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Issue: Weird Western Tales #40
Publication Date: May 1977
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Issues: #40 of 60 Issues (84 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/22/1977
Volume: 8
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893042006
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 23 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #140.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Scalphunter
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-433
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The Whole World's Upside Down

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies in comic strip format on inside of front cover.
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The Mark of a Warrior!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Scalphunter
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In Content Item: FlagTomahawk #12/1977 published November 1977
as Krigarens tecken [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJonah Hex and Other Western Tales #2 published November 1979
as The Mark of a Warrior! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: J-4603
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Super Bodybuilding Course

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Universal Bodybuilding
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On first page between pages 4-5 of story.
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Make Big Money! This Easy Way…

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Systems
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad offering a "free kit" to make metal plates and sell them.
On top half of second page between pages 4-5 of story.
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Write Right Now!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): S. Schwarz & Co.
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Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: Ads for novelty items. First ad is on bottom half of second page between pages 4-5 of story. Second ad is on second page between pages 10-11 of story.
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What To Sink Your Teeth Into When You're Hungry…

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Top half of first page between pages 8-9 of story.
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Fun Factory

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Editor(s): ?
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Feature(s): Fun Factory
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelty items, starting with "Switch-Blade Comb".
On bottom half of page between pages 8-9 of story.
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Enter The Wonderful World of Super Sea-Monkeys

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On second page between pages 8-9 of story.
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"Let Joe Weider build you a better body for just $4.98"

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Weider
Character(s): Franco Columbu (photo); Arnold Schwarzenegger (photo); Joe Weider (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On first page between pages 10-11 of story.
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February Is The 2nd Month--And It Features The 2nd Issue Of Jonah Hex

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): various
Letterer(s): various
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Jonah Hex #2 (May-June 1977), Black Lightning #2 (May 1977); Weird Western Tales #40 (May-June 1977); Superman Family #183 (May-June 1977) and The House of Mystery #252 (May-June 1977) with cover repros.
On third page between pages 10-11 of story.
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Yes, You Can Subscribe To Your Favorite DC Comics!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Feature(s): DC Comics
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for DC comics at various rates depending on cover price.
On top half of fourth page between pages 10-11 of story.
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At Last! Now It Can Be Revealed!

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Amazing World of DC Comics #14 (March 1977) with inset of interior comics panel from an issue of Justice League of America.
On bottom half of fourth page between pagses 10-11 of story.
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1000 Tiny Magnets

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Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelty items.
On first page between pages 12-13 of story.
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King Kong Is Back!!!

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Colorist(s): ? (background and lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): King Kong
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the "King Kong Giant Poster Book" for $1.75.
On second page between pages 12-13 of story.
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Who -- Or What Is The Changing Man?

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Feature(s): Changing Man; DC Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for new "The Changing Man" series with art taken from the cover of The Changing Man #1 (June-July 1977).
On first page between pages 16-17 of story.
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From the DC Treasury Box To You!

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Editor(s): ?
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Feature(s): Superhero Merchandise
Character(s): Wonder Woman; Superman; Batman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for DC merchandise: Manticore #1 (Fall 1976) (stories from students of the Joe Kubert School) for $1.50, a Superfriends Supercase for $3.39 and Superhero posters for $1.50 each.
On second page between pages 16-17 of story.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Job Number: L-650
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Paul Zuckerman, Fred G. Hembeck.
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...Another Masterful Missive from Our Publisher!!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.6
Disclose Notes: Jenette Kahn talks about DC's Dollar Comics. Includes photograph of her.
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#4 Murray Boltinoff

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: biography
Feature(s): DC Profiles
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Pages: 0.4
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204 Pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Revolutionary War Soldiers
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Pages: 1
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Tyco's Silverstreak Curve Huggers

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tyco
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tyco scale racing cars.
Inside back cover.
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Make Money Get Prizes

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Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad seeking sellers of seed packets for money and prizes.
Back cover.

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