Showing posts with label John Costanza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Costanza. Show all posts

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Warlord #77 (Jan. 1984)


Title: Warlord #77
Cover Art By: Dan Jurgens (P) & Bob Smith (I), Anthony Tollin (Colorist)
Editor: Ross Andru
Genre: Sword & Sorcery/Fantasy
Publishing Date: Jan. 1984
Publisher: DC Comics
Book Type: Standard
Price: 0.75 (US)/0.95 (CAN)
Pages: 36

Title: Let My People Go!
Feature Character: The Warlord [Travis Morgan]
Writer: Cary Burkett
Penciller: Dan Jurgens
Inker: Dan Adkins
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Editor: Ross Andru
Page Count: 17

Title: Surface Tension (Episode 12)
Feature: The Barren Earth
Writer: Gary Cohn
Penciller: Ron Randall
Inker: Ron Randall
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Bob LeRose
Editor: Ross Andru
Page Count: 6

Notes:
  • The letters page, "Chain Mail" features letters from,  Shami Pathak (Cumberland, Maryland); Richard Rotmistrovsky (Suffern, N.Y.);  Wesley M. Allison (Blue Diamond, NV.); Lamar Isbell (Leeds, Ala.)
  • The "splash" page in this issue appears as a double page spread presented in a landscape format, meant to be viewed "sideways".
  • Cary Burkett, Dan Jurgens & Ross Andru "answer" the letters page comments.
  • This issue features a back-up story featuring episode 12 of "The Barren Earth".
Ads:
  • Masters Of The Universe "Talon Fighter" and "Attak Trak" model kits (Monogram model kits)
  • Bubble Yum unscramble the fun (Nabisco brands gum)
  • Return Of The Jedi "Imperial Shuttle Tydirium", "Tie Interceptor", "Speeder Bike", "A-Wing Fighter", and "B-Wing" model kits (MPC model kits)
  • Star Frontiers role playing game (TSR Hobbies, Inc role playing game)
  • "NBC Saturday Morning, We Got The Jazz!" (The Flintstone Funnies, The Shirt Tales, Smurfs, Alvin And The Chipmunks, Mr. T, Amazing Spider-Man And The Incredible Hulk, Thundarr The Barbarian) (NBC Saturday morning cartoons)
  • Sgt. Rock/The Lost Word Of The Warlord (Remco action figures available at K-Mart)
  • War Room (Probe 2000 Series) (Colecovision video game)
  • Superman Creamy Peanut Butter free Action Comics #1 (Reprint coupon mail away)
  • Bump 'N' Jump (Mattel Electronics Intellivision, and Atari 2600 video game)
  • Power Lords (Revell action figures)

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Justice League Of America #222 (Jan. 1984)


Title: Justice League Of America #222
Cover Art By: Chuck Patton (P) & Dick Giordano (I), Anthony Tollin (Colorist)
Editor: Len Wein, Nicola Cuti (Assistant)
Genre: Superhero
Publishing Date: Jan. 1984
Publisher: DC Comics
Book Type: Standard
Price: 0.75 (US)/0.95 (CAN)
Pages: 36 (Story has 23)

Title: Death Games
Writer: Gerry Conway
Penciller: Chuck Patton
Inker: Romeo Tanghal
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Gene D' Angelo
Editor: Len Wein, Nicola Cuti (Assistant)

Notes:
  • The letters page, "JLA Mail Room" features letters from, Kent A. Phenis (Indianapolis, IN); Jay Elliott (Las Vegas); David Mercury (Toledo, OH)
  • This story is Part 2 of the "Beasts" story arc featuring Maximus Rex as the villain.
  • Joey Cavalieri "answers" the letters page comments.
Ads:
  • Masters Of The Universe "Talon Fighter" and "Attak Trak" model kits (Monogram model kits)
  • Bubble Yum unscramble the fun (Nabisco brands gum)
  • Return Of The Jedi "Imperial Shuttle Tydirium", "Tie Interceptor", "Speeder Bike", "A-Wing Fighter", and "B-Wing" model kits (MPC model kits)
  • Star Frontiers role playing game (TSR Hobbies, Inc role playing game)
  • "NBC Saturday Morning, We Got The Jazz!" (The Flintstone Funnies, The Shirt Tales, Smurfs, Alvin And The Chipmunks, Mr. T, Amazing Spider-Man And The Incredible Hulk, Thundarr The Barbarian) (NBC Saturday morning cartoons)
  • Sgt. Rock/The Lost Word Of The Warlord (Remco action figures available at K-Mart)
  • War Room (Probe 2000 Series) (Colecovision video game)
  • Superman Creamy Peanut Butter free Action Comics #1 (Reprint coupon mail away)
  • Bump 'N' Jump (Mattel Electronics Intellivision, and Atari 2600 video game)
  • Power Lords (Revell action figures)

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Superman #64 (Feb. 1992)

Christmas Comic Cover...Superman #64 (Feb. 1992)
Art by Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding
Title: Superman #64
Cover Art By: Dan Jurgens (P), Brett Breeding (I)
Editor: Mike Carlin, Dan Thorsland (Assistant)
Genre: Superhero
Publishing Date: Feb. 1992
Publisher: DC Comics
Book Type: Standard
Price: 1.00 (US)/1.25 (Can)
Pages: 36 (Story has 22)

Title: Metropolis Mailbag
Writer: Dan Jurgens
Penciller: Jackson Guice
Inker: Jackson Guice
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Glenn Whitmore
Editor: Mike Carlin, Dan Thorsland (Assistant)

Notes:
  • The story title is a tribute to the long time name of the Superman letters page.
  • The Fun Factory gag gift ad states it was valid until March 1988, this issue has a cover date of Feb. 1992.
  • The letters page, "Metropolis Mailbag" features letters from, Simon DelMonte (Queens, NY); Kashif H. (Schwalbach, Germany); Patrick Ross (Goleta, CA); Bill Beechler (West Lafayette); Jeff Dyer (Peosta, IA); Mike Aragona (Montreal, Quebec)
  • Dan Thorsland "answers" the letters page comments.
Ads:
  • Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Konami Game Boy video game)
  • Wayne's World (Movie; Mike Myers, Dana Carvey)
  • Score '92 (MLB Baseball cards)
  • Game Genie (Galoob video game enhancer)
  • Great Eastern Conventions January 1992 schedule (Comic con dates)
  • Fun Factory Super Gifts and Gimmicks (Gag mail order coupon)
  • Various Mail Orders
  • DC Subscription coupon various DC Heroes header (Expired January 31, 1992) (Appearing are: Hawkman, John Stewart, Blackhawk, Raven, Black Canary, Flash [Wally West], Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Green Arrow [Oliver Queen], Aquaman, Swamp Thing, Firestorm, Red Tornado, Martian Manhunter)
  • Elongated Man: Europe '92  (DC house ad for four issue mini-series by Gerard Jones, Mike Parobeck & Ty Templeton)
  • 3 Musketeers Adventures No. 3 in a series (3 Musketeers candy bar)
  • Smash T.V. (Acclaim NES video game)

Friday, January 4, 2013

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)