Comic books October 1960

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Vol. 15 #43 -Oct. 1960. 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 Kenneth Bulmer, J.G. Ballard and others. Article by Sam Moskowitz. Cover by Brian Lewis. 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.

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Cover art by Bernard Sachs. Someone So Wonderful, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Arline has loved Michael since they were children but eventually she realizes that it's her friend Andy who really loves her in return. In Love with Love; Jody refuses to settle on just one boy until she meets one who knows exactly how to deal with her. Song of the Bells!, inks by Bernard Sachs; Jessica is standing on the sidewalk watching a bride and groom emerge from a church when she meets a stranger who invites her to accompany him to the wedding reception. Sad Song of Love, inks by Bernard Sachs; Linda fears that her boyfriend Nick has fallen in love with the singer at their favorite nightclub. Inside back cover ad for Many Loves of Dobie Gillis #3. Back cover ad for the DC line of romance comics. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Newlyweds find that while love solves some problems, others require negotiation. Emma is ready to marry Don, but an anonymous letter informs her that Don is not who he appears to be, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. At her daughter's wedding, Rose thinks back to her own wedding, and her long-missing husband Frank. Hal takes his girlfriend Cathy on a sailing trip with his roommate Roy, but Cathy falls for Roy, even though Roy's already engaged. The Letter; The Man at the Wedding; The Reason Why; Grandma Objects; Take My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 27, Issue 1. The magazine of sex science, founded in 1933 by Hugo Gernsback. 5" x 8", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. 2nd appearance of Sea Devils in The Prize Flippers!, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devils compete with each other to win the flippers that belong to Dane's father; Everyone knows how badly Nicky wants them, so they each disparage their own efforts in the competition. The First Frogman, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Scyllis, a Greek diver in the fifth century B.C., performs great underwater feats. Undersea Prison!, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devils agree to help Mona Moray locate her missing father. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Leo Morey. Stories and art by Lenny Bruce, Bob Powell, Dee Caruso, Bill Levine, Angelo Torres, and Joe Simon. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. Crestwood/Feature was the first of several publishers. Paper dolls of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with their various dresses from Some Like It Hot. A profile of legendary comedian Lenny Bruce, featuring multiple quotes from his act, and Bruce portraits by Joe Simon. Ad spoofs, cartoons, and satires of Sherlock Holmes and Elvis Presley movies. Know-It-Alls; Airline Ads; Gambling Preacher; Lenny Bruce Profile; Manikins; Nite-Heat; Queen for the Day; Sherlock Holmes' Most Famous Case; Future Movie Roles for Elvis; Queen for the Day; Sick Sick World; Monologue. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 17, Issue 3 - October, 1960. Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 100 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. After a masked robber trades bullets with Wyatt Earp and gets away, ex-con Rocky is sure that he'll be blamed for the crime. Gunsmith Clay Boone is never around when the masked Gunmaster is fighting bad guys, and his boss Ebenezer Crotch (yes, really) thinks it's because he's a coward. Tired of being pushed around by bullies like Iron Joe, the ladies in town learn firearms and fisticuffs from Annie Oakley. Lash LaRue: Surprise for the Badgers; The Gunmaster: The Courageous Coward; When Is a Shooting Not a Shooting?; Easy Pickin's; Annie Oakley: The Fair Reformers; Wyatt Earp: The Last Card. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. "The Wreck of X-44," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; The rocket-ship that Captain Atom is testing has been sabotaged. "The Galactic Souvenir," art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. "Penetro" text story. "The Omnipotent Robot," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia; A scientist Siroco created Tondo, the Omnipotent robot, for space exploration; The planet where Tondo was created is not named, but a man whom Sirco calls 'Your Excellency' desires to use Tondo to explore possible worlds to invade and spread despotism. "Captain Atom On Planet X," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; Captain Atom guards a new orbital satellite from enemy missiles. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. While Earth is at interstellar war, Captain Hugo of the World Space Forces learns the truth about The Traitors Image. Astro Marshals negotiate an uneasy peace with aliens who can only see the color red... but can they be trusted? A war with Venus is complicated because the Venusians cannot be seen by human eyes. Red as Blood; The Traitors Image; Bridge to the Unknown; The Man Who Wanted to Rule the World; Hostage of Venus; A Space Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spooky - unlike his cousin, Casper the Friendly Ghost - loves to scare people, but his kindly ghost girlfriend Poil disapproves. In a haunted house, Spooky encounters a mummy, and can't get rid of it no matter what he does. Spooky; The Ghostly Trio; Nightmare; Wendy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 30, No. 4 - October 1960. The original sports magazine that shared insight on sports in general. 8.5" x 11", 102 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 20 - circa 1960, 8.5" x 11", 94 pages, B&W and color. Men's interest magazine with articles and nude photos. MATURE READERS Cover price $1.00.

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.

"Invasion of the Flying Reptiles!" (art by Murphy Anderson?); "The Wand That Could Work Miracles!"; and "The Billion-Year-Old Spaceship!" (art by Carmine Infantino). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. "A Martian Walks Among Us!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man spots upon a Martian in human form scouting for an invasion; The police wont believe him, so he finds and kills the spy himself, revealing that he is a Venusian in disguise working to protect Earth. "Trouble Bubble," art by Joe Maneely; A boy discovers a formula to blow unbreakable bubbles and accidentally entraps his father's boss. "The Fantastic Menace of Mento the Mighty," art by Don Heck; A scientist discovers his own innate psychic power and builds a machine to slowly enhance it; He is nearly omnipotent after more than a decade. "The Gargoyle!", art by Paul Reinman; An ugly man rejected by society applies for a job at a circus; It turns out to be a ruse by aliens who are uniformly gorgeous, and so want a man with an ugly face they find fascinating to marry their queen. "Dear Reader: What Would You Have Done if You Were the… Worm Man," art by Steve Ditko (Ant-Man prototype); A spy calling himself 'Worm Man' uses shrinking pills to easily discover military secrets; On a crucial mission, he is attacked by a rat and loses his growth pills, trapping him forever in his tiny form. 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 Return of Taboo!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; After his apparent destruction, Taboo reconstitutes himself and runs amok; He is eventually stopped by the arrival of others from his world. "Mystery Pupil" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "I Am the Beast-Man!", art by Don Heck; A criminal transforms himself into a dog in order to escape from burglaries unnoticed; He must return home quickly or be stuck as a dog, but is picked up by a dog catcher and trapped in the pound. "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!", art by Steve Ditko; A pirate steals the ship of an Asian sorcerer; The ship's owner curses the thieves, shrinking the ship and imprisoning them in a glass bottle. "Am I the...Unhuman?", art by Paul Reinman; A scientist in builds a robot identical to himself, and programs it with his own memories; When robots are banned, the robot believes that it is the real person, and its creator the duplicate. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Military drama focusing on the undersea vessels of WWII and the Cold War. A tramp steamer becomes a decoy to draw out enemy U-boats during WWII. A US captain vows revenge on Nazi U-boat the Sea Tiger and its commander after it sinks his ship. A Norwegian refugee guides an American submarine into his occupied homeland waters during WWII. A Torpedo a Day; Refugees Return; End of a Mission; Prisoner of War; Duel in the Depths. 32 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. 12 (1960).

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Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

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Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy Meets William Tell!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; Superboy travels through time to meet William Tell. Ollie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Rainbow Raider!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; The Rainbow Raider seems to have the power to make Superboy do whatever he wants. The Super-Injun of Smallville!, art by George Papp; Big Foot travels to Smallville from the nearby Indian reservation to buy a Superboy costume. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st appearance of Blue Kryptonite and Bizarro Supergirl. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Son of Bizarro! [Part 1], script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Bizarro-Lois gives birth to Bizarro-Jr. No. 1. Dexter humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The "Orphan" Bizarro! [part 2]; Linda Lee is assigned to watch the newly named baby Buster. The Bizarro Supergirl! [part 3]; Bizarro-Jr. finds Lex's original Imperfect Duplicator while playing in the Fortress of Solitude and creates a Bizarro-Supergirl. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Superman's Flight from Lois Lane!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Superman decides to go back into the past and start over his life in Metropolis in order to avoid ever meeting Lois Lane. But somehow he can't seem to escape her. The Luckiest Girl in Metropolis!, pencils by Al Plastino; Lois is blinded temporarily and believes it's given her premonitions. House ad for Superman Annual #1. Lois Lane's Super-Daughter!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; In this imaginary story, after Superman reveals his secret identity to Lois, Lois and Clark marry, and Clark reveals that his Kryptonian cousin also resides on Earth. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Story of Camp Superman; Jimmy Olsen is a counselor at Camp Superman. The Disguises of Danger!; to get a story on a gang of mobsters, Jimmy goes undercover as a window washer, a barber, a doorman, a bellhop, and a blind beggar. The Mystery of the Tiny Supermen!, script by Otto Binder. Pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte. How Are Your Shopping Manners? public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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 Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Discovered Gorgilla! The Monster of Midnight Mountain!, art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko; An expedition finds the missing link between apes and humans in Borneo. The Sorcerer text story, art by Joe Maneely. My Nightmare Has No End!, art by Don Heck; A man meets an extradimensional being in his nightmares. Save Me! Save Me!, art by Paul Reinman; A scientist makes himself able to walk on water in order to steal secret military plans from a ship. A Monster Waits Outside!!, art by Steve Ditko; An astronaut is sent into orbit in a tiny sphere without communication. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Romantic drama is never so dramatic as it is during the teen years. Carny Al and trapeze artist Marie are in love, but Marie wants to settle down somewhere off the road, and Al loves being a carny. When a mob boss tries to get handsy with manicurist Jane, elevator operator Bruce comes to her rescue, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. In another Sinnott story, Janet and Fred struggle to make a life together despite their impoverished neighborhood. Love on a Budget; The Grass Looks Greener; My Sunday Pitch; Along Came Romance; Easy Engagement; Stars in My Eyes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. The legendary lawmen of frontier Texas bring justice to the lawless West. Ranger Cole wants to find out what happened to his old friend Dan from Wolf Creek, and why Dan's beautiful daughter Anne is greeting him with a shotgun. Ranger Wade tracks the man who shot his fellow Ranger and then hid out deep in Choctaw territory. Ranger Garth tries to convince good-hearted gunslinger Tonto Pell that he'd be an asset to the force. Wolf Creek Showdown; Notch for a Ranger; Stolen from a Thief; Journey to Justice; Gunfighter Breed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 310. Oct. 1, 1960. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 24 pages. Black and white.

Issue 311. Oct. 8, 1960. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 24 pages. Black and white.

Issue 312. Oct. 15, 1960. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 24 pages. Black and white.

Issue 313. Oct. 22, 1960. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 20 pages. Black and white.

Issue 314. Oct. 29, 1960. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 24 pages. Black and white.

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Cover by George Wildman. Stories and art by George Wildman and others. A poor man's Casper, Timmy is not merely misunderstood; he's actively afraid of everything. Timmy tries to protect a sleeping Lester the Lazy Ghost from ogres. A tummy ache causes Timmy to fall into the clutches of Herman and his quack cousin, Doctor Spook. Timmy tries to convince the new kids he's "magic," when really he just has an invisible dog. Sick! Sick! Sick!; Timmy's Magic; Shadow Shy; One Bet Too Many; Atom the Cat: The Precious Fish-Head; The Sleepy-Head Menace. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dale Hale and Hy Eisman. Stories and art by John Stanley, Dale Hale and Hy Eisman. Tip Top Comics presented stories featuring characters from United Features newspaper strips. One of the strips in the comic is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, featuring rare stories not written or drawn by Schulz, but by fellow artist Dale Hale. While Charlie Brown is repairing his doghouse, Snoopy moves into an abandoned house. When Linus and the others come to the house, it seems like the perfect opportunity for a scare. Plus Nancy and Sluggo stories written by Little Lulu's John Stanley. Nancy and Sluggo: Jealousy; Peanuts: House Haunting; The Treasure Hunt; Sluggo: The Wire Trap; The Captain and the Kids: The Masterpiece; Peanuts: The Slow Draw. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp, Pete Alvarado, Steve Steere, Harvey Eisenberg, Vivie Risto, Vic Lockman and unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry in "Tom's Itchy Palm" with art by Lynn Karp; Spike & Tyke in "The Kitten's Knittin'" with art by Pete Alvarado and Steve Steere; Bertie Bird text story "Flirting with Danger" with art by Harvey Eisenberg; Wuff the Prairie Dog in "The Terrible Turtle Trick" with art by Vivie Risto; Mouse Musketeers in "Crowned with Success" with art by Karp; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy in "The Bogus Bird Dog" with pencils by Alvarado; Droopy's Dippy Questions activity half-pager with art by Eisenberg; and two Droopy half-pagers with art by Vic Lockman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.