Comix International #1 to #5

Comix International: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 |

1974-1977. Warren Publishing. 8-1/8″x10-7/8″. $2.50 (except #1: $2.00 – no cover price). Cover: glossy color on heavy stock. Guts: matt color on white. Squarebound. All reprints. [id,twc].
The name Comix International was originally to have been used for an underground title put together for Warren by Keith Green which never appeared.

Comix International #1

July 1974. 82 pgs. Inside Covers: B&W. [id,twc].

“Comix International Montage [#1]”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.
Five frames on cover by Richard Corben (2 from “Lycanklutz”, 1 from “Judas”, 1 from “The Hero Within” and 1 from “Bless Us Father…”)

Back Inside Cover: “Meet Rich Corben… The Man Behind this Madness”, article by Bill DuBay. Incl. photo of Richard Corben with beard. Bio, [PICT].

“Terror Tomb” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 3-10. s/a/c/r[Creepy #61 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

“Lycanklutz” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 12-18. s/a/c/r[Creepy #56 (1973)]-Richard Corben. Color.
The Warren Companion book names this story incorrectly as “Lycan Klutz”.

“The Hero Within” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 19-26. s-Steve Skeates, a/c/r[Creepy #60 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

“The Low Spark of High Heeled Noise!” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 27-34. s-Doug Moench, a/c/r[Creepy #57 (1973)]-Richard Corben. Color.

“Bless Us Father…”
7 pgs: pgs 35-41. s-William DuBay, a/c/r[Creepy #59 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

“Judas” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 43-50. s-Richard Margopoulos, a/c/r[Creepy #62 (1975)]-Richard Corben. Color.

Child, Part 1(3): “Child” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 51-58. s-Greg Potter, a/c/r[Eerie #57(1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

“As Though They Were Living!” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 59-66. s-Gerry Boudreau, a/c/r[Vampirella #30 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

“Top to Bottom” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 67-74. s-Jack Butterworth, a/c/r[Vampirella #33 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

“Demon in the Cockpit”
8 pgs: pgs 75-82. s-Richard Margopoulos, a/c/r[Creepy #63 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

Comix International #2

1975. 84 pgs. Inside Covers: B&W. Interior color: Michele Brand, Richard Corben, Bill DuBay [id,twc].

“Comix International Montage [#2]”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.
Three frames from five on cover by Richard Corben (1 from “Raven”, 2 form “Anti-Christmas”) and the rest two by Bernie Wrightson.

“The Raven” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 3-10. s-Edgar Allan Poe (poem), adapt-Richard Margopoulos, a/c/r[Creepy #67 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

“Anti-Christmas” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 11-18. s-Gerry Boudreau, a/c/r[Creepy #68 (1975)]-Richard Corben. Color.

The Butcher, Part 1(2): “Forgive Us Our Tresspasses” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 19-26. s-William DuBay, a/c/r[Eerie #62 (1975)]-Richard Corben. Color.

Others: Esteban Maroto, Wally Wood, Bruce Bezaire, Jose Ortiz, Bud Lewis, Victor Mora, Luis Garcia, Reed Crandall, Berni Wrightson.

Comix International #3

1975. Inside Covers: B&W with blue extra color. [id,twc].
Here was mention that this issue has two different prints and “The Woodlik Inheritance!” would appear in one of them. That is incorrect; there is two different prints only of #4.

“Comix International Montage [#3]”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.
Three frames from four on cover by Richard Corben (form “Child, Part 2(3): Mind of the Mass!”) and the last one by Estaban Maroto.

Pgs 35-40: “Harry”. s/a-Jeff Jones. c-Richard Corben.
Pgs 41-42: “Dead Run”. s/a-Jeff Jones. c-Richard Corben.
Pgs 44-50: “A Wonderful Morning!”. s/a-Fernando Fernandez. c-Richard Corben.

Child, Part 2(3): “Mind of the Mass!” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pg 3-10. s-Greg Potter, a/c/r[Eerie #58 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.
Child, Part 3(3): “Childhood’s End” [SYNOPSIS]
8 pgs: pgs 11-18. s-Budd Lewis, a/c/r[Eerie #60(1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

“Wizard Wagstaff” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 19-26. s-Jack Butterworth, a/c/r[Eerie #56 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

Hard John, Part 1: “An Angel Shy of Hell!” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pg: pgs 27-34. s-Jim Stenstrum, a/c/r[Creepy #64 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.
Original story was not ment to be serial; that was B&W. All reprints are in color; here for the first time.

Others: Jose Bea, Esteban Maroto, Dough Moench.

Comix International #4

1976. 68 pages. Inside Covers: B&W with blue extra color. Interior color: Michele Brand, Richard Corben, Bill DuBay, Sandra Klinger. [id,ober,stu].
There exists two different prints (sold together) of this number. Prints contains two switching stories, both called as A Surprise Bonus Story under contents page (Inner Front Cover). First is on pgs 11-18, and the another on pgs 51-58. Only latter has one Richard Corben story (see bellow).

“Comix International Montage [#4]”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.
Seven frames on cover by Richard Corben (4 from “The Believer”, 1 from “Child”, 2 from “The Woodlik Inheritance!”)

“The Believer” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 3-10. s-Budd Lewis, a/c/r[Creepy #77]-Richard Corben. Color.

Child, Part 1(3): “Child” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 27-34. s-Greg Potter, a/c/r[Eerie #57(1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.

A Surprise Bonus Story (part of the prints): “The Woodlik Inheritance!” [SYNOPSIS].
7 pgs: pgs 51-57. s/a/c/r[Vampirella #31 (1974)]-Richard Corben. Color.
Only part of prints contains this Surprise Bonus Story! Pg 58 has an ad for “Dracula” (same as in Vampirella #31 (1974), pg 46.

Others: W. Eaton, Auraleon, Dough Moench, Leopold Sanchez, Reed Crandall, Archie Goodwin, Felix Mas, Zesar. In prints with A Surprise Bonus Story of “Hunter” (Bill DuBay, Paul Neary).

Comix International #5

1977. 68 pages. Inside Covers: red on white. Interior color: Sherry Berne, Richard Corben, Bill DuBay, Peggy DuBay. [id].

“Comix International Montage [#5]”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.
Eight frames on cover by Richard Corben (3 from “Browser”, 5 from “In Deep”)

“Bowser” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 3-10. s-Jan Strnad, a/c/r[Vampirella #54 (1976)]-Richard Corben. Color.

“In Deep” [SYNOPSIS].
9 pgs: pgs 59-67. s-Bruce Jones, a/c/r[Creepy #83 (1976)]-Richard Corben. Color.
Epilogue (last page) is on 2nd inside cover, i.e. red on white.

Others: Gerry Boudreau, Steve Clement, Ramon Torrents, Billy DuBay, Jose Gonzalez, Steve Skeates, Jaime Brocal, Doug Moench, Esteban Maroto, Jose Ortiz, Will Eisner.