Comic books July 1968

Add to cart VG 4.0 $36.00 View scans

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $30.00 View scans Water damage and staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

15¢ Price variant. Comic book version of Hanna-Barbera cartoons of the late 1960s. The Noxious Oxoids, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Sparky Moore; When Birdman becomes incapacitated after an encounter with an Oxoid who exhales a gas that makes people hate themselves, Falcon 7 calls the Galaxy Trio to help stop the Oxoid's master, Dr. Toxic. The Vapor-Vampire Invasion, pencils by Sparky Moore, inks by Mike Royer; The Herculoids battle the Vaporoids, who invade Amzot to absorb the planet's moisture. Beware! Skullarva!, art by Mike Royer; Mightor battles Hoagi, a witch doctor, who wants to rule Pandor's village by using the Skullarva, giant caterpillars from Pest Island. The Diamond of Doom, script by Carl Fallberg, pencils by Mike Arens, inks by Mike Royer; A thief tricks Chuck and Nancy into summoning Shazzan to retrieve the Diamond of the Sorcerer of Malial from a cave. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $11.00

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Chuck Cuidera. House ad for Secret Six (DC, 1968 series) #2 and The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #78. Last Stand on Thanagar, script by Raymond Marais, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Chuck Cuidera; Thanagar is menaced by a giant space armada commanded by Queen Elda, and Hawkman is framed as a traitor to his planet. The Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow--Just Imagine, script and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon; Tales of what the future will hold, from personal rocketpacks to a tunnel drilled right through the center of the earth. House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #207, art by Neal Adams. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Barbara Friedlander. Art by Jay Scott Pike and unknown. Can a girl find true happiness in the arms of another woman's man? Find out in Episode 13 of "3 Girls--Their Lives--Their Loves"! Also featuring "No More Love for Jenny" and "One Chance at Love"! Plus: 2-page Mad Mad Modes for Moderns filler! And: Poetry by Mary Jones, Mary Beth Brown and Helen Larue Smith. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Missing ad page, does not interrupt art or story.

Cover art by Sam Glanzman. The Land of Amazons, script by Dennis O'Neil [as Sergius O'Shaughnessy], art by Sam Glanzman; Hercules is fighting two bulls in the arena for the entertainment of some locals; He then is interrupted by Zeus and Hera the latter giving him his next task, to bring to her the Golden Girdle of Hippolyta the Queen of the Amazons. Hercules takes up the task readily and heads off; He soon chances across a beautiful young blonde maiden chained to a stake being threatened by a giant lizard. Mogo the Mighty text story. Chapter Five: The Battle Lost, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo; Hrothelac the banished Thane of Bagarth finds himself a slave aboard a Viking ship; He's beginning to adapt to his role when the ship runs aground and he finds his chains freed by the melee; He tries to get clear of the ship, fights a Viking and both are thrown into the sea, the Viking sinking because of his armor. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by John Fantucchio. Fanzine on old-time radio, Tom Mix, newspaper strips, ads. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 26 pages, B&W.

Long running music magazine featuring articles, song lyrics and fan letters. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

#23 Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Neal Adams. "The Gift of Doom," art by George Roussos; Roger Steele is given a diamond by an unnamed man and told it has a curse that may doom him; He is unable to throw it away without it returning but it is finally stolen and the thief is killed by it. "All Alone" text story, art by Joe Orlando. Humor page, script by Joe Orlando, art by Sergio Aragones. One-page Cain's Game Room cartoon by Sergio Aragones. "The House of Gargoyles," script by Jack Oleck, art by Jack Sparling; Gargoyles come to life and take revenge on the man who killed their designer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $3.60

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.00 Water damage.

Volume 18, Issue 7 - July 1968. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

Auction Item: FN+ 6.5 View scans 8 bids Current bid: $61.00 Time left: 3d 22h 44m	Auction Item: VG/FN 5.0 View scans Auction opens January 20	Auction Item: VG- 3.5 View scans 8 bids Current bid: $14.00 Time left: 3d 22h 44m Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Cover cleaned. Water spotting.	Add to cart CGC 5.5 $115.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #3713540002
Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $395.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white Witnessed Signatures: Roy Thomas on 7/1/2023 & Lou Ferrigno on 11/4/2023. Label #24-0785CBD-072 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart CGC 6.5 $135.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #4049433002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $265.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signatures: Roy Thomas on 7/1/2023 & Lou Ferrigno on 11/4/2023. Label #24-0785CBD-073 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $190.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Sig: Roy Thomas on 8/18/2018. Label #18-3311DA4-082 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics
Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $69.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation. Moisture damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia. This Monster Unleashed!, script by Bill Everett and Roy Thomas, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by George Tuska; Prowling New York with Betty in his clutches, the Hulk transforms back into Banner just in time to be shot in the leg by a pair of thugs; The product of a nuclear test conducted by the U.S. and captured by the Chinese, the Missing Link is brought to New York and unleashed to wreak havoc; Of course, the dangerously radioactive monster crosses paths with the wounded Hulk and the two battle; Mr. Fantastic creates a Hulk-stopping weapon designed by Banner and Talbot takes the machine to hunt for the jade giant; Not realizing that he is fighting a dangerous foe, Talbot shoots the Hulk with the weapon turning him back into Banner just as the Missing Link begins another assault. House ad for the Spectacular Spider-Man #1, art by John Romita. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.50.

Auction Item: VG- 3.5 View scans 3 bids Current bid: $16.00 Time left: 3d 22h 53m	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $27.00 View scans	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $43.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $37.50 View scans Water damage.
Add to cart GD- 1.8 $21.50 View scan 5" tear on back cover.	Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $190.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #16-28611C6-018 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart VF 8.0 $299.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $40.00 View scans Residue. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $46.93 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $79.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $50.00 View scans Water spotting. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

"My Friend, My Foe...The Freak!" Script by Archie Goodwin. Art by Johnny Craig. Cover by Johnny Craig. After rescuing a work crew at the Stark Industries Long Island rocket construction site, Iron Man experiences chest pains when his armor runs out of power. To repair and rebuild his armor Tony needs help from his close friend Happy Hogan. Unfortunately part of the repair procedure involves Happy operating the Cobalt Bombarder...and that step leads to the return of the Freak! It's another showdown between the golden avenger and the Freak...with Pepper Hogan caught in the middle! Cameo appearance by Whitney Frost. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer and artist Walt Simonson.) Cover price $0.12.

July 1968. Special Features: "A Great American" by Edith Anderson and "My Father is a Commander at the U.S. Navel Academy" by Martha Anderson. 66 Pages, 6 1/2-in x 10-in. Cover price $0.50.

Vintage men's interest magazine heavily focused on articles, short fiction stories, adult humor comics, and nude pin-up photography .8" x 10.5", 72 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.75.

12¢ Edition. Number/month on cover: 10041-807, July. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in an untitled story, "Lonely for Her One and Only," and "Getting Ahead the Hard Way." Issue also has Lippy Lion and Hardy Har Har in "Parks are for the Birds," a one-page text feature "Problem Pet," and Gold Key Comics Club features. All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

15¢ Variant Edition. Number/month on cover: 10041-807, July. Comic book version of the popular Hanna Barbera cartoon show. Issue features the Jetsons in an untitled story, "Lonely for Her One and Only," and "Getting Ahead the Hard Way." Issue also has Lippy Lion and Hardy Har Har in "Parks are for the Birds," a one-page text feature "Problem Pet," and Gold Key Comics Club features. All stories are reprints. Story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $4.80

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.80

Pay Off; Jughead needs money for food and gets a job handing out leaflets for a hardware store; After getting paid, he meets up with Archie who has a date with Betty coming up and no cash on hand. Archie Club News. Archie and Veronica in an ad for Bendix stick--a stick shift for a 3 speed bike. That Dog; No Name (a dog) pushes Archie away from a falling apple and Archie is so grateful for the save; Jughead takes this personally since he thinks this means that No Name has superseded him in the friend department. Li'l Jinx humor page by Joe Edwards. The Missing Link; Jughead gets a chain letter which he dismisses as rubbish; Betty believes he'll get bad luck so she tries to convince him all his bad luck is due to it. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 6, Issue 7 - July, 1968. Larraine Blanc photo cover. Jane Fonda models the mini-nude look of the far future in photographs from the set of "Barbarella", fiction stories by Juan Iglesias, Wayne C. Ulsh and Theodore Sturgeon, photo shoots of pin-up nudes by Art Messick, Ron Vogel, Lon Watson, and Phil Jacobson. 8" x 10.5", 98 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Add to cart Very Good $2.50

Cover by Dan DeCarlo. "Lucky Me"; Students and teachers spruce up Riverdale High School for an inspection by the Board of Education, but Veronica panics when she misses her diamond clip. "The Grown-Up"; Archie is high-spirited, but Veronica complains that he's acting immaturely; He cleans up his act, but she throws a tantrum when her father requires her to stay home and finish homework. Archie Annual # 20 ad. "Weather or Not"; Li'l Jinx and Greg have been told to save their money for a rainy day. Archie Groovy Stationery Kit ad. Archie Club News. "Two Please"; Veronica wants Archie to take her to the football game, but Reggie buys the last two tickets. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Art by Hageman. Adult Themed Cartoons. Saddle Stitched, 8-in x 11-in, 64 Pages, B&W. NOTE: Mature Readers Only. Cover price $0.35.

French series reprinting The Phantom. 36 Pages, Full Color, French Language, 6.5" x 8.5".

Sergio Aragones art. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $4.30

Add to cart Very Good $3.60

Add to cart Very Good $3.60

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.50

Root of All Evil, script by Frank Doyle, art by Harry Lucey; Archie refuses to let Veronica pay for tickets to the school basketball game. Archie Club News. Ad for Bendix Stick Shift featuring Archie and Veronica. Where There's Smoke There's Archie! Ad for Archie Annual #20. A Real Pain; Archie tries to find a sport he's good at. Fill Her Up featuring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. First Prize, script and pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Mr. Weatherbee tries to put on a safety contest. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Fine $11.00

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

Add to cart Very Good $8.00

Little Archie finds danger when he investigates The Mystery of the Disappearing School Teacher. Plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 64 pages. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.00

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.00 Water damage. Cover detached at one staple.

"The Rolling Rocks Are Missing!"; Lotta's favorite rock band is kidnapped, but it's only supposed to be a publicity stunt hatched by their manager; However, the kidnappers decide to double-cross him and ask for a real ransom. Three one-page Little Lotta stories. "Lotta Rocks and Rolls the Mob!"; Lotta rescues the Rolling Rocks and exposes their greedy manager's plot. "The Girl Who Saw Tomorrow"; After a bump on the head, Lotta gains the ability to foresee events in the future; She uses this to help several people to avoid accidents; The local newspaper reports the amazing story, and a gangster becomes intent on using Lotta's new ability to win bets at the race track. "Tuaregs" text story. "Seeing Things" article; A discussion of light, darkness, human and animal vision, x-ray machines and mirages. "Stupendous Stunts"; Clifton smugly tries to impress Gloria and Richie with his stunts; At first they are indeed impressed, but they are soon put off by his conceited manner; Then Richie apparently performs some feats that Clifton cannot equal. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $6.60

Cover art by Hank Hartman. Distress Signal, art by Tom Gill; Robbers try to force a telegraph operator to wire an express train to stop at a station, so they can rob it. The Carrier Pigeon, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Black Owl's braves are raiding villages along the Pecos for money to buy information about the Army forts in the area. In "The Fire Arrows", art by Jon Small; Small Bear leads his Cheyenne tribe in search of grass for their horses, only to find the way blocked by Pawnee braves. The Unwanted Gun, art by Tom Gill; A card shark is murdered after winning a large pot and the Lone Ranger must decide which of the other card players is guilty. Article on Iguanodon dinosaurs. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.12.

Cover price is 15 cents. Cover art by Hank Hartman. Distress Signal, art by Tom Gill; Robbers try to force a telegraph operator to wire an express train to stop at a station, so they can rob it. The Carrier Pigeon, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Black Owl's braves are raiding villages along the Pecos for money to buy information about the Army forts in the area. In "The Fire Arrows", art by Jon Small; Small Bear leads his Cheyenne tribe in search of grass for their horses, only to find the way blocked by Pawnee braves. The Unwanted Gun, art by Tom Gill; A card shark is murdered after winning a large pot and the Lone Ranger must decide which of the other card players is guilty. Article on Iguanodon dinosaurs. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.12.

Whitman edition. Cover art by Hank Hartman. Distress Signal, art by Tom Gill; Robbers try to force a telegraph operator to wire an express train to stop at a station, so they can rob it. The Carrier Pigeon, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Black Owl's braves are raiding villages along the Pecos for money to buy information about the Army forts in the area. In "The Fire Arrows", art by Jon Small; Small Bear leads his Cheyenne tribe in search of grass for their horses, only to find the way blocked by Pawnee braves. The Unwanted Gun, art by Tom Gill; A card shark is murdered after winning a large pot and the Lone Ranger must decide which of the other card players is guilty. Article on Iguanodon dinosaurs. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $7.80

Add to cart Very Good $7.80

Cover art by Norman Mingo. "One Day at the Beach," script by Sergio Aragones, art by Don Martin. "Blue-Eyed Kook," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of the film "Cool Hand Luke"; a disaffected man ends up in a southern chain gang where he rebels against everything and everybody. "The Mad Hate Book II," script and art by Al Jaffee; Examples of how life conspires to ruin your day. "A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at the Post Office," script by Larry Siegel, art by Paul Coker Jr. "Mother's Day Cards Down Through History," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Bob Clarke. "The Lighter Side of Driving," script and art by Dave Berg. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "Mad's Simplified A B C Method of Bulling Your Way Through Final Exams," script by Tom Koch; A list of essay answers with fill-in-the-blank sections to adapt the answers to various subjects. "While Strolling Through the City," script and art by Don Martin; A man and a woman strolling down the street notice businesses with descriptive street signs. "Jobs On the Fringe of Show Business," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by George Woodbridge. "Some Mad Articles You Never Got to See," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Paul Coker Jr., Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Dave Berg, and George Woodbridge; The first pages of features previously rejected by the editors. "On the Road With Sergio Aragones," script and art by Sergio Aragones; A series of cartoons satirizing highway driving. "The Great Society Alphabet Book," script and art by Max Brandel; Every letter of the alphabet is juxtaposed with a picture of modern live and a simple verse outlining the hypocrisy of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" in comparison. "What Is the One Thing Most School Dropouts Are Sure to Become?" Mad Fold-In by Al Jaffee. "A Modern Cinderella" back cover story, script by Jack Kent, art by Jack Rickard. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Number on cover 10146-807. "The Knight in Shining Armor Affair!" Jet Dream back-up story, "Fall to Freedom." Photo cover with Robert Vaughn and David McCallum. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 16, Issue 7 - July 1968. Men's adventure non-fiction and fiction stories with some model photo galleries. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W - Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.