July 1979 issue.
The Comic Reader was not unlike a prototype Wizard Magazine. It served as a source for information on the comics industry and upcoming books from mostly larger publishers.
Ben Casey dailies by Neal Adams reprinted; 1940s Superman and Batman dailies; Star Hawks by Ron Goulart & Gil Kane; Modesty Blaise dailies by Peter O'Donnell; Howard the Duck by Steve Gerber & Gene Colan. Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu cover (original cover to Master of Kung Fu #81) by Mike Zeck.
