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How Carlos Castaneda Made Up Don Juan
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Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane omnibus
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Book Review: The Trudeau Papers
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The Monsters: April 1934 and June 1965
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Pink Floyd Football Club
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I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday by Wizzard
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Book Review: Starkadder
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2000 AD Graphic Novels
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Book Review: Killbird
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Totem El Comix: Especial Concurso
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Book Review: Cheap Thrills / An Informal History of the Pulp Magazines
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Wind by Kilian and Caza
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Karen Carpenter: Makin' Love in the Afternoon
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Book review: Amazon Planet
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Richard Hescox: Science Fiction and Fantasy art
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Book Review: The Penal Colony
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