Comic books May 1961

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Art by John Stanley and Fred Fredericks. Southern-fried sheriff Deputy Dawg headlined this title, featuring other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Dinky Duck goes to the circus for the first time, in one of several stories this issue written by John Stanley of Little Lulu fame. Deputy Dawg gives new meaning to the phrase "painting oneself into a corner." Deputy Dawg must actually act like a deputy when two crooks hide out in the swamp. Deputy Dawg; Gandy Goose; Hurrah for Hashimoto; Little Roquefort; Dinky Duck; Silly Sidney; Little Roquefort: The Great Indoors; Deputy Dawg; Gandy Goose: Big Help. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 36, Issue 106 - May, 1961. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, Text Only.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. Meet Lt. Rock starring Sgt Rock, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Valley of Missing Aces, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Schulz. Stories and art by Anthony Pocrnich, Dale Hale and John Stanley. A short-lived series translating Charles Schulz' beloved strip to comic books; Schulz only did the covers, farming out the interior stories to friends and co-workers. Charlie Brown can't believe Lucy wants to use his signed Babe Ruth baseball to play catch. Linus hides when Lucy is looking for him. Linus tries to make extra money by selling newspapers. Plus a Sluggo story (as in Nancy and Sluggo) written by Little Lulu legend John Stanley. The Foul Ball; Nancy and Sluggo: Surprise Picnic; The Candy Bar; Profit-Tears; The Growing Boy; Dog Gone Happy; Tasty TV; Self Made Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. Archie covers are noted for their word puns, with this issue's "two lips"" pun being one of the best. "Class Will Tell," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica and Betty try to top each other in pageantry; Archie, tired of their one-upmanship, comes up with an ultimate entrance of his own. "The Mystery Package," script by Bill Woggon and Sharon Lee Turner (story idea), art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene has a package for "K. Keene" delivered to her by mistake; When she goes to the police, they ask her to deliver the package in a tough neighborhood (shadowed by plainclothes detectives) to catch a suspected criminal. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "Sur-Prizes!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx's father loses his wallet and Jinx puts it in a box of cereal for a "prize"; Unfortunately, her father returns the cereal box to the store before Jinx can tell him and he has to buy all the boxes of cereal to find it. Archie Club News. "Sympathy Pains"; Archie pretends to have spells of vertigo in order to get sympathy from the girls. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The world's longest running men's magazine, featuring advice columns, pictorials, illustrations and humor. In this issue: Playbill; Dear Playboy; Playboy After Hours; The Playboy Advisor; Speak to Me of Immortality - fiction by Ken Purdy; The Legend of Lime Street - article by Collie Small; Invitation to Flying - modern living; The Hobbyist - fiction by Fredric Brown; Chop Talk - food by Thomas Mario; Odds Man Out - article by T.K. Brown III; Peach of a Teach - Playboy's Playmate of the Month; Playboy's Party Jokes - humor; A Star of the First Magnitude - fiction by John Crosby; Silverstein in Alaska - humor by Shel Silverstein; On the Right Track - attire by Robert L. Green; The Laughingstock - fiction by Gerald Kersh; The Girls of Sweden - pictorial essay; Properly Linked - accessories; A Very High Quality Wine - ribald classic by Somadeva; Film Study Group - satire by Jules Feiffer; and Playboy's International Datebook - travel by Patrick Chase. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $0.60.

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Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75" x 9.5", 256 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 222 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Untitled one-page story; Richie goes to the moon to get an autograph. "His Wonderful Wallet"; Richie's father gives him a wallet that can hold objects that are many times its own size; When he begins to show it to Gloria, she lectures him on the vulgarity of displaying wealth and tells him to put his wallet away; Richie complies but then surprises her by producing an umbrella, a chair, sandwiches, a radio and then a bicycle seemingly from nowhere. Untitled one-page story; Lotta plows a field. "Quicker Than The Eye"; Richie out pranks Reggie. "Dot's The Limit"; Dot has nightmares. "The Bigger Boob" text story. "Going Home" text story. "Not Wanted"; Lotta helps capture some crooks. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 40 #7 - Aug. 1961. Boxing magazine with articles, ratings, fight reports from around the world, columns and more. 8.5" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vintage men's interest magazine full of articles, short fiction, Adult oriented comic strips, and tasteful nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 80 pages, Mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.50.

Men's interest humor digest loaded with jokes, cartoons and nude pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. - MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 4, Issue 6 - May, 1961. Photo cover by Ed Alexander. Vintage men's interest magazine with articles, erotic short fiction stories, humorous adult comic strips, and tasteful nude/non-nude cheesecake pin-up pictorials. This issue features short fiction stories by Larry Tritten, Connie Sellers, Ted Mark, and Harry Gregory. Also includes an article on Errol Flynn titled, "Flynn on Sin" by Arthur Benson. 8" x 10.5", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by John Romita, Sr. Stories by unknown. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Tony Abruzzo, John Romita, Sr., Bill Draut, Bernard Sachs, Frank Giacoia? and unknown. Buck is tormented by Eve's tempestuous behavior until he finally meets another girl who seems much more suited to him in "Love Me, Love Me Not"! Plus: Rob has been in love with Maggi for years, but when his brother Brion takes an interest in her, Rob doesn't stand up for himself and almost loses her in "Hand-Me-Down Love"! Also featuring "A Telling Glance" and "So Many Souvenirs"! And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 19, No. 5. May 1961. Hector Garrido cover. 8.25" x 10.75". 98 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 27, Issue 10. The magazine of sex science, founded in 1933 by Hugo Gernsback. 5" x 8", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Jack Keller and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Dick Giordano. Western action as Sheriff Luke Spade tries to keep the peace in Tombstone. Spade tries to talk his way out of a trap set by a killer with the memorable name "Snake Ives." Spade is alerted that his own tombstone and open grave have appeared on Boot Hill, with today's date on the stone. When Spade has a crisis of confidence while facing the Amarillo Kid, the townspeople step in to help. A Job of Killin'; Message from Boot Hill; The Chihuahua Champ; The Prey; Justice and Not Revenge; Moment of Fear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

UK reprint series. Reprints material from Strange Stories of Suspense (1955) #9, Spellbound (1952 Atlas) #24, and #25, and Rugged Action (1954) #1. 7.25" x 9.25", 68 Pages, B&W.

Spooky - unlike his cousin, Casper the Friendly Ghost - loves to scare people, but his kindly ghost girlfriend Poil disapproves. Spooky enters Fantasy Land. Nightmare the ghost horse has an encounter with a witch. Wendy's lazy artist friend "borrows" her self-sweeping broom to clean up his own house, but obviously he's never seen The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Fantasy Land; Boo-Loved Spook; Nightmare: Ditched Witch; Golden Haired Princess; Brave Beazer; Wendy: The Lazy Gnome. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Russ Heath. Mission X! featuring War That Time Forgot, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Marty and The Professor land on a mysterious island populated by giant animals, as the island finally sinks beneath the waves they make their escape in an oversized turtle egg shell. Bodyguard For a Flattop, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Abel. The Nothing Ace, script by Hank Chapman, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Army Crests filler page, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Man With the Electronic Brain!" (art by Murphy Anderson or Carmine Infantino/Anderson?); "Come Home From Earth!"; and Star Hawkins in "The Case of the Robot Detective!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. Scientist and compulsive gambler Dr. Ackerman discovers his supercomputer can be used to determine the outcome of games of chance, but he shouldn't have let that gangster find out about it. A man who feels faceless and forgotten seeks a time and place where he matters. Stranded at the North Pole, a Navy pilot encounters Vikings from a bygone era, in a story with early art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A Winner Every Time; The Fabulous Man; Merlin the Magician; The Idol; The Ice Princess. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $99.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $100.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Add to cart GD 2.0 $70.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Wonder of the Ages!!! Magneto!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers (prototype of the X-Men's Magneto); A strong man is exploited and abandoned, unable to find work except in a freak show; His size makes him the perfect pilot for an experimental space flight, on which he gains magnetic powers. "The Inventor" text story. "Twelve Silent Men!", art by Paul Reinman; A greedy lawyer steals a time machine in order to profit from knowledge from the future; Once there he is tried for stealing the machine. "They Met on Mars!", art by Steve Ditko; Two beings in grotesque space suits fight on Mars; One of them destroys the other's ship and escapes, with the two never knowing that they were both humans: one from the US, one from the USSR. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Wonder of the Ages!!! Magneto!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers (prototype of the X-Men's Magneto); A strong man is exploited and abandoned, unable to find work except in a freak show; His size makes him the perfect pilot for an experimental space flight, on which he gains magnetic powers. "The Inventor" text story. "Twelve Silent Men!", art by Paul Reinman; A greedy lawyer steals a time machine in order to profit from knowledge from the future; Once there he is tried for stealing the machine. "They Met on Mars!", art by Steve Ditko; Two beings in grotesque space suits fight on Mars; One of them destroys the other's ship and escapes, with the two never knowing that they were both humans: one from the US, one from the USSR. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: To the Rescue!, Pint Size Science, Pint-Size Ball-Game, The Big Cookie-Hunt, and The Sunday Driver. Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. A Salute to Our American Indians! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sunday Pix Vol. 13 (1961) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol. 13 (1961) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.