Comic books August 1957

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Girl in Superman's Past, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino; Lois meets Lana Lang for the first time, and the girls immediately compete to see whom Superman likes better, but Superman refuses to fall into their traps. The New Lois Lane, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino; Superman hopes that Lois' constant snooping to find his identity will provide evidence to convince "Con" Conners that he is wrong in believing that Clark Kent is Superman. Sleuths In Skirts article. Mrs Superman, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Lois dreams she's married to Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover and interior art by Dan DeCarlo. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $37.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%.

Volume 11, Issue 10 - August 1954. Adventure stories, articles and pin-up photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 84 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - August, 1957. Cover by Tom Ryan. Science Fiction Stories: "Flying Saucers Do Exist" by Steve Frazee, "The Thing From Outer Space" by Jean Martin, "The Star Dream" by Raymond F. Jones, "An Experiment in Gumdrops" by Russ Winterbotham, "A Practical Man's Guide" by Jack Vance, "Slow Djinn" Mack Reynolds, and "Critical Mass" by Arthur C. Clarke. Interior Illustrations by Bruce Minney. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in x 7 1/2-in, 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Men's magazine focused mostly on true stories about menacing animal encounters. Cover by Arthur DeKUH. 82 pages, black and white - text with photos and illustrations. NOTE: Becomes Ace Magazine with 3rd issue. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 7 #7 - August 12, 1957. Various articles and images related to sports. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 72 pages, B&W and color. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 7 #8 - August 19, 1957. Various articles and images related to sports. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 72 pages, B&W and color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.20

Reprints from Frisky Fables. Untitled story; Zany Giraffe July 4th story. "Hiawatha And The Fire Magician"; Dopsy Durvy, a Fire-Extinguisher selling rabbit, takes a break and falls into a storybook world, where he helps Hiawatha fight the evil Fire Magician. Clement Gets The Right Time text story. Safety Matches; Spunky gives Mr. Whiskers a hot foot, and starts a forest fire which quickly gets out of hand. Mr. Elephant comes to the rescue. A Date with Effie public service announcement; Betty is in a huff with Stan after she hears he had a date with Effie; Effie turns out to be a Radio System for broadcasting in a hospital; Public service strip to encourage volunteer workers in the Health Care System. Untitled story; The animals put on a benefit play and raise enough money to help Mrs. Wren rebuild her house. In-Tro-Ducing; The three kittens (Tick, Tack, and Toe) sneak into the circus and wind up becoming part of the show. 36 pgs., 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 $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $32.00

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. Hotbox, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. Torpedo Alley, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Abel. Combat Steeplechase, script by Bob Haney, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Three Pieces of War, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. War Correspondents fact page, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. I'll Try Sir fact page, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. Private Pete humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $59.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #2102446016

Add to cart GD 2.0 $63.00 View scans

"Glamour Girl" (art by Vince Colletta), "They Called Me Boy Stealer," "The Night He Proposed" (art by John Forte), "My Lonely Saturday Nights" (art by Ann Brewster), "Kid Sister" (art by Colletta), and a two-page text story, "Alone, Together." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $41.00 View scan Centerfold detached. Corner margin piece torn out.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $95.00 or Best Offer View scan 1.5" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Tales of the supernatural from the early days of the Comics Code, with art by the Iger Shop. The strange tale of a super-intelligent gorilla is narrated by the gorilla himself. German soldiers are routed by ghostly archers while in combat with British troops during World War I. Sailors stranded in the Sargasso Sea are aided by an albatross. The Portrait of Greed!; Creeping Vines; Trapped, But Not Forever!; The Phantom Archers; The Unwelcome Passenger! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $14.50 3 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $9.10

"Assignment in Eternity," "Private Eye of Venus" (art by Carmine Infantino), "The Volcanic Man," and "The Future Mind of Roger Davis!" (pencils by Gil Kane), Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $28.00 View scans 2" cumulative spine split.

Cover art by Fred Kida. "The Eighth Wonder of the World," art by Richard Doxsee; Four conmen come up with an idea to dig up a giant that they plant in the earth and exhibit it to make money but they disturb a real giant with their scheme. "Only One Returned," art by John Forte; Two men descend into a cave shaft and one plots to dispose of the other so that he can marry his girlfriend; He cuts the rope and the other man falls into the river. "The Swami's Secret," art by Bob Bean; A mind-reading swami is undone when he comes across an individual he believes is an alien preparing to invade; He signs a confession to the police that he has been swindling wealthy clients for years but thinks the occasion is important enough to reveal his secret ability. "The Second-Hand Man!", art by Ed Winiarski; When a law-abiding man buys a used car that had belonged to an executed gangster, he finds himself behaving in reckless and aggressive ways. "The Missing Tooth" text story. "The Missing Sun," script by Carl Wessler, art by Matt Fox; A giant insect blots out Earth's sun and even more giant creatures save Earth by getting the insect to leave. "Bewitched!", art by Bob Powell; The book of Genda, a yogi fanatic, holds a town paralyzed until a man's glasses slip off his face and light magnified through one of the lenses burns up the pages. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Edited by Al Fago. "The Menace of the Maple Leaves," art by Steve Ditko; Long ago a witch put a spell on maple trees and to this day the trees have the means to protect themselves. "Director of the Board," art by Steve Ditko; An executive's dream comes back to haunt him. "Ted Visits Nomo" text story. "Forever and Ever," art by Steve Ditko; A tramp claims to have taken an immortality serum 400 years ago. "The Gift," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani; Violinist Marko Orlatti needs brain surgery, but while under anesthesia he receives a ghostly visit from a friend and emerges completely cured...without surgery! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $66.00 View scans Cover miswrap.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $225.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $21.00 View scan 7.5" Cumulative spline split. Cover detached. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Final issue of the series. "The Perfect Hide-Out," "The Rag Doll," "Twenty Long Years" (art by Al Endeh), "Untouched By Human Hands" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Isolation" (art by "Solly"--Sol Brodsky?), "The Five Sinister Statues" (art by Richard Doxsee), and a two-page text story, "Robot's Holiday." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $30.00 View scans Pencil markings on interior.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Double Trouble; Sugar & Spike learn about a mirror. The Fix-It Machine starring Sugar & Spike. Horse Sense; Sugar & Spike talk to a baby horse. Spike Learns Big Business. Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. Earn While You Learn! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Sunday Pix Vol. 9 (1957). Aug. 11, 1957-- Indicia says #33! Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 9 (1957). Aug. 18, 1957-- Indicia says #32! Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 9 (1957). Aug. 25, 1957. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $20.00 View scans RESTORATION. Spine-split seal. Cover and interior oxidation. Lateral spine tears.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $17.25 View scan INCOMPLETE. Multiple pieces missing, interrupts art and story.

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Midget Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jimmy Olsen's Lost Pal starring Superman and Many-Faces Fulton, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino. The Three Substitute Supermen starring Superman and The Organizer, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; three potential heroes vie to become the temporary Man of Steel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $32.50 View scans Water damage. Residue. 3/4" hole/tear on front cover.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $27.00 View scan Centerfold detached. Water damage.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $30.00 View scan

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Mystery of the Millionaire Hoboes; "Hobo Jimmy" Olsen investigates a group of millionaires masquerading as hobos. The Super-Hallucinations; Superman and Jimmy believe a UFO they see is a hallucination. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen; When Jimmy allows Prof. Potter to demonstrate his evolution accelerator on him, he becomes a human from 1,000,000 A.D. who calls himself the Cosmic Brain. Scripts by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Ollie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Earn While You Learn! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Card Tricks You Can Do article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gossip magazine with sensationalistic stories. Heavily illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $6.00 View scan 1" Cumulative spine split. Water spots.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 92 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

Cover by Steve Ditko. Written by unknown. Art by Steve Ditko, Sal Trapani and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "Escape" with art by Steve Ditko; "Test of a Man" with art by Ditko; "The Desert" with art by Ditko; "Mutiny" with inks by Sal Trapani; and "Operation Blacksnake" with art by Ditko. Plus: 2-page text story "The Peacemaker of Sidi-bel-abbes"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $10.00

10¢ cover price. The Pride and the PassionGordon Scott photo cover. "Tarzan and the Angry Mountain," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan saves two scientists from being sacrificed to a volcano. "More about Zulus" text story starring Mabu. "Tarzan and the the Vanishing Race," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Boy reunite a wounded bushman with his tribe. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Tavane and Zulena follw the brothers' trail. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

15¢ cover price. The Pride and the PassionGordon Scott photo cover. "Tarzan and the Angry Mountain," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan saves two scientists from being sacrificed to a volcano. "More about Zulus" text story starring Mabu. "Tarzan and the the Vanishing Race," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Boy reunite a wounded bushman with his tribe. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Tavane and Zulena follw the brothers' trail. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Volume 8, Issue 12 - June 11th, 1957. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features a Dane Arden Cover and articles advising how NOT to shoot pool, and asks if the Air Force is killing American Pilots. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $11.00

Cover by Rube Grossman. Paging Red Riding Hood; Minus has to deliver a basket of cheese to Rodney after reading Little Red Riding Hood. The Great Treasure Hunt; Minus is ordered to steal a map from the Big Feet's glove compartment. School Daze; Fatsy wants to go to college. Silently Yours; Mostly silent story about Minus trying to pick a raspberry. A Bed-Time Story; Hamilton tries to capture the boys clubhouse by using a magnet. Scripts by Sy Reit, art by Rube Grossman. Yogi Berra Homers In the 9th ad for Cloverine Salve, art by Ray Thompson. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.