Moon Knight 1980 #1 Direct ed. - 9.0 - $42.00

• First app: Bushman, Khonshu
• Origin: Moon Knight

Bushman returns, and Moon Knight goes looking for him.

? 1980 by Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation.

• Trans Am Muscle - Full-page color advertisement promotes Monogram model kits based on the Pontiac Trans Am. The ad highlights five kits, including a 24?-inch Superscale model, three glue-together 1/24 scale kits, and a 1/32 no-glue Snap Tite model. The copy emphasizes authentic details, molded colors, decals, and Monogram?s licensed use of the Trans Am name.
• Shop by Mail - Full page novelty advertisements.
• Wow! My very own...Electronic Marvels!! - Commercial mail-order advertisement for Markline?s Marvel-licensed handheld electronic games, tying Spider-Man and Hulk to the early home-electronics toy market. The ?As seen on T.V.? callout and May 31, 1981 offer expiration date indicate cross-media promotion beyond the comic-book page. The ad documents Marvel character merchandising through direct-response sales, with Spider-Man and Hulk marketed as individual electronic play devices priced at $8.99 each.
• Tale Spinners From Out of the Sky - Two-page CBS Saturday morning schedule advertisement announcing programming starting September 6, 1980. The spread documents a mixed children?s television block combining legacy animation characters, licensed adventure properties, new or updated series, and short-form news segments. The slogan ?We now return control of this comic book to you? frames the ad as a playful television interruption inside the comic.
• The Power of Gold! - Commercial Hostess Twinkies Cakes advertisement using Marvel?s Mr. Fantastic in a self-contained superhero gag story. The page links the product?s ?golden? appearance to the plot device that reveals Impercepto, making the snack both lure and punchline. Copyright line identifies Mr. Fantastic as ? 1980 Marvel Comics Group and Hostess/Twinkies as registered trademarks of Continental Baking Company. Marvel Hostess ad #52.
• 100 PC Toy Soldier Set - Commercial mail-order toy advertisement from Lucky Products, Inc., copyright 1980. The page uses a dramatic illustrated battle scene to sell a plastic military playset, while noting in small print that the war scene is imaginary. The ad emphasizes quantity, durable plastic, individual figure bases, storage packaging, and a low $1.98 price point; no C.O.D.s or Canadian/foreign orders are accepted.
• Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash - Commercial recruitment advertisement for Olympic Sales Club, Inc., Dept. 80MC8, Enfield, Connecticut. The ad promotes child-directed sales work through prizes, cash profit, and a no-postage business reply label, with product rewards ranging from small toys and radios to bicycles, televisions, stereos, and computers. The page documents the direct-mail ?sales club? model common in comics advertising, where young readers were recruited as commission sellers rather than simply sold a single product.
• We Challenge You. - Commercial advertisement for LEGO?s 1980 Expert Builder Series, emphasizing functional mechanical construction rather than ordinary brick play. The page markets the sets as advanced engineering challenges, with labeled components demonstrating realistic movement, gearing, steering, suspension, and transmission features. Copyright line identifies LEGO Systems, Inc., Enfield, Connecticut, and notes LEGO as a registered trademark of Interlego A.G.