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Book Review: The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Book Review: 'The Reincarnation of Peter Proud'by Max Ehrlich4 / 5 Stars'The Reincarnation of Peter Proud' was first published in September, 1974; this Bantam paperback (278 pp) was issued in March,...
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Yukon Jack
Yukon Jackback cover advertisement, Epic Illustrated magazine, August 1983As a major storm dumps snow and cold temperatures on the Northeast, and the media work themselves into a frenzy with Winter...
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The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Comics
The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Comicsby Mike Benton'The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Comics' (150 pp) was published in 1992 by Taylor Publishing Company (Dallas, TX). It's one of...
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Bizarre Adventures No. 31
Bizarre Adventures No. 31Marvel / Curtis, April 1982For the March, 1982 issue of Bizarre Adventures, editors Jim Shooter and Dennis O'Neil decided to use one of the oldest and cheesiest tricks in...
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Book Review: Diadem from the Stars
Book Review: 'Diadem from the Stars' by Jo Clayton1 / 5 StarsDuring the 1980s it was not at all unusual to see sci-fi novels by Jo Clayton on the bookshelves. Clayton (1939 - 1998) wrote 35 novels,...
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Gestation by Bruce Jones
Gestationby Bruce Jonesfrom Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction, Marvel / Curtis, No. 3, May 1975When you land on an alien planet and you start to find that its vegetation is very....very...tasty, then...
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Titus Crow: Illustrations by Stephen E. Fabian
Titus CrowIllustrations by Stephen E. Fabianfrom Ladies and Legends by Stephen E. Fabian, Underwood-Miller, 1993Artist Stephen E. Fabian originally produced these striking black and white illustrations...
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Book Review: Star Child
Book Review: 'Star Child' by Fred Mustard Stewart3 / 5 Stars‘Star Child’ (239 pp) was published in hardback in 1974; this Bantam Books paperback was released in October 1975. The cover artist is...
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My Best Bookstores
My Best BookstoresIn this post, I'll list the five bookstores that I recommend as the best places to purchase used sf, fantasy, and horror paperbacks published during the interval from 1970 - 1990, as...
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Book Review: Beyond Earth
Book Review: 'Beyond Earth' by Ralph Blum with Judy Blum3 / 5 StarsThe 70s were a boom time for mass-market paperbacks devoted to the paranormal. Bantam Books' President Oscar Dystel was particularly...
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Book Review: Daddy Cool
Book Review: 'Daddy Cool' by Donald GoinesGraphic Novel adaptation by Don Glut (script) and Alfredo Alcala (art) celebrating Black History Month 2016Here at the PorPor Books Blog, we like to celebrate...
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Dan Dare 2000 AD
Dan Dare: 2000 ADfrom Dan Dare 2000 AD, Rebellion (UK), November 2015The inaugural issue of 2000 AD comics in February, 1977, not only signaled something new and exciting in the world of British...
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Book Review: Dr Adder
Book Review: 'Dr. Adder' by K. W. Jeter3 / 5 StarsI would like to add my vote in favor of showing female amputees in your magazine. One-armed and, especially, one-legged females offer a unique...
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Process of Elimination
Process of Eliminationby Bruce Jones (story) and Russ Heath (art)from Creepy, issue 83, October 1976A hit man seemingly goes amok.....but there may be a method to his madness.....?!This is a great...
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The Mercenary: The Cult of the Sacred Fire
The MercenaryThe Cult of the Sacred Fire and The FormulaNBM Books, 1985In 1980 the Spanish artist Vincente Segrelles (b. 1940) decided to get into comic books and produced a strip set in a fantasy...
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Book Review: New Writings in SF-13
Book Review: 'New Writings in SF-13'edited by John Carnell2 / 5 Stars‘New Writings in SF-13’ (190 pp) was published by Corgi Books (UK) in 1968. The cover artwork – by Josh Kirby – is one of ugliest...
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Merlin by John Buscema
Merlinby Doug Moench and John Buscema (story) and John Buscema, Tom Palmer, and John Tartaglione (art)Marvel Preview, No. 22, Summer 1980Issue No. 22 of the Marvel / Curtis magazine Marvel Preview...
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Book Review: Oath of Fealty
Book Review: 'Oath of Fealty' by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle1 / 5 Stars‘Oath of Fealty’ was first published in hardback in 1981. This Pocket Books paperback edition (top) (324 pp) was published in...
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Behold the Man
'Behold the Man'Adapted from the short story by Michael Moorcock by Doug Moench (script) and Alex Nino (art)from Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction (Marvel / Curtis) issue 6, December 1975Frank...
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