Thrift Store Find: Adam-12 #4

I actually broke down and bought this very worn copy of Adam-12 #4 (August 1974) published by Gold Key for a buck and a half last week at a local thrift store. The cover is barely hanging on and has some pieces missing. Of course, the pages are really yellow from age so I did some photo editing magic to whiten them but at least there none of them are torn. This series was based on the Adam-12 tv series starring Martin Milner as officer Peter 'Pete' Malloy and Kent McCord as rookie officer James 'Jim' Reed. This issue has two stories: "Gang War" and "Heat Wave".

The ads include embroidered cloth patches, Disneykin figurines from Gandalf Productions Co., Engravaplates, Sea-Monkeys, poster size pictures from Gandalf Productions Co., Margie gets free gifts for the whole family (also from Gandalf), 1000 decals (from guess who), incense magic (yep, from Gandalf again), 88 mini posters (ditto), The Haunting 33 1/3 record from Gayle House, a page of navel products from Gandalf, iron-on transfers from our favorite company and a free booklet titled "The Air Rifle Marksman" from Daisy.

Dark Shadows Comics To Be In Complete Collection

Hermes Press will be publishing all thirty-five issues of Gold Key's Dark Shadows comic series based on the popular tv soap opera from the 1960s in five deluxe full-color hardcover editions. According to ICV2's The Complete Dark Shadows Comics, the first issue will be released in March 2010. Each edition will have seven issues plus extra likes poster art, pin-ups and more.

Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #25 and Wonder Woman #188

You may wonder what these two comics have in common. Other than the fact that both were originally sold for fifteen cents, they have nothing in common. However, I did find them at the first local community flea market this morning. There are not very many flea markets around here so I try to go to all that I can. Most of the vendors that usually sell "homemade" candles, jewelry, perfume and soap at the local craft stores were there. I found one table that had about a dozen comics spread out. Most were Disney comics that were around ten dollars. I did find Gold Key's Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #25 (March 1969) and DC Comics' Wonder Woman #188 (May-June 1970) for two dollars each. They are in fair condition and I was surprised to find them for that price. I have three very worn copies of Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #66, 73 and 76 while my oldest Wonder Woman issue is #250 from 1978. Here are the covers: