Rocket's Blast Comicollector/Issues 101-125

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==Issue #101Zine details provided by Mycomicshop.com (via Wayback Apr 17/23) and the Poopsheet Foundation (via Wayback Oct 2/23)==
May 1973. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 84 pages, print run: 2250. Published monthly.
Contents:
*Cover by Bill Black - Captain Marvel (DC Comics); additional art by Bob Hencey.
*“CRITIQUE” by Orlando Falcon, Mark Burbey, and James Van Hise - fanzine and comix reviews Slow Death #5, Crypt of Terror #1 (EC Comics), F.O.O.M. membership package, and other items
* “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip.
*“EC Re-Created” centerspread by Bill Black.
*“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “Frankenstein’s Castle” by Ron Haycock - a piece on Frankenstein
*Frankenstein pinup by Don Newton and Kadura
*“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by JVH - "Soylent Green"
*“Return With Us to Those Thrill Days…” reprinted from The Washington Post.
*“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict - news & analysis column
*ads for D-Con '73, and Houstoncon '73
*“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and JVH - series about comic artist Al Williamson.
*“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by Keith Gebers.
*"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters from readers
*YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Comic Book Price Guide 1973; Comic Book Retail Values 1973-1974; Comic City Monthly; Comic City Weekly; East Coast Comix EC Reprints; EC Lives!; EC Portfolio #2; Fantastic Exploits #15 thru 23; Fighting Hero Comics #14; Film Collector’s Registry Vol. 5 #1-3; Golden Funnies; Long Tom’s Americana Comix; Mr. A. #1; Newton Portfolio; Remember When; Squa Tront #4; The Best Of Virgil Finlay; The Buyer’s Guide For Comic Fandom; The Collector #27; The Collector’s Handbook Vol. 4; Steranko’s The History of Comics #1 and #2; Who’s Who Of American Comic Books by Jerry Bails.
*classified comic book ads.
==Issue 102==
July 1973. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 104 pages, print run: 2250. Published monthly.
Contents:
*Cover by Robert Kline - Nightmare and Sleepy.
*“CRITIQUE” by Orlando Falcon, Jason Leeds, and James Van Hise - fanzine and comix reviews: File Forty #7, Phantasy Review #1, Locus #142, Golden Funnies #1, and other items
*Preview of “WOOD’S WORLD” by Wally Wood - comic strip
*“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and JVH - series about comic artist Al Williamson.
*“Commando Cody, Sky Marshal of the Universe” by JVH.  
*“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH.
*Hannes Bok Art Portfolio.
*“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by James Van Hise - "Battle for the Planet of the Apes", The Trouble with Tribbles book by David Gerrold, and Robert Miall's UFO-1: Flesh Hunters [novelisation of the UFO TV series episodes Identified, Exposed, Close Up and Court Martial].
*“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip.  
*Centerspread by A. Matsumoto.
*“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
*“PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller.   
*"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" including letters of opinion from Howard P. Siegel and Bruce Hamilton about Mitch Mehdy (who made news for buying a copy of ACTION #1) and high priced comics. 
*Photos of artist Duffy Vohland's comics collection.
*Ad for the Cleveland Comic Convention 1973
*YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Comic Book Price Guide 3rd Edition; Comixscene; East Coast Comix EC Reprints; EC Lives!; Fan Informer #32; Fantastic Exploits #15 thru #23; Fighting Hero Comics #14; Flashback #2; Golden Funnies; Phase #1; Print Mint Ad For Various Underground Comix; Rocket’s Blast Special #8; Spirit #1; Spirit Section Reprints; Squa Tront #4; The Best Of Virgil Finlay; The Collector’s Handbook Vol. 4; The Complete Marvel Comic Checklist (published?); The Golden Age Collector #2; The Mirk-Wood Times; The Monster Times; Those Enduring Matinee Idols; Witzend #9
*classified comic book ads.
==Issue 103==
August 1973. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 124 pages, print run: 2000. Published monthly.
Contents:
*Cover by Morris Scott Dollens - "Exploring Mercury"
*“WOOD’S WORLD” by Wally Wood - comic strip; "An Earth Man on Venus" written by Ralph Milne Farley, reprinting Chapter 1 from the 1951 Avon comic of the same title.  
*“Focus on the 1973 New York Comic Art Convention” by James Van Hise - convention report
*"FILMS FANTASTIQUE" by James Van Hise - science fiction film reviews - Forbidden Planet
*"The Ten Most Powerful Men in Comics" - article
*“CRITIQUE” by Orlando Falcon, Jason Leeds, and James Van Hise - fanzine and comix reviews: Photon #23, High Adventure #1, Comixscene #5, and other items
*“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by James Van Hise - a review of David Gerrold's The World of Star Trek
*“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by Keith Gebers. 
*“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise - series about comic artist Al Williamson.
*“A Look at Houston Con ’73” by John Ellis - convention report
*“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict - news & analysis column
*“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip. 
*“PREMIUM CLASSICS” by Rex Miller 
*“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
*“EC Re-Created” centerspread by Bill Black.  
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*Graphic Story Bookshop ad with a newsletter (likely by Richard Kyle).
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*Paid ad section with articles from INSIDE COMIX.
*YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: A.C.B.A. Sketchbook; Air Fighter Comics #2 reprint; Comic Book Price Guide 3rd edition; East Coast Comix EC reprints; EC Portfolio #1 thru #4; Fandom Annual #3; Fantastic Exploits #18; Film Collector’s Registry; Frazetta’s Thunda And Untamed Love books published by Russ Cochran; Funnyworld #14; Golden Age #7; Graphic Story Magazine #15; Jeff Jones Portfolio (Middle Earth Publishers); Kirby Unleashed; Long Tom’s Americana Comix ; Phantasmagoria #1-3; Phoenix #2 and #3; Serial Pictorial Vol. 1-8; Squa Tront #1 thru #4; The Atlas Checklist (published?); The Collector #26; The Comic Artist #2 and #3; The Journal; The Sensuous Frazetta;The Spirit (11 x 16 inch limited edition) from Tabloid Press
*classified comic book ads.
==Issue 104==
September 1973. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 112 pages, print run: 2000. Published monthly.
Contents:
*Cover by Don Newton - Starman
*“WOOD’S WORLD” by Wally Wood - comic strip; "An Earth Man on Venus" written by Ralph Milne Farley, reprinting Chapter 2 from the 1951 Avon comic of the same title.  
*“Star Trek Lives” by Orlando Falcon - convention report for Star Trek Lives! Miami
*“CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, and James Van Hise - The Alien Critic #5, Infinity #5, Styx #2, and other items
*“THE CLIFFHANGERS” by James Van Hise - article on the Spy Smasher serial
*“The Rarest EC” by JB Clifford, Jr - article on EC's Shock Illustrated
*“PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH. 
*“SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by JVH - Gene Rodenberry's Genesis II.
*“THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise - series about comic artist Al Williamson.
*“COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Stan Blair. 
*“RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies. (including Part 2 of Don Rosa’s Ghost Rider index). 
*“THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict - news & analysis column
*Ad for Houston Con '74
*"BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters from readers with letters from Don Newton, John Adkins Richardson, and A. Matsumoto.  
*YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Air Fighter Comics #2 Reprint; Berengaria #1 and #2; Big Little Book Catalog/Price Guide 1973; Captain Paragon #1; Comic Book Price Guide 3rd Edition; Comic Fan Venture; CPL #5; East Coast Comix EC Reprints; EC Lives!; ERB-Dom; Favorite Funnies; Golden Funnies; Jack Kirby’s Gods Posters; Jeff Jones Portfolio (Middle Earth; Publishing); Jungle Scenes Of Tarzan; Long Tom’s Americana Comix; Macabre Western #1 (Paragon Publishing); Paragon #1, #3, #4; Paragon Super-Heroes #1; Sense of Wonder #12; Serial Pictorial; The Buyer’s Guide for Comic Fandom; The Sensuous Frazetta; The Spirit (11 X 16 inch Limited Edition) from Tabloid Press
*classified comic book ads.
==Issue 105==
November 1973. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 112 pages, print run: 2000. Published monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Morris Scott Dollens - Star Trek TOS
* A newspaper article about Star Trek from 1966. 
* “Star Trek — The Way it Was” by James Van Hise.  
* “Interview with Leonard Nimoy” reprinted from LA Free Press dated July 13, 1973. 
* “WOOD’S WORLD” by Wally Wood - comic strip; "An Earth Man on Venus" written by Ralph Milne Farley, reprinting Chapter 3 from the 1951 Avon comic of the same title.  
* Article on Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury
* "Shazam! The Battle for Captain Marvel" by Joe Brancatelli
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, and JVH - Comic Fantasy Quarterly #1, Favorite Funnies #1-3, New Paltz Comix #1, and other items
* “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise - series about comic artist Al Williamson.
* “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH.  
* “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip, including a FANDOM PROFILE of Bill Wilson (The Collector).
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies. 
* An open letter from Theo Holstein, who made the much publicized sale of ACTION #1 to Mitch Mehdy.  
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters from readers with a letter from Duffy Vohland.  
* Ads for Creation Con '74, and Houston Con 74
* YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Badtime Stories; Big Little Book Catalog/Price Guide 1973; Cinefantastique Vol. 3, #1; Comic Book Price Guide 3rd Edition; East Coast Comix EC Reprints; Fandom Annual #3; Fantastic Fanzine #12; Favorite Funnies; Fem Fantastique; Gjdrkzlxcbwq Comics (Basil Wolverton); Golden Funnies; Jeff Jones Portfolio (Middle Earth Publishing); Long Tom’s Americana Comix; Middle Earth Presents: Frank Frazetta Lords Of The Rings Portfolio (Middle Earth Publishing); Middle Earth Presents: King Kull Portfolio Two by John & Marie Severin (Middle Earth Publishing); Phase #1; Remember When #10; Sword And Fantasy; The Complete Marvel Comic Checklist (published?); The Jasoomian #10; The Spirit (11 x 16 inch Limited Edition) from Tabloid Press; The Spirit #1, #2 (Kitchen Sink); Universe #1; Whiz #1 reprint; paid ad section with articles from Inside Comix.
* classified comic book ads.
==Issue 106==
December 1973. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 112 pages, print run: 2000. Published monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Don Newton - The Phantom
* “Scorchy Smith, The Strip That Fame Forgot” by Keith Gebers - article on the adventure comic strip Scorchy Smith
* An ad for Houstoncon '74
* "FILMS FANTASTIQUE" by James Van Hise - review of The Thing from Another World
* “WOOD’S WORLD” by Wally Wood - comic strip; "An Earth Man on Venus" story written by Ralph Milne Farley, reprinting Chapter 4 from the 1951 Avon comic of the same title.  
* “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip including the ballot for the 1973 Comic Art Fans Award, and “An Informal History of the Pulp Magazines” by Ron Goulart.
* “SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by JVH - Frankenstein: The True Story and Westworld. 
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies. 
* “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman and James Van Hise - series about comic artist Al Williamson including a reprint of “The Vortex" from Forbidden Worlds #69.
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict - news & analysis column
* Super-villain word search
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Mike McKenney, Orlando Falcon, and JVH. 
* “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by Keith Gebers. 
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS” - letters from readers with a letter from John Kent.
* YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Badtime Stories; Big Little Book Catalog/Price Guide 1973; Comic Book Price Guide 3rd Edition; East Coast Comix EC Reprints; Favorite Funnies #1-#6; Gjdrkzlxcbwq Comics (Basil Wolverton); Jack Kirby’s Gods posters; Jeff Jones Portfolio (Middle Earth Publishing); Joe Kubert Index; Long Tom’s Americana Comix; Macabre Western #2 (Paragon Publishing); Middle Earth Presents: Frank Frazetta Lords Of The Rings Portfolio (Middle Earth Publishing); Middle Earth Presents: King Kull Portfolio Two by John & Marie Severin (Middle Earth Publishing); Review (likely never published); Serial World; Styx #2; Sword And Fantasy; The Collector #28;The Complete Marvel Comic Checklist (published?);The NY Review of Comics & Books (published?); The Spirit (11 x 16 inch Limited Edition) from Tabloid Press; The Spirit #1, #2 (Kitchen Sink); paid ad section with articles from Inside Comix.
* classified comic book ads.
==Issue 107==
January 1974. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 100 pages, print run: 2000. Published monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Ed Vance - Shazam!
* “SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by James Van Hise - Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny and There Will Be Time by Poul Anderson.
* Ad for Houstoncon '74
* “THE CLIFFHANGERS” by JVH - The Spider's Web serial
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Hamilton Benedict - news & analysis column
* Part one of a Ray Bradbury article by Van Hise
* “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman - series about comic artist Al Williamson
* “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH. 
* “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip including a FANDOM PROFILE of James Van Hise.
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Raymond Miller - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies (the final installment by Miller before Don Rosa takes over in issue #108).  
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Larry Bigman, Orlando Falcon, and JVH. 
* “WOOD’S WORLD” by Wally Wood - comic strip; “The Martian Slavers” - reprinting Chapter 1 from Captain Science #4.  
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS” - letters from readers
* classified comic book ads.
* YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Big Little Book Catalog/Price Guide 1973; Blast #8; Comic Book Price Guide 3rd Edition; Comic Reprints Present; East Coast Comix EC Reprints; Fantastic Exploits #15 thru #23; Fighting Hero Comics #14; Funnyworld #15; Gjdrkzlxcbwq Comics (Basil Wolverton); Inside Comix; Jeff Jones Portfolio (Middle Earth Publishing);Long Tom’s Americana Comix; Middle Earth Presents: Frank Frazetta Lords Of The Rings Portfolio (Middle Earth Publishing); Middle Earth Presents: King Kull Portfolio Two by John & Marie Severin (Middle Earth Publishing); Neal Adams Index; Paragon #5; Remember When; Street Comix #1 and #2; Sword and Fantasy; Sword’s Edge by Sanho Kim; The Best of Captain Marvel Vol. 1 and 2; The Golden Age Collector #3; The Sensuous Frazetta; The SFCA Price Guide 1974; True Market Price Guide of Comic Book Retail Values - 2nd edition; Vintage Funnies (formerly Golden Funnies).
==Issue 108==
March 1974. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 96 pages, print run: 2000. Published monthly.
Contents:
* Cover - still from The Day The Earth Stood Still.
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “FILMS FANTASTIQUE" by James Van Hise - review of The Day the Earth Stood Still
* “A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper - radio serial column.
* “WOOD’S WORLD,” by Wally Wood - comic strip; “The Martian Slavers” - reprinting Chapter 2 of from Captain Science #4. 
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, and JVH - Thunda #1, Serial World #1, Weird Fantasy #13, and other items
* “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman - reprinting a story by Al Williamson and Angelo Torres from Eerie Tales #1 (Hastings Associates).
* “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip including a newspaper review of Frederic Wertham’s The World of Fanzines. 
* “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by JVH. 
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column
* Ads for Classic Comics & Their Creators and Houstoncon '74
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters from readers with letters from Frederic Wertham, MD., Bill Blyberg Jr. (Willie Blyberg?), and Max Allan Collins.
* classified comic book ads.
* YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Big Little Book Catalog/Price Guide 1973; East Coast Comix EC Reprints; Fantastic Exploits #15 thru #23; Fighting Hero Comics #14; Grave Tales; Midnight Sun; Quintessence Presents Secret Agent X-9; Serial World; Special Edition Series #1 (Reprinting Whiz #7 Thru 28); Sword’s Edge by Sanho Kim; The Collector’s Handbook Vol. 4; The God of Mt. Olympus by Joe Staton; The Golden Age Collector #3; The NY Review Of Comics & Books (published?); The SFCA Price Guide 1974; Universe #2 (and posters).
==Issue 109==
April 1974. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 104 pages, print run: 2000. Published monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Mike Zeck - Conan the Barbarian 
* “Nostalgia, What is That?” by Alex McFee.
* “SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by James Van Hise.
* “They Just Keep on Trekkin” by The Wandering Reporter. 
* “An Evening with Leonard Nimoy” by JVH.  
* “A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper - radio serial column.
* “WOOD’S WORLD,” by Wally Wood - comic strip; Part 1 of “Kenton of the Star Patrol” from Strange Worlds #3 (1951). 
* "A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller.  
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mark Burbey, Orlando Falcon, and JVH. 
* “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by Keith Gebers. 
* “THE KEYHOLE” by JVH - news & analysis column
* Ad for Houston Con 1974
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip including FANDOM PROFILE of Duffy Vohland.
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters from readers with letters from Bill Black and John Adkins Richardson.
* classified comic book ads.
* YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Big Little Book Catalog/Price Guide 1973; Cities & Scenes From The Ancient World by Roy Krenkel; Comic Reprints Present: Silver Streak Comics #1; East Coast Comix EC Reprints; Elusion #1 (published?); Fantastic Exploits #22; Middle Earth Publishing Art Portfolios; Sword’s Edge by Sanho Kim; The Journal; The Monster Times.
==Issue 110==
May 1974. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 108 pages, print run: 2000. Published monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Don Newton - Dracula
* “WOOD’S WORLD,” by Wally Wood - comic strip; reprinting Part 2 of “Kenton of the Star Patrol” from Strange Worlds #3 (1951).  
* “Return in Time” by Keith Gebers - radio article 
* “SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by James Van Hise - The Burrowers Underneathby Brian Lumley
* “GOLDEN AGE GLEANINGS” by Richard O’Brien. 
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Mike McKenney, JB Clifford Jr., Mark Burbey, and JVH - The Gods of Mt. Olympus #1, Media Five #4, File Forty, The Alien Critic #8, and other items.
* “A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper - radio column about Lum and Abner
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* "FILMS FANTASTIQUE" by JVH - War of the Worlds
* "A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller - recurring series on various MLJ comics
* A swamp creatures pinup by Ronald Wilber
* “AGE OF QUALITY” by JVH - article on the Quality Comics Group including a reprint of a Black Condor story written by Lou Fine; reprint art by by Kenneth Lewis.
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column
* Ads for Star Trek 74, and Houstoncon '74.
* “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Alex McFee, John Kent, Mike McKenney, and Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.  Also — an editor’s note at the bottom of the letters page refers to MARVEL TIMES #4: “We are currently working on it and hope to have it out in June or early July.  It will, in fact, be a double-sized issue.”  MARVEL TIMES #4 was never published.
* classified comic book ads.
* YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Big Little Book Catalog/Price Guide 1973; Captain Paragon #1; East Coast Comix EC Reprints; Erb-dom; Frazetta Print (Famous Funnies #214); Gjdrkzlxcbwq Comics (Basil Wolverton); Paragon Super Heroes #1; Phantasmagoria #4; Raintree One (Terry And The Pirates); Special Edition Series #1 (reprinting Whiz #7 thru #28); Sticky Elvis; Strictly Elvis; The Collector’s Handbook Vol. 4; The Harvard Journal Of Pictorial Fiction #1; The Nostalgia Journal.
==Issue 111==
June 1974. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 108 pages, print run: 2000. Published monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by John Adkins Richardson - Jason and the Minotaur
* “WOOD’S WORLD,” by Wally Wood - comic strip; reprinting Part 1 of “Kenton of the Star Patrol” from Strange Worlds #5 (1951).  
* “The Outer Limits” by James Van Hise - article about the television series "The Outer Limits".
* “SCIENCE FICTION IN REVIEW” by JVH - a comparison of Genesis II and Planet Earth TV pilots
* “GOLDEN AGE GLEANINGS” by Richard O’Brien - covers Strongman and Crash Comics
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares - article on Fairy Tale Parade
* “A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper - radio column
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* "A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller - recurring series on various MLJ comics
* “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by Keith Gebers - featuring Doc Savage 
* Reprinting an article from Toronto’s The Globe and Mail by Don Hutchison. 
* "The Planets" color centerspread by Morris Scott Dollens. 
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by Orlando Falcon, Jack Reid, and JVH - Grim Wit #2, Mediascene #8, Captain Marvel #1 reprint, Morpheus #1, and other items.
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column.
* Ads for Houstoncon '74, Blue Beetle #6, and the 1974 New York Comic Art Convention
* THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman - featuring the strip "When Duty Calls", a story from Forbidden Worlds #63 (1958). 
* “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip including a FANDOM PROFILE of Rick Durell. 
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS” - letters from readers
* classified comic book ads.
* YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Amora by Gray Morrow; Big Little Book Catalog/Price Guide 1973; Charlton Portfolio (Contemporary Pictorial Literature special); East Coast Comix EC Reprints; Heritage: Esteban Maroto Portfolio; Fantastic Exploits #15 thru #23; Fighting Hero Comics #14; Hot Stuf’ #1; Powerhouse Pepper #1 (Basil Wolverton); Robert E. Howard Portfolio by Barry Smith; Spirit Section Reprints; Tara #1 (William Black); The Cartoonist #1; The Nostalgia Journal.
==Issue 112==
June 1974. Editor: G.B. Love; Assistant Editor: Jim Van Hise. 108 pages, print run: 2000. Published monthly. GB Love announces that RBCC #112 is his last as editor/publisher, with James Van Hise taking the reins with issue #113.
Contents:
* Cover by Don Newton - Flash Gordon
* Article on the transfer of editorship from GB Love to James Van Hise.
* "FILMS FANTASTIQUE" by James Van Hise - “2001: A Space Odyssey”
* “Houston Con report” (no credit) - convention report
* "A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller - recurring series on various MLJ comics - PEP characters
* “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman - series about comic artist Al Williamson
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares.  
* “A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper - radio serial Jack Armstrong
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr., Mark Burbey, and JVH. 
* Centerspread by Robert Kline. 
* "AGE OF QUALITY" by JVH, including an Uncle Sam reprint from National Comics by Will Eisner. 
* “Al Shuster’s International Star Trek Convention” report by Deborah Rose. 
* 50th installment of “COMIC COLLECTOR’S COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip 
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column.
* “GOLDEN AGE GLEANINGS” by Richard O’Brien. 
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS” - letters of comment
* classified comic book ads.
* YE OLDE FANZINE SHOPPE: Golden-Age Great (Paragon Publishing); The Journal.
==Issue 113==
September 1974. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 88 pages, print run: 1500. Published bi-monthly. This is James Van HIse's first issue as editor.
Contents:
* Cover by R.C. Harvey; additional art by John Adkins Richardson
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford, Mike McKenney, Jack Reid, and James Van Hise - Inside Comics #3, The Collector #29, An Illustrated History of Heidi Saha, and other items
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column.
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares - Raggedy Ann & Andy
* “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman - featuring Journey into Unknown Worlds
* “A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 
* Ads for ads for Houstoncon '75 and the first annual Famous Monsters Convention
* “COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip
* “Adventures in Fandom” by Bill Wallace and Steven Henderson - comic strip
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters from readers, with a letter from GB Love.
* classified comic book and fanzine ads - Fan Informer; Fan’s Zine #5 ; Middle Earth Presents: King Kull Portfolio Two by John & Marie Severin (Middle Earth Publishing); Middle Earth Publishing Art Portfolios; Robert E. Howard Memorial Portfolio by Barry Smith; Special Visual Effects Created by Ray Harryhausen #4; The Buyer’s Guide For Comic Fandom; The DC Reader #2; Tim Corrigan’s Superhero Comics #1; Waxworks #1 (Rich Larson).
==Issue 114==
November 1974. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 88 pages, print run: 1500. Published bi-monthly. 
Contents:
* Cover by Bernie Wrightson.  Back cover by Mike Zeck.
* Interviews with Carmine Infantino, Stan Lee & Roy Thomas by Jay Maeder. 
* “Conquest.” a Sub-Mariner strip by Mike Zeck. 
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “The Resurrection of Richard Wentworth” by James Van Hise - article on The Spider
* Deathwish pinup by John Ellis
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares - Dan Noonan's Egbert the Elephant
* “A TWIST OF THE DIAL” by John Cooper. 
* Ads for Films Fantastique (book), The Spirit Coloring Book, Pittcon 75, and the first annual Famous Monsters Convention
* “COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip
* “THE WILLIAMSON COLLECTOR” by Larry Bigman. 
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters of comment
* “PULPS — ERA OF ADVENTURE” by Keith Gebers
* classified comic book and fanzine ads - Comics Forever #9; Comic Reprints; Films Fantastique #1; It’s All Lies; Promethean Enterprises #5; Squa Tront #4; The Amazing World Of DC Comics #1; The Buyer’s Guide For Comic Fandom; The Collector #29; The Spirit Coloring Book; Tim Corrigan’s Superhero Comics #1
==Issue 115==
January 1975. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 84 pages, print run: 1500. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by David L. Carson - Hercules vs the Hydra
* Back cover by Stephen Fabian.
* “Otto Binder as I Remember Him” by CC Beck - article on science fiction and comic writer Otto Binder
* Article about Kelly Freas space program posters reprinted from Industrial Art Methods Magazine Oct. 1974. 
* Interviews with John Goldwater, Leonard Darvin & Dr. Fredric Wertham by Jay Maeder. 
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares - Our Gang 
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr, John Ellis, Jack Reid, and James Van Hise - Elric #1, Haunt of Fear #23, Graphic Gallery #4, Batmania #19, and other items
* "A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller - PEP comics. 
* “THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR” by JVH - featuring John Wayne #5, Journey into Mystery #39, and Gunsmoke Western #37
* “WOOD’S WORLD” by Wally Wood - reprinting Part 2 of “Kenton of the Star Patrol” from Strange Worlds #5 (1951). 
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column. 
* “COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel, including a visit to the SFCA offices (with photos). 
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters of comment, with a letter from Jim Jones.  
* classified comic book and fanzine ads - Bat Comix #1; Cartooning in the USA; Comic Reprints; Conan the Barbarian print by Frank Frazetta; How To Draw Monsters; The Collector #28 and 29; posters & buttons; The Wonderful World of the Wild & Wicked West; Who's Who of American Comic Books.
==Issue 116==
February 1975. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 80 pages, print run: 1500. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Don Rosa - The Spirit
* Back cover by Mike Zeck - The Spirit
* “The End of an Era” by William Parente (reprinted from Rocket’s Blast Special #7) - article on EC Comics.
* "THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by James Van Hise. 
* Part one of a Carl Barks article; an article about the Star Trek animation models.
* “COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip, featuring commentary on Atlas comics.
* Prince Valiant strip by Hal Foster
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr and JVH - Squa Tront #5, Fantastic Revolution #3, Silver Streak Comics #6, and other items
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares. 
* Ads for Houstoncon '75 and Trekon International 1975
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column, featuring commentary on Star Trek.
* “Cinematically Speaking” by John Ellis
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* "A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller - Zip Comics
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Jim Jones. 
* classified comic book and fanzine ads - Bat Comix #1; Cinefantastique Vol. 3, #4; Good Old Lust Comics; Graphic Gallery #1 (Russ Cochran); Summer Special 1974 Edition (Maple Leaf Productions); Sword and Fantasy; Tim Corrigan Presents Elasticworm #1; Zero Hero Packet (R.C. Harvey). 
== Issue 117==
March 1975. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 80 pages, print run: 1500. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Bernie Wrightson.  
* Back cover by Bernie Wrightson and Mike Zeck.
* “The Green Hornet” by James Van Hise - article about The Green Hornet TV show
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr and JVH.  
* “Subjectivity,” Part 1 of “Subjectivity,” an adaptation of a short story by Norman Spinrad illustrated by Mike Zeck. 
* "THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by JVH. 
* An ad for Star Trek '75 convention
* “Houston, Fandom’s New Mecca” by GB Love. 
* Iron Man pinup by Mike Zeck
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares. 
* “COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip.
* “THE PERTWILLABY PAPERS” Part One, by Don Rosa - comic strip with with intro by Roger Stern
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters of comment
* classified comic book and fanzine ads - Crimmer's: The Harvard Journal of Pictorial Fiction; Far Lands, Other Days (illustrated by George Evans); Nova Science Fiction; The Comic Buyer's Showcase (published?); The Connection #2; Trek #1.
== Issue 118 ==
April 1975 - Special Star Trek Issue. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 80 pages, print run: 1500. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Mike McKenney - USS Enterprise
* Back cover by Stephen Fabian. Additional art by Don Rosa.
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “The Cage / The Menagerie — A Comparison” by James Van Hise.   
* “Where No Man Has Gone Before” by JVH. 
* “Star Trek, Beyond the Pilots” by JVH. 
* “An Evening with Gene Roddenberry” by JVH. 
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column
* “THE PERTWILLABY PAPERS” Part Two, by Don Rosa - comic strip
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr and JVH.  
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares.  
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from JB Clifford, Jr.
* classified comic book and fanzine ads: Cinefantastique Vol. 3, #4; Erb-Dom #80; Foopgoop Frolics: Basil Wolverton Portfolio; Phantasmagoria #4; Star Trek 74 program; The Adventures of the Cyclone (Kerry Gammill); The James Bond Dossier (published?); Valley of the Cliffhangers.
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 118==
==Issue 119==
June 1975. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 80 pages, print run: 1500. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Front and back covers by Mike Zeck - Conan the Barbarian
* “Space: 1999: The World of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson” by Mike Clark and Marc Wielage - article on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, creators of The Thunderbirds."The World of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson" by Mike Clark and Marc Wielage at Catacombs Reference Library (Wayback Apr 4/24)
* "Mike Zeck, Another Fandom Talent Emerges"
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* "The Spirit on TV" - “Friedkin Returns to TV to Direct ‘The Spirit’,” likely reprinted from a newspaper article. 
* “Biography of Noel Neill,” reprinted from Palm Beach Con*1 / Trek Int’l ’75 program book. 
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell. 
* “THE PERTWILLABY PAPERS” Part Three, by Don Rosa - comic strip
* "THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by James Van Hise.
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr and JVH. 
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column
* “1975 New York Star Trek Con” by JVH - convention report for Star Trek Lives! 1975 
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters of comment, with letters from John Kent and Harland Ronning.
* classified comic book and fanzine ads: Film Collector's Registry; Film Fantasy Scrapbook; HP Lovecraft LP; Nova Science Fiction; Screws's Loose #1 and #2; The Connection #2; Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics #4; Valley of the Cliffhangers; Windy City Presents: Elric
==Issue 120==
July 1975. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 88 pages, print run: 1500. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Stephen Fabian - Dr. Fate
* Back cover by John Adkins Richardson.
* “Dr. Fate: Man of Magic” by Raymond Miller. 
* "FILMS FANTASTIQUE" (“Forbidden Planet” Revisited) by James Van Hise.
* Article about John Adkins Richardson and “Maxor of Cirod” reprinted from the Southern Illinois University Alestle. 
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* "A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT A MLJ PUBLICATION" by Raymond Miller - featuring "The Owl".
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell and Sandy Soares. 
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr and JVH. 
* “THE PERTWILLABY PAPERS” Part Four, by Don Rosa - comic strip
* "THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by JVH.   
* “He Walked Among US — the EC Story That Nobody Talks About” by JVH.
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from Joe Brancatelli.  
* classified comic book and fanzine ads: Bleak December; Cinefantastique; Erb-Dom #81, #82; Golden-Age Greats; HP Lovecraft LP; Miamicon I program; Screw's Loose #1 and #2; Star Trek 74 and Star Trek 75 programs; The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom; The Sensuous Franzetta; Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics #4; Trek #1; Valley of the Cliffhangers; Windy City Enterprises' Elric: Tales of the Macabre.
==Issue 121==
September 1975 - Vaughn Bode Tribute Edition. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 88 pages, print run: 1500. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Don Rosa.  
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column
* “An Interview with Vaughn Bode” by Mark & Steve Collins and Dave Simons. 
* “Sunpot: An Analysis” by James Van Hise - examining Bode's comic, Sunpot.
* “Bode” by Manny Lezcano. 
* “Kayo the Karate Lizard!” by JVH, Ken Mitchroney, and John Ellis.  
* “Vaughn Bode: A Retrospective Look at the Man and His Work” by George Beahm. 
* “Vincent  Bode Presents Vaughn Bode’s Cartoon Concert” by JVH.   
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by John Ellis, JB Clifford Jr, and JVH. 
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* "THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by JVH. 
* “COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip.
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" - letters of comment
* classified comic book and fanzine ads: Blast; Mediscence; Okay Comix #1 and #2; The Adventuress; The Elfland Chronicles; The Heroine Addict; Trek #2; Valley of the Cliffhangers.
==Issue 122==
October 1975. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 88 pages, print run: 1500. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Front and back covers by Mike Ploog - Swamp Thing
* “An Interview with Rod Serling” reprinted from Gamma #1, a science fiction magazine published in 1963. 
* Serling obituary by James Van Hise.  
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “Star Trek: The Tholian Web,” story re-told with stills.  
* “Houstoncon ’75” by JVH. 
* “A Houston Mini-Con is Anything But Mini” by JVH. 
* Part 1 of “Maxor of Cirod” by John Adkins Richardson, reprinted from Fantastic Exploits #21 - comic strip
* “Zero Hero” by RC Harvey - comic strip
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell.  
* “COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip.
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by John Ellis, JB Clifford Jr, and JVH. 
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" letters column, with letters from M. Thomas Inge and RC Harvey.  
* classified comic book and fanzine ads: Cinefantastique Vol. 4, #1; Demons - portfolio by Kenneth Smith; Doc #1 (Doc Savage fanzine); Equinox #3; Robert E. Howard's Conan LP; Spaced #1 and #2; Star Trek '75 program book; The Connection; Trek #2; Whizzard #7.
==Issue 123==
November 1975. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 84 pages, print run: 1600. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Front and back covers by Stephen Fabian - Maxor of Cirod, John Adkins Richardson's strip.
* Part 2 of “Maxor of Cirod” by John Adkins Richardson, reprinted from Fantastic Exploits #21. 
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “A Look at SPACE: 1999” by Thomas D.N. Zaegner, Mark Burbey, and James Van Hise - article on Space: 1999.
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr and JVH.  
* “Jawsmania Strikes!” compiled by JVH - a compilation of media features on Jaws. 
* “I Acted on ‘Impulse’” by Della Hawks - article about William Shatner's movie Impulse
* "THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by JVH.  
* “Orlandoncon” by JB Clifford Jr - convention report for Orlandocon
* “Glasses,” a one-page strip by Alan Hanley. 
* “Caged Animal,” a 7-page werewolf strip by Kerry Gammill. 
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell.  
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" letters column.
* classified comic book and fanzine ads: Doc #1 (Doc Savage fanzine); Mediascene; Miamicon 1 program; Nova Science Fiction; Robert E. Howard's Conan LP; The Buyer’s Guide For Comic Fandom.
==Issue 124==
January 1976. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 84 pages, print run: 1600. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Cover by Robert Susor - Adam Warlock 
* Back cover by Mike Zeck.
* Part 1 of “Subjectivity,” an adaptation of a short story by Norman Spinrad illustrated by Kerry Gammill (illustrating the same script drawn by Mike Zeck in RBCC #117). 
* Part 3 of “Maxor of Cirod” by John Adkins Richardson, reprinted from Fantastic Exploits #21. 
* “THE KEYHOLE” by Gary Brown - news & analysis column, featuring Howard the Duck
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* Review of Movie Magic by John Bronson 
* “The Outer Limits” by James Van Hise - article on The Outer Limits.
* "THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by JVH. 
* Ads for Star Trek: Houston and Omnicon.
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr, Mike McKenney, and JVH - Graphic Gallery #6, Erbania #37, Paradox #9, Outworlds #24, and other items
* “DELL COMICS ARE GOOD COMICS” by Jeff Gorrell. 
* “The 1975 San Diego Comic Convention” by JVH - convention report on the San Diego Comic Con
* “Ray B. and Me” by JVH - article on Ray Bradbury
* “COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip.
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with letters from Doug Potter and Mike McKenney. 
* classified comic book and fanzine ads: Robert E. Howard's Conan LP; The Premium Bible.
==Issue 125==
February 1976. Editor: Jim Van Hise. 84 pages, print run: 1600. Published bi-monthly.
Contents:
* Front and back covers by Bernie Wrightson.
* Part 2 of “Subjectivity,” an adaptation of a short story by Norman Spinrad illustrated by Kerry Gammill - comic strip
* Part 4 of “Maxor of Cirod” by John Adkins Richardson, reprinted from Fantastic Exploits #21 - comic strip
* “RBCC INFORMATION CENTER” by Don Rosa - question-and-answer feature dealing with readers' queries on all forms of pop entertainment, including comics, television, and movies.
* “COMIC COLLECTORS COMMENTS” by Howard P. Siegel - news, reviews, and gossip., including Part 1 of an interview with Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey.
* Part one of Kelly-Pogo Portfolio - various reprints of vintage articles about Walt Kelly and Pogo. 
* "THE EC ARTIST COLLECTOR" by Larry Bigman. 
* Ads for Omnicon and Pittcon '76
* “Dr. Wertham and the Classics of Horror” by Jim Sands - article on Wertham's crusade against horror comics. 
* “CRITIQUE” fanzine and comix reviews by JB Clifford Jr and James Van Hise. 
* "BLASTS FROM THE READERS" with a letter from James Denney (publisher of The Elfland Chronicles and Art & Story).
* classified comic book and fanzine ads: Blast: Cinefantastique Vol. 4, #1; Enterprise Incidents #1; Fantascene; Far Lands, Other Days (illustrated by George Evans); Marvel Comics Index #1: The Amazing Spider-Man; Mission: Impossible #1; Simba Portfolio 1 by Sheila Jayne Bird; Star Trek: Houston Souvenir Book; The Marvel Art Review #1; Trek #2-4; Worse Things Waiting (Manly Wade Wellman (writer), Lee Brown Coye (artist))   
==References==
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