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Issue: Labors of Love #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1994
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagHamster Press
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On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 84
ISBN:
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Price: none entered
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 18 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bill Schelly
Disclose Notes: Price is not indicated on book.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 7 1/8" x 9 1/2"
Paper Stock: glossy cover; matte interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In3
Disclose Reprinted From14
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Labors of Love

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Schelly
Penciller(s): Rich Buckler (Capt. Liberty; Doctor Darkness); "Grass" Green (Speed Marvel); Buddy Saunders (The Demon); Biljo White (The Eye); Ronn Foss (Velvet of Venus; Dimension Man)
Inker(s): Hugh Surratt (Capt. Liberty; Doctor Darkness); "Grass" Green (Speed Marvel); Buddy Saunders (The Demon); Biljo White (The Eye); Ronn Foss (Velvet of Venus; Dimension Man)
Colorist(s): Bill Schelly
Letterer(s): Bill Schelly
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Liberty; Speed Marvel; The Demon; The Eye; Velvet of Venus; Doctor Darkness; Dimension Man
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLabors of Love -- Expanded Edition #[nn] published January 2000
as Giant Labors of Love [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Savage Princess

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Vosburg
Inker(s): Mike Vosburg
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Savage Princess
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagSavage Princess #1 published ?
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes list of books written or compiled by Bill Schelly.
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Schelly
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLabors of Love -- Expanded Edition #[nn] published January 2000
as Introduction [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes Acknowledgements.
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Editor's Annotations & Table Of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Schelly
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLabors of Love -- Expanded Edition #[nn] published January 2000
as Editor's Annotations & Table of Contents [Table of Contents on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Includes samples and covers (listed separately).
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Ronn Foss

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Ronn Foss
Inker(s): Ronn Foss
Subject Matter
Character(s): Ronn Foss
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Comicollector (G. B. Love, 1962 series)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Self-portrait.
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Fighting Hero Comics #9 cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Buddy Saunders [as Don Fowler]
Inker(s): Buddy Saunders [as Don Fowler]
Letterer(s): Buddy Saunders [as Don Fowler]
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): The Demon
Character(s): The Demon; Graviteer; Chimera (villain)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFighting Hero Comics #9 published March 1964
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Astro Ace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Vosburg
Penciller(s): Mike Vosburg
Inker(s): Mike Vosburg
Letterer(s): Mike Vosburg
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Astro Ace
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagMasquerader #5 published ?splash page only
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Third appearance.
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Fighting Hero Comics #2 cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Buddy Saunders
Penciller(s): Buddy Saunders
Inker(s): Buddy Saunders
Letterer(s): Buddy Saunders
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): The Demon
Character(s): The Demon; Chimera (villain)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFighting Hero Comics #2 published February 1963
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Third appearance of The Demon.
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The O'Brian Gang!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Schelly
Penciller(s): Bill Schelly
Inker(s): Bill Schelly
Letterer(s): Bill Schelly
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): The O'Brian Gang
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagComique #7 published ?splash page only
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: First appearance. Next appearance in Comique (Chuck Robinson II, 1972 series) #8.
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Introducing: The Eye

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Biljo White
Penciller(s): Biljo White
Inker(s): Biljo White
Letterer(s): Biljo White
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Eye
Character(s): The Eye (debut); Mr. Big; R. Miller (witness); Petey Rinzo (rival gang member)
Synopsis: Posing undercover as a mob executioner, The Eye brings down Mr. Big's mob.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagStar-Studded Comics #3 published March 1964
was Introducing-- The Eye [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: First appearance. Character designed by Richard "Grass" Green in November 1955. Story expanded & redrawn in ink for The Eye #1 (Biljo White, 1965); ink version reprinted in Fandom's Finest Comics (Hamster Press, 1997). Due to switch to offset printing in the next SSC issue, next appearance in Fighting Hero Comics #10 (SFCA, 1964).
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Some of the Powers of the Eye

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Biljo White
Penciller(s): Biljo White
Inker(s): Biljo White
Letterer(s): Biljo White
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Eye
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagStar-Studded Comics #3 published March 1964
was Some of the Powers of The Eye [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cross-section detailing The Eye's various abilities. "Ditto" version published in 1963, redrawn in ink as "Inside the Eye" for The Eye (Biljo White, 1965 series) #1; ink version reprinted in Fandom's Finest Comics (Hamster Press, 1997).
Later reprinted in Labors of Love -- Expanded Edition (Hamster Press, 2000 series) #[nn] and The Best of Star-Studded Comics (Hamster Press, 2000 and 2005).
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The Eye Unmasked!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Biljo White
Penciller(s): Biljo White
Inker(s): Biljo White
Letterer(s): Biljo White
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Eye
Character(s): Frank Ford; "Lucky" Lawson; Ruby Joe; Scotty (hoods)
Synopsis: A hood stumbles across "Safe Haven", where The Eye keeps and brainwashes criminals he's supposed to have killed. A trap is then set for the supposed "underworld executioner".
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFighting Hero Comics #10 published June 1964
was The Eye Unmasked! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Second appearance. Previous appearance in Star-Studded Comics (Texas Trio) #3 (March 1964); next appearance in Voice of Fandom (Rudy Franke, 1964; reprinted in Fandom's Finest Comics Vol.2 by Hamster Press, 1998).
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The Laughing Phantom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Richard Green [as "Grass Hoppa"]
Penciller(s): Richard Green [as "Grass Hoppa"]
Inker(s): Richard Green [as "Grass Hoppa"]; Bill Schelly (restoration)
Letterer(s): Richard Green [as "Grass Hoppa"]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Speed Marvel
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagKomix Illustrated #5 published ?
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: First appearance; next appearance in Super-Hero (Mike Tuohey, 1968) #3.
Because the original art was "very, very badly faded", Bill Schelly had to trace over the lines in order to reprint this story.
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Velvet of Venus!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ronn Foss
Penciller(s): Ronn Foss
Inker(s): Ronn Foss
Letterer(s): Ronn Foss
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Dimension Man
Character(s): Bob Black [Dimension Man] (Origin); Captain Adams (FBI); Fats Wheeler; Johnny James; Velvet 327
Synopsis: While tracking two criminals in Mexico, Dimension Man meets Velvet 327, a patrolwoman from the planet Venus, which is ruled by women. He relates his origin.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFighting Hero Comics #12 published October 1964
was Velvet of Venus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Dimension Man created by Parley Holman (1961).
Character bears striking resemblance to The 3D-Man from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #35-37 (April-August 1977).
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Death on Night-Tide World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Buddy Saunders [as Don Fowler]
Penciller(s): Buddy Saunders [as Don Fowler]
Inker(s): Buddy Saunders [as Don Fowler]
Letterer(s): Buddy Saunders [as Don Fowler]
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): The Demon
Character(s): The Demon ("The Magic Master"); Graviteer ("Master of strange forces of gravity"); Chimera ("The terrible beast born of Demon's nightmare"); Dezmon (demon from another world, former crime-fighting parter)
Synopsis: Travelling to another dimension, Demon & Graviteer tackle Chimera. Graviteer is killed, but with the help of Dezmon, The Demon finally destroys his arch-enemy.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFighting Hero Comics #9 published March 1964
was Death on Night-Tide World! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Previous appearances in Fighting Hero Comics (SFCA, 1963 series) #1, 2 & 6; other appearance in Komix Illustrated #7, 11 & 12 (Biljo White), Star-Studded Comics #11 (Texas Trio, June 1967), and Rocket's Blast Comic-Collector Special Edition (RBCC, 1967 series) #1.
Story originally 12 pages, 2-page spread reduced to fit on 1 page of reprint book.
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Intrigue #1 cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Hugh Surratt
Inker(s): Hugh Surratt
Letterer(s): Hugh Surratt
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Doctor Darkness; Captain Liberty; ??
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagIntrigue #1 published ?
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Case of the Curious Crusader

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Perrin
Penciller(s): Rich Buckler
Inker(s): Hugh Surratt; Bill Schelly (restoration)
Letterer(s): Hugh Surratt
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Cap Liberty and Doc Darkness
Character(s): Dr. Mike Nighthawk [Doctor Darkness]; Carter McRae [Captain Liberty]; Martha (CIA);
Synopsis: Doc runs afoul of a travelling evangelist who's obsessed with the idea that DD is an agent of Satan. Unknowingly, several of his flock of "pilgrims" are actually wanted felons, "hiding" in plain sight by sticking with the preacher.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagIntrigue #1 published ?
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Doc Darkness and Cap Liberty created by Steve Perrin; DD is a tribute to Dr. Mid-Nite.
Original art badly faded, requiring tracing by Bill Schelly in order to reprint the story.
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Freak-Out!!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Schelly
Penciller(s): Bill Schelly
Inker(s): Bill Schelly
Letterer(s): Bill Schelly
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): The O'Brian Gang
Character(s): Ma O'Brian (ex-army); Timothy O'Brian (mind-blast & flight); PR O'Brian (pothead); Kevin O'Brian (great strength); Soulslayer (villain)
Synopsis: Soulslayer sends his thugs to invade the O'Brian home and spike their water with LSD.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagComique #8 published ?
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Second and last appearance; Previous appearance in Comique #7 (1972).
Jack Kirby tribute with tips-of-the-hat to both Sgt. Fury and New Gods.
"31st and last" strip done by Schelly before dropping out of fandom for many years.

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