#23 Alfred Adamsapple
#23 Alfred Adamsapple
Published Sept 1976
Giant-size issue. “The King and the Ring” (J.R.R. Tolkien “Lord of the Rings” spoof with script and art by Wally Wood), “Strange Happenings” (script and art by John Albano), and “Plopular Poetry” (script and art by Wood, 1 page), and a full-page cartoon by Basil Wolverton. Small cartoon by John Workman. Giant size Cover price $0.50.
Giant sized but many more ads. As a kid, 50cents was a lot to put out for a comic (usually they were 10-20cents) and you knew, invariably, that the very big ones could be at least 1/3 ads, very annoying. However, this one sports a pretty cool odditiy: a comic version of Mick and the boys as they appeared on their ’76 album Black and Blue in an ad for the album. A poor album with no hits, but still an interesting footnote for the comic.