Comic books February 1964

The Doom Patrol stars in "The Furies From 4,000 Miles Below." Back-up story: "The Curse of the Cat's Cradle" (art by Alex Toth). This is the last issue under the title My Greatest Adventure. With issue #86, title becomes The Doom Patrol. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Maurice Whitman, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. New Orleans jazz trumpeter Clyde starts to get some strange reactions after he plays a tune he heard in a dream. Astronaut Adam lands on a remote planet that is populated by gigantic humanoids, as he learns too late.Anthropologists Craig and Rene learn the truth about the legendary prehistoric beast that stalks the uncharted Amazon. Sleeping Giant; Weird Music; Mr. Man on the Moon; Mama Talks to Television; The Beast of Antoza; There Was a Man; American Pioneer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $400.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3711010006

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $23.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $10.75 Centerfold detached.

Adam Strange stars in "Siren of the Space Ark" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Hawkman stars in "The Super-Motorized Menace!" (art by Murphy Anderson). Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 47, Issue 139 - Feb. 1964. British science fiction digest, edited by John Carnell. Fiction by James White, Brian Aldiss, Michael Moorcock, John Rackham and others. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, black and white, text only.

One of the many Casper spin-off titles, this one featuring his adventures with Nightmare, the ghost horse. When Casper and Nightmare meet a scientist who's studying the Man in the Moon, they offer to take him to meet the Man directly, in a three-part cosmic adventure. Spooky goes to sea and joins the crew of a parrot sea captain. Sinister wizard Ali BooBoo enchants Nightmare and takes him away to his palace in the clouds. Casper and Wendy follow them to the palace in hopes of restoring Nightmare to normal, in a three-part story. The Professors Problem; The Wild Boo Yonder; Proof Positive; Spooky: Ship Ahoy; The Flying Horse; The High Landers; Tall Tale; Spooky: Time Marches On. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $16.00 View scan Water damage.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. A Firing Squad For Easy starring Sgt. Rock, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. The Battling Mustaches, script by Hank Chapman, art by Jack Abel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $4.50

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.80

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.40

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $5.60

"Battle of the Empty Helmets" starring Gunner and Sarge, and "Prisoner of the Runaway Fort!" (art by Jack Abel). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Dick Giordano, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. Outlaw King Wade becomes the ruler of the lawless Wyoming Territory, until one man stands up to him. Johnny takes on gambler Bones Jordy and his gang of outlaws and vigilantes. "Baby Face" Turner gives the citizens of Brattbury until noon to surrender the entire town to him. The King of Wyoming; Vigilante Justice; Measure a Mile; Ghost Town; The Miracle at Brattbury. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Al Hartley. Patsy and Hedy Split Up! They Knock at Every Door! Scripts by Stan Lee, pencils by Al Hartley. Patsy and Hedy's Party Pretties! fashion page. Scavenger Hunt text story. Patsy's Heavenly Hairdo's fashion page. Hedy's Heavenly Hairdo's fashion page. Paper dolls. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Al Hartley. Somebody Has to Lose! Much Ado About Mickey! Another Boy for Patsy? Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Al Hartley. Paper dolls. Patsy's Party Pretties! fashion page. The Invitation text story. Patsy's Crowning Glory fashion page. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Painted cover art by George Wilson. 15 The Watusi fact page. The Lady from Nowhere, script by Bill Harris, art by Bill Lignante; The Phantom rescues an amnesiac woman parachuted into the jungle; When he tracks down the pilot her memory returns--she is Lydia Land, the world's richest girl; The Phantom discovers that her guardian is in the clutches of a crooked gambler who is trying to kill her so as to get his hands on the fortune. Fair Effort, art by Bill Lignante; Queen and Jack are attacked by three rouge rhinos simultaneously; They bring them all down, but King assumes they've had a lazy day in camp. The Phantom's Boyhood II- Diana, script by Bill Harris, art by Bill Lignante; Kit runs away and even fights Guran when his relatives greet him with shock for his jungle ways; But Diana Palmer, and his aunt, convince him that he is in fact welcome. Wild Animals of South America facts about the boa constrictor. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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; Playboy's International Datebook - travel by Patrick Chase; The Playboy Panel: Jazz, Today and Tomorrow - discussion; The Playboy Forum; The Playboy Philosophy - editorial by Hugh M. Hefner; Silverstein's History of Playboy - humor by Shel Silverstein; The 1964 Playboy All-Stars - jazz by Nat Hentoff; The Playboy LP Library - modern living; Biffen's Millions - novel by P.G. Wodehouse; Joe Meets Sam - satire by James Ransom; In Bed with Becket - pictorial; The Nightmare - fiction by Pat Frank; The Hide of Fashion - attire by Robert L. Green; Where Does It Say in Freud? - fiction by Jack Raphael Guss; Georgia Peach - Playboy's Playmate of the Month; Playboy's Party Jokes - humor; The Moneygrabbers - article by Murray Teigh Bloom; Sounds of '64 - modern living; Symbolic Sex - humor by Don Addis; Mamie - pictorial; Lady Luck and the Lyricist - humor by Jack Sharkey; Angelique's Delightful Deception - ribald classic; The Hippest of Squares - attire by Robert L. Green; How to Talk Dirty and Influence People - autobiography by Lenny Bruce; and Playmates Revisited: 1954 - pictorial. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $0.75.

No Ball Playing, or, Keep Your Ball Off My Island! starring Popeye and King Blozo. The Big Chill starring O. G. Wotasnozzle. A Fishy Story text story. Thanks, Pal! starring Wimpy and George W. Geezil. Bath Day starring Popeye and Swee'Pea. Popeye's Physical Fitness Program. Cover and interior art by Bud Sagendorf, scripts by Sagendorf. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Dick Ayers and Gene Colan. Can the Rawhide Kid defeat an outlaw who can actually fly? Find out in "Revenge of the Red Raven!" by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers. Also in this issue: Back-up story "This Is a Stickup!" by Lee and Gene Colan. Plus: 2-page text story "The Dude," reprinted from Western Outlaws (1954 Atlas) #10. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Australian Series. Cover by Jack Kirby. Reprints stories from Rawhide Kid (1955) and other western titles. "The Deadly Draw of Mr. Lightning" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Davis; "Prisoner of The Apaches" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Davis; "Man of The West" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; 7 1/4" X 9 1/2", 28 pages, B&W.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - February 1964. Vintage Men's magazine featuring science and sports articles, war stories, and pictorials. The issue features "Slave Queens of Port Sudan," "What Are Your Chances of Raising Bail?," "New Boom in Sex Clubs," and "The Treasure of San Emedio!" 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.35.

Vintage men's interest magazine that focuses on adventure short fiction stories, true crime, war updates, and pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $12.00

Written by Jack Miller. Art and Cover by Bill Ely. Can this be? A dinosaur -- in the year 2550 -- smashing the Time Sphere to smithereens? Don't miss Rip Hunter in the smashing 3-part tale by Jack Miller and Bill Ely: "Public Enemy -- of the 26th Century"; "Chapter 2: The Dinosaur of 2550"; and "Chapter 3: Rip Hunter's Fatal Decision"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Rocket's Blast #27 (47 pgs; ditto), with The Web cover art by Howard Keltner. The Rocket's Blast is THE classic comics adzine from the 60s thru the 80s. This issue is from the impossible-to-find era before the zine merged with Ron Foss' The Comic Collector. It features: a piece on Mike Sekowsky by Bernie Bubnis; sketches of golden age comic strip characters by RLM; Seduction of the Innocent reviewed by Paul Gambaccini (with drawings by Gambaccini); a piece on Edgar Rice Burroughs paperbacks by Rick Weingroff; an ad for The Wonderful World of Komix #1; a review of J.G. Ballard's Passport to Eternity by Bob Harner 3rd; a letters column (with a missive by Larry Herndon); and classified comic book ads. Published by G. B. Love. Chief artist (along with Raymond Miller) is Buddy Saunders, owner of Lone Star Comics and mycomicshop.com. 35-cent cover price. Feb. 1964. Circulation: over 225. Cover price $0.35.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by George Baker. Sad Sack and the Sarge in "Haven" (1 pg), "Picture Game", "Smart" (1 pg), "He's Original" (1 pg), "Sorry We Asked", "Who's in Charge?", "Big Change" text story (2 pg), "The Joker". 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 27, Issue 5 - February 1964. Cover by Ted Lewin, Art by Ray Houlihan and Louis Glanzman. Featured stories by Vincent Gaddis and Arthur Whitman. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 106 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 2 #4 - February, 1962. Short-lived men's interest magazine that features erotic short fiction stories, articles and nude pin-up pictorials. 8"x10.5", 58pgs, B&W/Color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $1.00.

Vol. 21 #63 - Feb. 1964. Science Fantasy, which later became Impulse and then SF Impulse, was a UK published science-fiction and fantasy digest that began production in the Summer of 1950 and was distributed by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's New Worlds. When Nova went out of business in early 1964, The title was changed to Impulse in early 1966, to little avail, and then changed once more to SF Impulse for the last few issues. Science Fantasy ceased publication the following year, after the printer went bankrupt. Edited by John Carnell. Stories by Thomas Burnett Swann, Michael Moorcock (Elric), J.G. Ballard and others. Article by Michael Moorcock. Cover by Jim Cawthorn. 5 1/4-in. x 7 3/4-in., 112 pages, black and white.

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.

Add to cart Fine $6.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $2.80

Add to cart VG 4.0 $2.80 View scan

66 pgs. B&W. Color cover. Text features illustrated with numerous photographs. This issue's topics include the return of Captain America, Errol Flynn's Robin Hood, Lion Man unmasked, Humphrey Bogart, and more. Articles with black-and-white photos. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $10.00

Cover by Russ Heath. "Secret of the Sunken Sub," script by France Herron, art by Irv Novick; When Professor Walton's experimental submarine goes missing the Sea Devils go to rescue him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Young couples face the romance and angst of married life after the honeymoon. Sandra uses her feminine charms to advance her husband Ben's career, but Ben's not sure he likes it. Ken marries Edna, even though she's more accident-prone than a classic Jerry Lewis character. Loretta can't get rid of bullying ex-boyfriend Chuck, even after he's drafted into the Army. The Bungling Bride; Popular Mrs. Leeds; Pauline and the Poet; To Keep My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 30, Issue 7. The magazine of sex science, founded in 1933 by Hugo Gernsback. 5" x 8", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.