The Little Monsters #43 (Dec. 1977)

Title: The Little Monsters #43
Cover Art By: N/A
Editor: N/A
Genre: Children's/Humor
Publishing Date: Dec. 1977
Publisher: Western Publishing Company (Gold Key)
Book Type: Standard
Price: 0.30 (US) (CAN)
Pages: 36 (Stories vary)

Title: A Frightful Frame-Up
Writer: N/A
Penciller: N/A
Inker: N/A
Letterer: N/A
Colorist: N/A
Editor: N/A
Page count: 8

Title: The Little Monsters And The Monster Army
Writer: N/A
Penciller: N/A
Inker: N/A
Letterer: N/A
Colorist: N/A
Editor: N/A
Page count: 8

Title: The Family Tree
Writer: N/A
Penciller: N/A
Inker: N/A
Letterer: N/A
Colorist: N/A
Editor: N/A
Page count: 9

Notes:

• The cover for this issue is a reprint of "Little Monsters" #5, July, 1966, and was also used for the cover for issue #17.
• There are no credits given for the stories.
• All stories in this issue are reprints.

Ads:

• Starstream: Adventures in Science Fiction (Whitman/Western Publishing Co.) (Issues #1-4 mail order coupon).
• Daredevil In "Because!!" (Hostess Fruit Pie ad; art by Gil Kane).
• Grit (Grit Publishing Co. mail away coupon) / Clark Bars (Candy bars) (Split page ad).
• Sassy Sayings Pendants (American Consumer; Necklace mail order coupon).
• Poster Bonanza (Mail away coupon for posters of Farrah Fawcett, John Travolta, Donny & Marie, Lindsay Wagner (As The Bionic Woman) and Lee Majors (As The Six Million Dollar Man)).
• Tank Trap Game/Supreme Command Game (Helen Of Toy, Co.; Army men toys mail away coupon).
• American Circle Group (Various gag gifts; mail away coupon).
• Card Games (Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc.; Children's card games).
• Baby Snooks & Friends (Children's Treasure Club; Music album featuring Fanny Bryce as "Baby Snooks" and Looney Tunes characters, Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, Tweety & Sylvester). 
• Super Sea Monkeys (Unicorn House; Mail away coupon).

The Unexpected #220 (March, 1982)

Today's Christmas Cover is this nifty Joe Kubert & Dave Manak piece from Unexpected #220, March 1982.

Art By Joe Kubert (From An Idea By Dave Manak)

Title: The Unexpected #220

Cover Art By: Dave Manak (Design), Joe Kubert

Editor: Dave Manak

Genre: Horror Anthology, Suspense

Printing: First

Publishing Date: March, 1982

Publisher: DC Comics

Book Type: Standard

Price: 0.60 (U.S.)

Pages: 36 (Stories Vary)

Notes:

• As noted in the "Unexpected Mail" letters page, this was the 26th Annual issue of The Unexpected.
• Vic Catan, artist on the story, "The Bride Was Aglow" signed his work, "Vicatanjr".
• Ernesto Magalpo, artist on the story, "The Strange Guide", signed his work, "Magalpo".

Ads:

• MPC Model Cars (Model Kits)
• Bubble Yum Sweepstakes (Mail Away Contest)
• Batman In "The K-9 Caper!" (Hostess Twinkies Cakes)
• Grit Publishing Co. (Mail Away)/Heroes World (Toys And Comic Mail Order) (Split Page)
• Various Mail Orders
• Superman/Action Comics (Bottom banner DC House Ad on Letters Page)
• Captain Carrot And His Amazing Zoo Crew! #1 (DC House Ad) 
• Moondance Comics (Back Issue Comic Mail Order)
• Monogram Model Big Rig Trucks (Model Kits)

There are several stories in this issue, the following is a listing of the Table Of Contents.

Title: Santa Claus Is A Killer!
Writer: Robin Snyder, Sarah Gregory

Penciller: Ernie Colon
Inker: Ernie Colon
Letterer: Ernie Colon
Colorist: Ernie Colon
Editor: Dave Manak

Title: The Bride Was All Aglow!

Writer: Arnold Drake

Penciller: Vic Catan (As Vicatanjr)
Inker: Vic Catan
Letterer: N/A
Colorist: N/A
Editor: Dave Manak

Title: The Strange Guide

Writer: Bill Kelley

Penciller: Ernesto Magalpo (As Magalpo)
Inker: Ernesto Magalpo
Letterer: N/A
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Editor: Dave Manak

Title: Trollbridge

Writer: Gary Cohn

Penciller: Paris Cullins
Inker: Gary Martin
Letterer: Shelly Leferman
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Editor: Dave Manak

Omega The Unknown #1 (Mar. 1976)

Cover Art By Jim Mooney & Joe Sinnott

Title: Omega The Unknown #1
Cover Art By: Jim Mooney & Joe Sinnott

Editor: Marv Wolfman

Genre: Superhero

Printing: First
Publishing Date: March, 1976

Publisher: Marvel Comics Group

Book Type: Standard Comic

Price: 0.25

Pages: 36 (Story has 18)

Story Title: Omega The Unknown

Main Characters: Omega (First Appearance), James-Michael Starling (First Appearance)

Writer: Steve Gerber

Penciller: Jim Mooney

Inker: Jim Mooney

Letterer: John Costanza

Colorist: Petra Goldberg

Editor: Marv Wolfman

Notes: 

• The name of the letters page in this issue is Omega Mail. 
• Since this is the first issue, Creator Steve Gerber uses the letters page to talk about the creation of Omega.

Ads:

• Johnson Smith Co. (Mail Order gags)
• Various Mail Orders/Isokinetics Muscle Builder Mail Order (Split Page)
• Super Values $1 Iron-On Vinyl Transfers (Mail Order)
• Various Mail Orders
• Slim Jim/Grit Publishing Co. (Split Page)
• Reflections Of A Rock Super Hero (Spider-Man Rock Album!)
• Customizing Center (Vehicle Customizing Training)/Karate Training (Split Page)
• Crazy Magazine/Superman VS. Spider-Man Treasury (Marvel House Ads) (Split Page)
• Joe Weider Muscle Building Courses (Ad features a young Arnold Schwarzenegger)
• Various Mail Orders
• Our Way Studios Mail Aways (Marvel-Hero Stick-Ons/Life-Size Hang-Ups) (Split Page)
• Spider-Man And The Cupcake Caper (Hostess Cup Cakes)
• 100 PC. Toy Soldier Set (Lucky Products Inc.) (Mail Away)
• U.S. School Of Music (Correspondence Music Lessons)
• La Salle Extension University (Education Correspondence)