Comic books in 'Swimsuit'

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, and now Joe Wight, continue to present a comprehensive guide to figure drawing in the manga-style, with lessons in anatomy, proportions, facial construction, expression, and poses. Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. Future issues will present advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling, and compensation. If you don't get it... you'll regret it! b&w, 32pg Cover price $4.95.

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Stories and art by Edward Kean and others. An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Howdy and Dilly adopt a kitten, only to find out too late that it is actually a tiger cub. In the Old West, Howdy and Dilly battle outlaw Pinto Pete. Dilly and Clarabell the Clown visit an amusement park. Special Playground; Howdy Doody's Old-Time Silent Movie; Clarabell; Dilly Dally. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks in "Big Leery of Lake Eerie" and "The Maxi-Medal." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club News pages throughout book. No art/story credits given. Cover price $0.15.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks in "Big Leery of Lake Eerie" and "The Maxi-Medal." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club News pages throughout book. No art/story credits given. Cover price $0.15.

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(W/A) Benjamin Hall The blood-crazed, mutant fish-men from Roger Corman's 1980's classic Humanoids from the Deep are back for more. When the humanoids crash an island high school graduation party, it's all Ann, and her best friend Cindy, can do to survive. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Jack Warren. Stories and art by Mickey Klar Marks, Don Rico, Milt Hammer, Hy Gage and Jack Warren. Kids' comics from Novelty Press. A game of cops and robbers gets out of hand for the Kids Is Kids gang. The Hermit of the Woods shows Mickey Starlight an adventure of Thor from the Norse myths. Butch's Magic Wishing Cap introduces him to a friendly goblin. Plus puzzle and activity pages. Speck, Spot and Sis; Kids Is Kids; Mickey Starlight: The Story of Thor and the Mountain Giant; The Mistreated Typewriter; Initiated; Dink; The Jerkwater Line; Humdinger Humor; Butch: Butch Befriends a Goblin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Humor Vol. 1 # 1 (1946) was a magazine published by Humag, Inc. Features humorous fiction, articles, cartoons, bookshorts, with illustrations by A. Birnbaum, Henry Boltinoff, Jefferson Machamer, Al Mack, and Cherry-Posner. 64 pages, B&W, slick cover, newsprint interior, 8-in. x 11-in. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. The comedic adventures of Humphrey, the buddy of Ham Fishers Joe Palooka, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength, nigh-invulnerability and an incredible appetite. Humphrey visits the amusement park at New York's Coney Island and winds up both causing and preventing disasters on the beach. Also featuring a 1949 calendar. Humphrey Visits Coney Island; Tommy Tween. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Avison, Art Helfant and Warren Kremer. The comedic adventures of Humphrey, the buddy of Ham Fishers Joe Palooka, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength, nigh-invulnerability and an incredible appetite. Humphrey and friends are trapped by a cave-in during a nature hike. Humphrey gets a motorcycle, but he's not sure he likes it. Humphrey gets caught up in the race between a rabbit and a talking turtle. The Belligerent Mutter Bike; Little Max and the Indians; Bumped Off; Talking Turtle; Let's Play Handies; Cave Man; Little Max: The Unluckily Cat; Hector the Director; Rumpus; The Night Riders; Ski-Daddle; Humphrey's Famous Americans Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

*18+ Mature Readers Only* by Doug Allen and Gary Leib. 32 Pages, B&W. *18+ Mature Readers Only* Cover price $2.50.

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Written by Doug Moench. Art and cover Paul Gulacy. The martinis will be shaken, not stirred, as Dark Horse proudly presents a spectacular new James Bond series based on the popular Ian Fleming characters! A nuclear arsenal disappears! Unexplained phenomena is South America! Dinosaurs! Bond! What more can we give you? Well, maybe the team born to do this book: Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy! Don't miss out on one of the books of the summer. First in a series of new James Bond books from Dark Horse Comics and Acme Press. 48 pages, FC. Cover price $4.95.

Written by Doug Moench. Art and cover Paul Gulacy. Beautiful girls and a maniacal villain who wants to change the face of the planet are all in a day's work for James Bond. The second part of this thrilling three-part story pits Bond against a savage South American jungle's most dangerous game -- a hungry dinosaur! Written by Doug Moench (Batman: Red Rain), with art by Paul Gulacy (Terminator: Secondary Objectives) and color by Steve Oliff (John Byrne's 2112), James Bond 007: Serpent's Tooth delivers Bond the way only Dark Horse can! 48 pages, FC. Cover price $4.95.

Story and Art by Paige Braddock. Cover by James Courtney. The gals in Jane's World are itching for spring, so get ready for the much requested swimsuit issue of Jane's World -- well, the Jane version of a swimsuit issue anyway, which will definitely have a humorous leaning. 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

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Stories, art and cover by Scott Saavedra. Short humor pieces by Scott Saavedra of Dr. Radium and Comic Book Heaven fame. Java Town; The 12 Labradors of Hercules; Young Peoples Survey; Get to Know Your Cartoonist. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

No month given. Jeanie in "The Fugitives," "Pop at the Pool," "Stopping the Shopping," and "The Furniture Fuss!" Margie back-up story, "The Nickel Nuisance!" Cover price $0.10.

Written by Kelly Thompson. Art by Gisele Lagace. Cover by Jen Bartel. Truly Outrageous Part One! Jem and The Holograms head Hawaii to get away from it all, but with the Stingers not so coincidentally renting the beach house next door, nobody is going to be getting any rest or relaxation! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

May 1957. Humor Digest featuring adult cartoons and Pin-Ups. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

Jest The Spice of Life (Nov. 1950) is a digest published by Skyline Publications. Three full pages featuring Katy of the Chorus by Dan DeCarlo. Jest features male oriented humor and cartoons. Also contains the short stories "Leckie Thinks of Everything", "The Elephant Cutlet", and "The Obituary Poet." 132 pages, color cover with B&W photos and illustrations in the interior, 5.25-in x 7-in. Cover price $0.25.

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Number/month on cover: 10041-609, September. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in "The Rogue Robot," "Digging A Dog's Life," "The Wild Moon Chase," and "A Jam from Uncle." Issue also has Touche Turtle and Dum Dum in "The Rescue Bit," one-page gag strips, and a one-page text feature "Home Dismal Home." Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher (credited). Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Working with the French Resistance during World War II, Joe operates a pirate free-radio broadcast, so the Nazis enlist the beautiful spy Baroness Von Shumann to locate his hidden station. The Secret Voice; Uninvited Guests; Death to Traitors; Knobby Goes Softie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, C.C. Beck, Lee Elias and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe and Knobby are roped into judging a bathing-beauty contest. Flyin' Fools Chickie and Gootch join an air carnival and meet Penny Antee and her trouble-prone pooch, Champ. Plus a war bonds PSA by Fisher and two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. The Big Bathing Beauty Contest; Joe's Public; Accidental Punch; Knobby's Art Lesson; On the Air With Knobby; Knobby's Big Deal; Flossie; Chickie Ricks The Flyin' Fool; Winnie the Waitress; Black Cat: Fatal Blunder; Black Cat: Marked Terror; Little Max Lends a Helping Hand. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Basil Wolverton and unknown. Art by Basil Wolverton, Morris Weiss and unknown. In this issue: Millie asks for time off to take a vacation in the Millie the Model story "Vacation Vexation"; Skidsy entertains a client, and asks Tessie to help, in order to get a contract signed in the Tessie the Typist story "At a Loss with the Boss!" with art by Morris Weiss; Jed, who suffered the loss of a toe during the war, goes to pick up Harriet at a dance in the 2-page text story "Dance Contest"; Powerhouse Pepper applies for, and gets, a job helping to build a bridge in "Power on the Tower" by Basil Wolverton; and Snazzy and Speedy believe that Nellie is escorting a counterfeiter in the Nellie the Nurse story "Reward"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Title becomes Adventures into Terror with issue #43. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Hard Way, part one". Part 1 of 2. Story and cover by Mike Grell. Pencils by Judith Hunt. Inks by Mike Manley. An unreleased film, "The Hard Way" is finally being screened since it stars a recently departed actor. Jon Sable becomes involved because Myke Blackmon's roommate Grey had a role in the film. So when one of the only two remaining copies of the film is destroyed by a truck bomb, Sable is hired by the producer to protect the last copy. Travelling to Cannes on the producer's yacht are the main stars of the film, plus Jon Sable. Everything is going fine……until one of the stars is murdered. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.75.

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When a movie producer hires Dr. Quest and Race to find out who is sabotaging the making of his film, Race finds himself having to deal with a difficult and frustrating movie star in "Marley Frost is Here to Stay." Script by William Messner-Loebs and art by Tom Yeates & Dan Adkins. Issue also has a Jonny Quest pinup and a wraparound cover. Cover price $1.50.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Sync or Swim; Deciding that it's Albert's music that attracts Josie, Alex makes a tape of Albert singing and attempts to lip-synch to it; He doesn't realize that Alexandra has added some extra sounds to the tape. Soft Sell; Melody becomes a door-to-door cosmetics saleswoman for Ravon, "the super seller for the discriminating smeller." Down Under; Josie and Albert fool Melody and Pepper into thinking Albert is buried under a sand dune. Pepper and Melody retaliate for the prank. Home is Where the Heart Is; Realizing that Pepper is shy about the prospect of a romance with Sock, Josie and Melody try to make her jealous so she'll meet him half-way. Scripts by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo. Growing Up! humor page with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Tennis Anyone?; Josie, Melody and Pepper want a fourth for tennis, but every person runs away in terror when asked to step out on the courts with them. Wild Thing; After Josie complains about Albert's slovenly appearance, Pepper and Melody take him in for a makeover, and he gets attired and coiffed according to the latest Carnaby Street style: "If you're not London, you're lost!" War Is Heck; Alex borrows a remote-controlled army of toy soldiers and rockets from his father's factory, and uses them to wage total war on Albert. Scripts by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. The Write Way! humor page with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. Veronica Models the Latest in Shifts ad; Veronica Models the Latest in Shifts. Josie Pin-Up, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Sock It To Who?... (Whom?); Meet Clyde Didit (also known as "Orbit"), a guitar-playing musician with sunglasses and hideous fashion sense. Bottoms Up; Alexandra kicks her brother in the behind; Melody arrives with a message for Alex, written down in a place she can't forget. Endsville; Melody sees a religious fanatic's sign and becomes convinced that the world will come to an end soon; Pepper is upset that Sock doesn't take her seriously as a woman. On Wings of a Song; Josie convinces Melody that the world isn't coming to an end; Clyde Didit borrows Alex's rocket belt so he can sing his song without being clobbered. Scripts by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Bikini-clad Betty and Veronica pitch the latest issue of "Betty and Veronica Summer Fun," pencils by Harry Lucey. No Starch humor page with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Name Game; Clyde Didit is still getting clobbered every time he says "Sock It To Me" or any variation thereof. Little Red Wagon; Alex grabs Josie and takes her for a ride in one of his sports cars, with Clyde stowing away in the back seat. Country Clyde; Josie and Clyde drive Alex's red sports car out to the country, where Clyde gets in trouble with a farmer's livestock. Pussycat; Pepper tries to get Sock to be less brutish and destructive; He vows to be a "pussycat," just as three thugs come along and try to make unwanted advances to Pepper. Scripts by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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First 15-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Minstrel Man; Alex hears a new guy in town, Alan M., playing his guitar, and hires him to serenade Josie on his behalf. Dismal Drummer; Alexandra also takes a fancy to Alan M., and offers to sponsor his band. Third Man Theme; Alan M. asks Alex to be the second guitarist in his band. Jester Melody; Alan, Gloomer and Alex make a great sound, and after listening to an argment between Josie and Alexandra, Melody gets an idea for the group's name: "Alan and the Jesters." Jumping to a Conclusion humor page with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Spellbound; Alexandra tries to use Sebastian to cast spells on her visiting friends, but her magic doesn't work as planned, though she does manage to uncover a network of secret passages in the Cabot mansion. Beachhead/Melody Of Love; Every time Josie tries to attract a boy at the beach, the bikini-clad Melody comes along and unwittingly steals him away. Script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Decisions Decisions, script by Dick Malmgren; Alexandra refuses to join Josie and Melody's new band, the Pussycats, unless they change the name to "Alexandra's Cool Time Cats"; First appearance of Valerie; First appearance of the Pussycats musical group. Pussy Footing, script by Dick Malmgren; Josie, Melody and Valerie play their first concert in their new Pussycats costumes. Off To a Good Start, script by Frank Doyle; Alexandra tries to use her powers of mind control to get Alan M. away from Josie. Pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. House ad for the new title "Everything's Archie." 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

First Giant issue with 25-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Time On My Hands, script by Dick Malmgren; Alex and Alexandra accidentally send themselves back to prehistoric times in Professor Transistor's time machine. Fitness Report, script by Frank Doyle; Melody unwittingly gets the boys over-excited when she does calisthenics at the beach. Think Jinx, script by Dick Malmgren; Valerie and Melody come to the Chok'lit Shoppe to ask the Archies to play on a Pussycats record. Two of a Kind, script by Frank Doyle; Alex and Alexandra have a fight at their pool party. The Early Worm Gets the Bird, script by Frank Doyle. Pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Dig That! humor page with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

"Write or Wrong"; Alexandra slips a note in Alan's math book making Alan think it's from Josie. "Going Ape" one-page Li'l Jinx story. Valerie's Pin Up. "The Stock Swindle," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo; Alex secretly helps an elderly couple when they find some old stock certificates. "That Special Curse," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Alexandra Cabot must be nice to somebody for one day or suffer the Cabot Curse. "Red Man's Revenge"; A Native American tribe wants their ancient land back which happens to be part of the Cabot Estate. "Forgotten Melody" one-page Josie story, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg. "'Hat's the Way!" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Star Bright," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Josie tries to convince Alex that astrology works. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

"Record Holder"; The Pussycats practice meditation. Josie and Valerie think Melody is psychic because she predicts Alex Cabot's car crash. "Star Bright" one-page Li'l Jinx story. "Purely Primitive," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo; Josie thinks Alan and Alex are fighting over her. "Mud in Your Eye"; Alexandra is putting a mud pack on her face. "Saturday's Child," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Melody strikes out as a door-to-door salesman during the week. But on the weekend when the husbands are home, she sells lots of product. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. Love Bug, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Alexandra is so pathetically love-struck over Alan M. that she goes into insane ecstasy at the mere mention of his name. A Big Help? humor page with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. Splash of Success, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The Cabots study abstract art under the guidance of the great Pablo Peculio. Car Wash Woes, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mario Acquaviva; Melody gets everybody soaked while she's trying to wash her father's car. No Sense of Direction, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Channel Chase, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo; Alan M. gets a CB radio in his car, while Alexandra uses her own CB to stalk Alan. Fish Tale! humor page with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. First Class Canine, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Alex's dog Caesar gets taken to the dog pound for violating leash laws. The Battle of the Bulge, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; At the beach, Alex tries to cover Alan M. up so Josie won't be able to admire his body. Wheels of Fortune, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The girls decide to get Alan M. model cars for his birthday. 36 pgs. $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

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"The Romantic Rich"; Josie makes fun of Alex for being romantic; Alexandra shows Alex how to be romantic using Alan M. "One for the Record"; Li'l Jinx's Pal Greg pitches a no hitter. "Mirror Mirror," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Josie buys an antique mirror at a garage sale, but finds when she gets it home that the glass is warped, making the viewer look fat; So Valerie conspires to con Alexandra into buying it from Josie. "Winning Ways"; Josie makes fun of Alan and Alex for their comical pickpup lines; A big man compliments Josie and Alan fights him off. "Spinoff"; Josie and Valerie teach Melody how to be a baton twirler. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. Hostess Twinkies ad with Archie, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo. Malcolm Meets His Match, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Alexander begs the girls for help in dealing with his arrogant, verbose, nit-picking cousin Malcolm. So the girls decide to introduce Malcolm to Melody. Ask Task with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. Don't Fence Me In, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo. The Trouble With Women, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Alan is depressed about the trouble he's having with the women in his family, but Alex, Josie and Valerie misinterpret things and think he's talking about women in general. Head Start, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo Jr., inks by Jim DeCarlo; Melody has a date at the trendy disco Studio 22, and the event will be televised. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick. Voice of Experience, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Alex rigs up a microphone in Alexandra's room to make her think she has a magic talking mirror. More Is Better! humor page with Li'l Jinx by Joe Edwards. Oh Hex On Love, script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Rudy Lapick; Alexandra magically makes Josie fall in love with Alex, but the spell also makes Josie violently possessive. Convertible Chatter, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick. Anatomy Lesson, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; After Josie rebuffs the advances of a slimy rich kid, he tries to get revenge by getting Melody into a scandalous situation. 36 pgs. $0.40. Cover price $0.60.