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Even though they're only ads, someone MUST have the missing pages for these two issues. |
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It's like a mashup of every exploitation genre of the era. Far out! Can you dig it? I wish I'd read this back in the day. |
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Additional Information |
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Publication | October 1971 | Price: 0.60 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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Cover | Night of the Ripper! |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Hell Rider [Brick Reese]; Ripper [Jack Samuels] |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Characters: Hell Rider [Brick Reese]; The Butterfly [Marion Michaels]; The Wild Bunch [Animal; Deke; Slinker; Curly; Ruby] |
Notes | Bill Everett and Carlos Garzon are credited for "special effects", but not which stories they worked on. |
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Letters Page | Write On!/Gary Friedrich Admits To A Few Things (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Letters page includes bio and photo of Gary Friedrich. |
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Comic Story | Night of the Ripper (24 pages) |
Synopsis | Brick goes up against a monster created by a serum similar to the one that gave him powers. |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Hell Rider [Brick Reese]; Julie Storm; The Wild Bunch [Slinker; Ruby]; Marian Michaels [The Butterfly]; The Claw [Richard Reese]; Diana; Rita; Jack Samuels [Ripper]; Selwyn Samuels; Robin; Helen; Natalie |
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Comic Story | Blood On Their Spokes (13 pages) |
Synopsis | The Wild Bunch helps Lawson stop a bike gang working with a mobster. |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Wild Bunch [Animal; Deke; Slinker; Curly; Ruby] (last appearance); The Leopards [Snake Larsen; Spike]; Ted Lawson; Rocky Bonar |
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Text Article | Curly's Cycle Corner (1 page) |
Featuring | Curly's Cycle Corner |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | Against the Brothers of the Crimson Cross! (11 pages) |
Synopsis | An assassination attempt happens at one of Marion's concerts. |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Butterfly [Marion Michaels] (last appearance); Clayton Thompson; Morgenstern; Tony Morris; Agent-K |
Notes | Bill Everett touched up some of the faces throughout the story. Info per Rich Buckler, who explains in Alter Ego 141, that Israel Waldman did not want the black faces to look so black. |
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Comic Story | Shanghai ..70's Style! (10 pages) |
Synopsis | Hell Rider gets caught up in a slavery ring. |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Hell-Rider [Brick Reese] (last appearance); Sam; Maria; Clint; Hank |
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