Price: 1.95 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1982-05
Editing: Chris Adames (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Basically Strange (JC Comics, 1982 series) #1 Edit Cover
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Cover date is December 1982; contents page says November 1982.

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Indicia: BASICALLY STRANGE #1 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY JOHN C. PRODUCTIONS. THE NAME "BASICALLY STRANGE" WAS CREATED BY BRIAN JACOBS. EDITORIAL, SUBSCRIPTION & BUSINESS OFFICES AT SUITE 222, 1671 EAST 16th, BROOKLYN, N.Y. TELEPHONE (212) 629-2020. SUBSCRIPTIONS: 4 ISSUES FOR $5.00 IN THE U.S.; CANADA AND ELSEWHERE $6.00. SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT NEW YORK, N.Y. AND ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. COPYRIGHTED © 1982 BY JOHN C. PRODUCTIONS. THE FOLLOWING STORIES ARE COPYRIGHTED © BY ARCHIE COMICS: THE MAN WHO TRIED TO KILL DEATH, THE THE BENEFACTOR, THE POWER, DEATH IS MY LOVE'S NAME, AND THE CREATOR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD UNDER THE UNIVERSAL COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS, THE INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT CONVENTION AND THE PAN AMERICAN CONVENTION. BASICALLY STRANGE IS REGISTERED U.S. PATENT OFFICE. MARCA REGISTRADA. MARQUE DEPOSEE. NOTHING MAY BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER. SORRY, NO RESPONSIBILITY CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR UNSOLICITED MATERIAL. PRINTED IN U.S.A. NEW SUBSCRIBERS, PLEASE ALLOW 8 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY OF FIRST ISSUE. POSTMASTER: SEND ALL CHANGES OF ADDRESS TO JOHN C. PRODUCTIONS, SUITE 222, 1671 EAST 16th ST., N.Y., N.Y. 11229. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #11.

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Hall of Fame T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Contents Page]
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Indexer Notes

November 1982 [cover dated December]
Number One
Publisher: John Carbonaro
Editor: Chris Adames
Production: Ray Gallardo
Typesetting: Prime Publishing Services
Cover: Rich Corben
Contents Page Illustration: Rick Bryant

Movie Review
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Bladerunner [sic] / text article / 1 page

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Review of Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction film, Blade Runner.

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text article with b&w photo illustration from the film

The Man Who Tried To Kill Death
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comic story / 5 pages

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Tetragrammaton
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comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural

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Story is a series of full page and double page illustrations in different media.

Book Review
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Earth Invader by Randall Garrett / text article / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction

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Review of Randall Garrett's science fiction novel, reissued by Tower/Leisure Science Fiction with the title Earth Invader, originally published 1962 in Analog magazine as "Anything You Can Do..." under the pseudonym Darrel T. Langart.

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Script:
M. Jacobs (signed)
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M. Jacobs (signed)
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M. Jacobs (signed)
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M. Jacobs (signed)
  • Genre:humor

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Half-page cartoon filler

Winddreams: A Portfolio by Rick Bryant
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advertisement / 0.5 page

Movie Review
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Swamp Thing / text article / 1 page

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Review of the 1982 movie directed by Wes Craven, based on the DC Comics property. Text article with b&w photo illustration.

The Benefactor
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The Ultimate Power!
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Death Is My Love's Name
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The Creator
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comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction

Portfolio
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feature section on "the hottest new artists in comics!"

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Pinup pages featuring fantasy art by Pepe Moreno (Spanish, aka Pepe Moreno Casares); Matthew Staples; and Bob Morello (aka Robert Morello) with short biographies of the artists following.

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cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:
M. Jacobs (signed)
Pencils:
M. Jacobs (signed)
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M. Jacobs (signed)
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M. Jacobs (signed)
  • Genre:humor

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Half-page cartoon filler

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Basically Strange / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Justice Machine / advertisement / 1 page

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Red Circle Comics / advertisement / 1 page

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    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Den
  2. [no title indexed]
    Hall of Fame T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
  3. [Contents Page]
  4. Movie Review
    Bladerunner [sic]
  5. The Man Who Tried To Kill Death
  6. Tetragrammaton
  7. Book Review
    Earth Invader by Randall Garrett
  8. [no title indexed]
  9. Winddreams: A Portfolio by Rick Bryant
  10. Movie Review
    Swamp Thing
  11. The Benefactor
  12. The Ultimate Power!
  13. Death Is My Love's Name
  14. The Creator
  15. Portfolio
  16. [no title indexed]
  17. [no title indexed]
    Basically Strange
  18. [no title indexed]
    Justice Machine
  19. [no title indexed]
    Red Circle Comics
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