Welcome Back, Kotter

    (DC, 1976-1978)
©1976 The Wolper Organizations, Inc. and the Komack Company, Inc.

Actor John Travolta got his break as one of the young “Sweathogs” in this 1970s television series which also enjoyed a ten-issue run as a comic book. Gabriel Kotter, formerly one of the Sweathogs, a nickname for incorrigible students, returns to Brooklyn as a teacher. His class consists of a variety of young Sweathogs, including slow-witted pretty boy, Vinnie Barbarino; deadbeat liar, Juan Epstein; perpetually disruptive Freddy “Boom Boom” Washington; and the sometimes weird and always unintelligible Arnold Horshack. These rascals immediately take to their new teacher, a wise-cracking joker and Sweathog-done-good.

Technically, Kotter is supposed to be teaching the Sweathogs social studies, but little traditional teaching goes on in his classroom. On the other hand, some might consider his lighthearted banter—and the real-life issues his students discuss—social studies of another sort.
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Welcome Back, Kotter #1

November, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
5 copies available from $18.00 		Elliot S! MagginJack Sparling, Bob Oksner
Welcome Back, Kotter #2

January, 1977
Cover Price: $0.30
2 copies available from $10.00 		  
Welcome Back, Kotter #3

March, 1977
Cover Price: $0.30
7 copies available from $6.00 		Tony IsabellaRic Estrada
Welcome Back, Kotter #4

May, 1977
Cover Price: $0.30
2 copies available from $6.00 		Mark EvanierRic Estrada
Welcome Back, Kotter #5

July, 1977
Cover Price: $0.35
2 copies available from $17.00 		Bob ToomeyRic Estrada
Welcome Back, Kotter #6

September, 1977
Cover Price: $0.35
3 copies available from $16.00 		Bob ToomeyRic Estrada
Welcome Back, Kotter #7

November, 1977
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $14.98 		Bob ToomeyRic Estrada
Welcome Back, Kotter #8

January, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $9.98 		No price on cover by Bob Oksner; Based on ABC TV series Bob ToomeyBob Oksner
Welcome Back, Kotter #9

February, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $8.50 		Scott EdelmanBob Oksner