(Summer 1973)
Crush Dice Comics Company,
1973 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1973-07-04
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Crush Dice Comics Co.
- Brand
-
[Crush Dice Comics]
- Editing
- Bill Devine (editor)
- Color
- Color cover; Black and White interior
- Dimensions
- 8.5" x 11"
- Paper Stock
- Glossy covers; Newsprint interiors
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
Indicia publisher is: Crush Dice Comics Co., a division of Comix East, PO Box 228, Weymouth, MA 02188; indicia also identifies this as the "1973 New York World's Comic Book Exposition Edition". Publisher's note: 4,700 copies were delivered from the printer on 7/3/1973. Most of the copies had poorly printed covers, with less than 100 having the correct colors; several hundreds of copies were destroyed/recycled during the 1980's and 1990's.
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
The Predator / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- Pencils
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- Inks
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- Letters
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New York in the late '40s.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Predator [Lt. Pete McClain] first appearance; Capt. Bill Turner; Will Dieterbach; Burns (from Detroit)
- Synopsis
- The Predator uses his own methods to bring vigilante justice to New York City in the late 1940's.
Indexer Notes
First published work of Larry Blamire.
How to Stop Crime in Your Neighborhood!
Your 'Eye on Crime Reports' / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- Pencils
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- Inks
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- Letters
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- Genre
- humor; crime
- Characters
- Jimmy Denning
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, Earthmen! Your exploration team is back!
- Genre
- science fiction
Bang!
illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- car
- Synopsis
- Drug dealers in two 1969 Cadillac Eldorados meet in a head on collision.
- Keywords
- Cadillac; Eldorado
Indexer Notes
Centerspread; first published work of Bill Devine.
Collection
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- John Phillips (signed)
- Pencils
- John Phillips (signed)
- Inks
- John Phillips (signed)
- Letters
- John Phillips (signed); typeset
- Genre
- science fiction
- Keywords
- Volkswagon Beetle
Indexer Notes
Bottom 1.5 inches of last page has a Larry Blamire puzzler; many of the captions were typeset by Bill Devine.
[no title indexed]
Dr. Wonder Spoon / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You wanted to see me, Roy?
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Dr. Wonder Spoon; Roy; Alan Harper; Smasher; Vidagast Renfrew
- Synopsis
- Dr. Wonder Spoon fights those who defy justice.
Indexer Notes
The reprint credit at bottom of first page that reads "Reprinted from Keeno Buzzsaw Laff-Toons 37, Nov. 1950" is fictitious.
In the Dark
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Matt Howarth (signed as Matthew Howarth)
- Pencils
- Matt Howarth (signed as Matthew Howarth)
- Inks
- Matt Howarth (signed as Matthew Howarth)
- Letters
- Rod M. Barson
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Commissioner Dohahn; Godfrey; Jonathan Dray
- Synopsis
- A conflict results from a mysterious death.
Indexer Notes
First published work of Matt Howarth.
[no title indexed]
Mr. Portside / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- Pencils
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- Inks
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- Letters
- Larry Blamire (signed as Blamire)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Portside! I'm here for the rent!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Portside; Benty; Cousin Herbie
- Synopsis
- Mr. Portside keeps evading landlord Benty and not paying the rent.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Predator -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
["New York in the late '40s."]
The Predator -
3.
How to Stop Crime in Your Neighborhood!
Your 'Eye on Crime Reports' -
4.
["Oh, Earthmen! Your exploration team is back!"]
-
5.
Bang!
-
6.
Collection
-
7.
["You wanted to see me, Roy?"]
Dr. Wonder Spoon -
8.
In the Dark
-
9.
["Mr. Portside! I'm here for the rent!"]
Mr. Portside -
10.
[no title indexed]
-
11.
["Calling all kidz!! Be on the prowl for..."]
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- Bill Devine
- Jim Van Dore
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