADTIME STORIES

CHRONICLE #3

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 2nd edition

COMIC BOOK RETAIL VALUES 1973-1974

COSMIC CREATION #1

EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints

EC LIVES!

ETCETERA #1

FANAZINE #1 

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 23

FANTASTIC FANZINE #12

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

FIRE #1

FUNNYWORLD #14

HERITAGE Vol. 1, #1B

LONG TOM’S AMERICANA COMIX 

MACABRE WESTERN #1

MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Frank Frazetta Portfolio One

MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Kull the Conqueror by John Severin

PARAGON #4

PHANTASMAGORIA #3

PHASE #1

PORTFOLIO OF SKETCHES by Vaughn Bode

SERIAL PICTORIAL Vol. 1 thru 8

STAR-STUDDED COMICS #18

THE BEST OF I LUV COMICS

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM

THE MIRK-WOOD TIMES

THE MONSTER TIMES

UNCLE BARNEY’S COMIX

VALUE GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS, MAGAZINES, COMICS, DIME NOVELS

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #100

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Don Newton.

 “THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict.  “Koenig on Star Trek” by Walter Koenig. 

“An Index to SFCA” (a complete list of SFCA publications) by Larry Bigman.  

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller.  Centerspread by Robert Kline.  

“PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Rex Miller. 

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, Gary Wilson, Jason Leeds, Jack Reid, and James Van Hise.  

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by JVH and Larry Bigman.  “SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by JVH. 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Andy Warner.

 

Ads for: 

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 3rd edition

COMIC BOOK RETAIL VALUES 1973-1974

COMIC MEDIA #8 and #9

EAST COAST COMIX reprint: Tales From the Crypt #46

EC LIVES!

ETCETERA #2

ERBDOM

FANAZINE 

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 23

FANTASTIC FANZINE SPECIAL #2

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

FINDERS KEEPERS #2

FLASHBACK #2

GOLDEN FUNNIES

GRAPHIC ILLUSIONS #1

JACK KIRBY’S GODS posters

MARVEL COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK #1

MARVEL TIMES #3

MR. A. #1

PHANTASMAGORIA #1-3

PHASE #1

REMEMBER WHEN

SERIAL PICTORIAL Vol. 1-8

SPIRIT SECTION reprints

STYX #2 

SUPERSTAR COMICS #2

THE BEST OF VIRGIL FINLAY

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM

THE COLLECTOR #27 and a poster of the cover by Robert Kline

THE COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK Vol. 4

THE COMET #1

THE COMIC READER

and 100th issue congratulations ads from

TCR Publications (The Comic Reader), 

Charlton Comics, and Bill Devine.

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #101

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Bill Black.

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Orlando Falcon, Mark Burbey, and James Van Hise.

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.

“EC Re-Created” centerspread by Bill Black. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. 

“Frankenstein’s Castle” by Ron Haycock. 

“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by JVH. 

“Return With Us to Those Thrill Days…” reprinted from The Washington Post

“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and JVH. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by Keith Gebers. 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS"

 

Ads for: 

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 1973

COMIC BOOK RETAIL VALUES 1973-1974

COMIC CITY MONTHLY 

COMIC CITY WEEKLY

EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints

EC LIVES!

EC PORTFOLIO #2

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 23

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

FILM COLLECTOR’S REGISTRY Vol. 5 #1-3

GOLDEN FUNNIES

LONG TOM’S AMERICANA COMIX 

MR. A. #1

NEWTON PORTFOLIO

REMEMBER WHEN

SQUA TRONT #4

THE BEST OF VIRGIL FINLAY

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM

THE COLLECTOR #27

THE COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK Vol. 4

Steranko’s THE HISTORY OF COMICS #1 and 2

WHO’S WHO OF AMERICAN COMIC BOOKS by Jerry Bails

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #102

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Robert Kline.

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Orlando Falcon, Mark Burbey, and James Van Hise.  

Preview of “WOOD’S WORLD.” 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and JVH.  “Commando Cody, Sky Marshal of the Universe” by JVH.  

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH. 

Hannes Bob Portfolio. 

“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by JVH. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.   Centerspread by Matsumoto. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. 

“PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller.   

 

Ads for: 

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 3rd edition

COMIXSCENE

EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints

EC LIVES!

FAN INFORMER #32

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 23

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

FLASHBACK #2

GOLDEN FUNNIES

PHASE #1

PRINT MINT ad for various underground comix

ROCKET’S BLAST SPECIAL #8

SPIRIT #1

SPIRIT SECTION reprints

SQUA TRONT #4

THE BEST OF VIRGIL FINLAY

THE COLLECTOR’S HANDBOOK Vol. 4

THE COMPLETE MARVEL COMIC CHECKLIST (published?)

THE GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #2

THE MIRK-WOOD TIMES

THE MONSTER TIMES

THOSE ENDURING MATINEE IDOLS 

WITZEND #9

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #103

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Morris Scott Dollens.  

“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Chapter 1 of “An Earth Man on Venus” from the 1951 Avon comic of the same title.   “Focus on the 1973 New York Comic Art Convention” by James Van Hise.  

"FILMS FANTASTIQUE" (“Forbidden Planet”) by James Van Hise.   Letters of opinions from Howard P. Siegel and Bruce Hamilton about Mitch Mehdy (who made news for buying a copy of ACTION #1) and high priced comics.  “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Orlando Falcon, Jason Leeds, and James Van Hise. 

“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by James Van Hise.  “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by Keith Gebers.  “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise. 

“A Look at Houston Con ’73” by John Ellis. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel. 

“PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller. “EC Re-Created” centerspread by Bill Black.  

 

Graphic Story Bookshop ad with a newsletter (likely by Richard Kyle).

 

Paid ad section with articles from INSIDE COMIX.

 

Ads for: 

A.C.B.A. SKETCHBOOK

AIR FIGHTER COMICS #2 reprint

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 3rd edition

EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints

EC PORTFOLIO #1 thru 4

FANDOM ANNUAL #3

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #18

FILM COLLECTOR’S REGISTRY

Frazetta’s THUNDA and UNTAMED LOVE books from Russ Cochran

FUNNYWORLD #14

GOLDEN AGE #7

GRAPHIC STORY MAGAZINE #15

JEFF JONES PORTFOLIO (Middle Earth)

KIRBY UNLEASHED

LONG TOM’S AMERICANA COMIX 

PHANTASMAGORIA #1-3

PHOENIX #2 and 3

SERIAL PICTORIAL Vol. 1-8

SQUA TRONT #1 thru 4

THE ATLAS CHECKLIST (published?)

THE COLLECTOR #26

THE COMIC ARTIST #2 and 3

THE JOURNAL 

THE SENSUOUS FRAZETTA

THE SPIRIT (11 x 16 inch limited edition) from Tabloid Press

Paid ad section with articles from INSIDE COMIX. 

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #104

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Don Newton.

“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Chapter 2 of “An Earth Man on Venus” from the 1951 Avon comic of the same title.  “Star Trek Lives” by Orlando Falcon.  “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, and James Van Hise.  “THE CLIFFHANGERS” by JVH.   “The Rarest EC” by JB Clifford, Jr.  “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH.  “SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by JVH.  “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise.  “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Stan Blair.  “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller (including Part 2 of Don Rosa’s Ghost Rider index).  “THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict.   "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Don Newton, John Adkins Richardson, and Matsumoto.  

 

Ads for: 

AIR FIGHTER COMICS #2 reprint

BERENGARIA #1 and 2

BIG LITTLE BOOK CATALOG/PRICE GUIDE 1973

CAPTAIN PARAGON #1

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 3rd edition

COMIC FAN VENTURE

CPL #5

EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints

EC LIVES!

ERBDOM

FAVORITE FUNNIES

GOLDEN FUNNIES

JACK KIRBY’S GODS posters

JEFF JONES PORTFOLIO (Middle Earth)

JUNGLE SCENES OF TARZAN

LONG TOM’S AMERICANA COMIX

MACABRE WESTERN #1 (Paragon)

PARAGON #1, 3, 4

PARAGON SUPER-HEROES #1

SENSE OF WONDER #12

SERIAL PICTORIAL

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM

THE SENSUOUS FRAZETTA

THE SPIRIT (11 x 16 inch limited edition) from Tabloid Press

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #105

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Editorial features include:

Cover by Morris Scott Dollens.

A newspaper article about Star Trek from 1966. 

“Star Trek — The Way it Was” by James Van Hise.  “Interview with Leonard Nimoy” reprinted from LA Free Press dated July 13, 1973. 

“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Chapter 3 of “An Earth Man on Venus” from the 1951 Avon comic of the same title. 

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, and JVH. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and JVH.  “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH.  “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Bill Wilson (The Collector). 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller.  An open letter from Theo Holstein, who made the much publicized sale of ACTION #1 to Mitch Mehdy.  

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Duffy Vohland.  

 

Ads for: 

BADTIME STORIES

BIG LITTLE BOOK CATALOG/PRICE GUIDE 1973

CINEFANTASTIQUE Vol. 3, #1

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 3rd edition

EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints

FANDOM ANNUAL #3

FANTASTIC FANZINE #12

FAVORITE FUNNIES

FEM FANTASTIQUE

GJDRKZLXCBWQ COMICS (Basil Wolverton)

GOLDEN FUNNIES

JEFF JONES PORTFOLIO (Middle Earth)

LONG TOM’S AMERICANA COMIX 

MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Frank Frazetta Lords of the Rings Portfolio

MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: King Kull Portfolio Two by John & Marie Severin

PHASE #1

REMEMBER WHEN

SWORD AND FANTASY

THE COMPLETE MARVEL COMIC CHECKLIST (published?)

THE JASOOMIAN #10

THE SPIRIT (11 x 16 inch limited edition) from Tabloid Press

THE SPIRIT #1, 2 (Kitchen Sink)

UNIVERSE #1

WHIZ #1 reprint

Paid ad section with articles from INSIDE COMIX.

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #107

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Notes

Editorial features include:

Cover by Ed Vance.

“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by James Van Hise. 

“THE CLIFFHANGERS” by JVH. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman. 

“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH. 

“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a FANDOM PROFILE of James Van Hise. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller (the final installment by Miller before Don Rosa takes over in issue #108).  “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Larry Bigman, Orlando Falcon, and JVH. 

“WOOD’S WORLD,” reprinting Chapter 1 of “The Martian Slavers” from Captain Science #4.  

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

 

Ads for: 

BIG LITTLE BOOK CATALOG/PRICE GUIDE 1973

BLAST #8

COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 3rd edition

COMIC REPRINTS PRESENT

EAST COAST COMIX EC reprints

FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #15 thru 23

FIGHTING HERO COMICS #14

FUNNYWORLD #15

GJDRKZLXCBWQ COMICS (Basil Wolverton)

INSIDE COMIX

JEFF JONES PORTFOLIO (Middle Earth)

LONG TOM’S AMERICANA COMIX

MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: Frank Frazetta Lords of the Rings Portfolio

MIDDLE EARTH PRESENTS: King Kull Portfolio Two by John & Marie Severin

NEAL ADAMS INDEX

PARAGON #5

REMEMBER WHEN

STREET COMIX #1 and 2

SWORD AND FANTASY

SWORD’S EDGE by Sanho Kim

THE BEST OF CAPTAIN MARVEL Vol. 1 and 2

THE GOLDEN AGE COLLECTOR #3

THE SENSUOUS FRAZETTA

THE SFCA PRICE GUIDE 1974

TRUE MARKET Price Guide of Comic Book Retail Values - 2nd edition

VINTAGE FUNNIES (formerly Golden Funnies)

 

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #112

Category:Fanzines
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GB Love announces that RBCC #112 is his last as editor/publisher, with James Van Hise taking the reins with issue #113.

 

Editorial features include:

Cover by Don Newton.

"FILMS FANTASTIQUE" (“2001: A Space Odyssey”) by James Van Hise.  “Houston Con report” (no credit). 

"A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller.  “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman. 

“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares.  

“A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa. 

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr., Mark Burbey, and JVH. 

Centerspread by Robert Kline. 

"AGE OF QUALITY" by JVH, including an Uncle Sam reprint from National Comics by Will Eisner. 

“Al Shuster’s International Star Trek Convention” report by Deborah Rose. 

50th installment of “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown. 

“GOLDEN AGE GLEANINGS” by Richard O’Brien. 

"BLASTS FROM THE READERS.”

 

Ads for:

GOLDEN-AGE GREATS (Paragon)

THE JOURNAL

 

(Yes, there were really only two fanzine ads in issue #112.)

 

 

Rocket’s Blast Comicollector / RBCC #113

Category:Fanzines
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Year
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First issue edited and published by James Van Hise.

 

Editorial features include:

Cover by R.C. Harvey.

“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa. 

“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford, Mike McKenney, Jack Reid, and James Van Hise. 

“THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown. 

“DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares. 

“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman. 

“A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 

“COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel.  “Adventures in Fandom” by Bill Wallace and Steven Henderson.   "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from GB Love.

 

Ads for:

FAN INFORMER

FAN’S ZINE #5 

KULL PORTFOLIO 2 (by John Severin)

MIDDLE EARTH portfolios

ROBERT E. HOWARD MEMORIAL PORTFOLIO by Barry Smith

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS CREATED BY RAY HARRYHAUSEN #4

THE BUYER’S GUIDE FOR COMIC FANDOM

THE DC READER #2

TIM CORRIGAN’S SUPERHERO COMICS #1

WAXWORKS #1 (Rich Larson)