Comic books May 1961

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.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $47.00 View scans Water damage.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $19.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $18.00 View scan Interior is complete. 8" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super-Weapon!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lex Luthor designs Weapon-X, a device that can drain Superman's powers and use them to power a weapon strong enough to destroy Superman. Superboy's First Public Appearance!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; The story of Superboy's debut and first meeting with President Roosevelt. The Orphans of Space!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; In his Fortress of Solitude, Superman disassembles a strange machine he found in space. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Lois Lane and Superman, Newlyweds!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois finds that she can no longer lead a normal life after marrying the Man of Steel. Lois Lane's Darkest Secret!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois discovers a blackmail ring. The Three Lives of Lois Lane!, art by John Forte; Following a minor auto accident, Lois takes on the personalities of Florence Nightingale, Betsy Ross, and Queen Isabella and Superman has to keep her out of trouble. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 2 - May, 1961. Julie Newmar photo cover. Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. This issue features "Four Poems" by Norman Mailer, "The Hipster's Nero" by Lord Buckley, "Loud Prayer" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, "The Mathematics of Love" by Arthur C. Clarke, and a 4 page article about Julie Newmar accompanied by photographs. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Sal Gentile and Vince Colletta. Diary-centric stories of romance and heartbreak from Charlton. Dancer June doesn't know if Larry loves her or her dancing, but a stage accident gives her the chance to find out. Gloria doesn't appreciate the life-and-death nature of boyfriend Lenny's forest ranger job, until it's almost too late. Inga goes off to college hoping to meet that special someone, but college relationships are too superficial for her tastes. Plus a vintage ad for color publicity photos featuring such rising young stars as Troy Donahue, Annette Funicello, Elvis, Debbie Reynolds, Fabian, John Saxon (!) and Pat Boone. The Day Love Died; My Selfish Heart; Make Mine Single; No True Love; Untold Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $65.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Heavy lateral spine, margin, and interior tearing. Water damage and staples added (not manufacturing). 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. "Beware of Googam, Son of Goom!!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Goom leaves an offspring in a cave to complete his conquest, and he comes across the family of the scientist who was responsible for his father's defeat; Googam is defeated when the scientist's son challenges him to a game of tag and runs off towards a pool of quicksand and then climbs a tree; When Googam sees the quicksand he mistakenly assumes that it is only mud since the boy must have run across it; Googam only sees the boy hiding in the tree as he sinks into the quicksand. "The Bridge" text story. "There Is Something Strange about Mister Jones!", art by Don Heck; A thug hears a man say that he has a fortune in his locker. He attacks him and tries to make him lead him there. His victim is Davy Jones, and he shows the thief his locker by drowning him. "What Lurks in the Mountain?", art by Steve Ditko; A communist general demands that the lama tell him of the alien space ship that has landed for repairs; At first the lama refuses to allow the aliens to be conquered by the communists, but he relents after the general threatens to execute all the peasants. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Beware of Googam, Son of Goom!!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Goom leaves an offspring in a cave to complete his conquest, and he comes across the family of the scientist who was responsible for his father's defeat; Googam is defeated when the scientist's son challenges him to a game of tag and runs off towards a pool of quicksand and then climbs a tree; When Googam sees the quicksand he mistakenly assumes that it is only mud since the boy must have run across it; Googam only sees the boy hiding in the tree as he sinks into the quicksand. "The Bridge" text story. "There Is Something Strange about Mister Jones!", art by Don Heck; A thug hears a man say that he has a fortune in his locker. He attacks him and tries to make him lead him there. His victim is Davy Jones, and he shows the thief his locker by drowning him. "What Lurks in the Mountain?", art by Steve Ditko; A communist general demands that the lama tell him of the alien space ship that has landed for repairs; At first the lama refuses to allow the aliens to be conquered by the communists, but he relents after the general threatens to execute all the peasants. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Rommbu! Part One, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An escaped geologist convicted of armed robbery leads an alien invader to an active volcano in order to sacrifice himself to destroy the alien and protect the planet. Rommbu! Part Two, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Tree text story. The Thing with the Red Eyes, art by Don Heck; A gangster buys a pincushion doll that looks like his rival, and his reactions to pins stuck in it convince him that it works. The Terrible Trap!, art by Steve Ditko; A hunter with contempt for the animals he captures is captured by giant aliens and placed in a maze from which he can see a rocketship he could use to pilot his way home if only he could figure out how to escape the maze. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Rommbu! Part One, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An escaped geologist convicted of armed robbery leads an alien invader to an active volcano in order to sacrifice himself to destroy the alien and protect the planet. Rommbu! Part Two, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Tree text story. The Thing with the Red Eyes, art by Don Heck; A gangster buys a pincushion doll that looks like his rival, and his reactions to pins stuck in it convince him that it works. The Terrible Trap!, art by Steve Ditko; A hunter with contempt for the animals he captures is captured by giant aliens and placed in a maze from which he can see a rocketship he could use to pilot his way home if only he could figure out how to escape the maze. 36 pgs., full color.

Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Tarzan and the Savage Horde," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan forces the armies of A-lur and Ja-lur to join to battle the Terribs. "Elephants and Hippos" text story starring Mabu. "The Cavern's Secret," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; An earthquake drags Boy and Dombie's canoe into an underground lake where they find a very old, derelict steamboat. "Disaster!", script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; A flood and avalanche cut off the brothers' route back to Aba-Zulu. Portrait of a crocodile. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Joe Sinnott, inks by Vince Colletta. "A Square Kind Of Love"; Kitty Bliss falls for a square; She begins to become a square herself. "Three Loves Have I," pencils by Joe Sinnott, inks by Vince Colletta; Kim can't decide between two guys, and her music career; She picks here music career, then regrets it and returns to one of the guys. "I Could've Saved Him"; Ginnie gets out of the car when her date is driving reckless; Later he dies in a car crash; She feels she could have saved him. "Hold My Heart" text story. "My Loveless Romance," pencils by Joe Sinnott, inks by Vince Colletta; Rita Caxton finds out her boyfriend is dating her for her father's financial assistance; Over the course of the summer he does fall in love with her. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover story: "My Loveless Romance!" NOTE: This is a British edition Charlton, exactly like the American edition except for the cover price which is LM 9d rather than 12c. It was published at the same time as the American edition.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Jon D'Agostino, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Vince Colletta. Charlton's romance comic captures the emerging teen culture of the early 1960s, when surfing, hot rods and new fashions in dance and dress swept America. Irene befriends Helen because she's secretly in love with Helen's boyfriend Bill, who she's never met. Ginger has a long-distance relationship with scientist Clyde, even though she's not as smart as he is and it means "playing second fiddle to a slide rule." Redheaded Marge loves Carl, even though he comes from "the wrong side of the tracks," in a story featuring art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. My Phantom Romance; Final Parting; Not for Me; Teen-Age Troubles; Promise of the Future. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

British edition. Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Jon D'Agostino, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Vince Colletta. Charlton's romance comic captures the emerging teen culture of the early 1960s, when surfing, hot rods and new fashions in dance and dress swept America. Irene befriends Helen because she's secretly in love with Helen's boyfriend Bill, who she's never met. Ginger has a long-distance relationship with scientist Clyde, even though she's not as smart as he is and it means "playing second fiddle to a slide rule." Redheaded Marge loves Carl, even though he comes from "the wrong side of the tracks," in a story featuring art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. NOTE: This is the British edition, published at the same time as the American edition and identical except for the cover price, which is LM 9d rather than 12c. My Phantom Romance; Final Parting; Not for Me; Teen-Age Troubles; Promise of the Future. 32 pages, Full Color.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino, and Vince Colletta. Charlton's long-running romance comic coincides with the blossoming of America's teen culture from the 1950s to the 1970s. Beth's boyfriend Rick joins the Army rather than get drafted, but when he returns unexpectedly, trouble follows. Ruth frowns upon the current "hipster" fashions and tries to get her fellow teens to return to dressing conservatively. Jen and Dan's marriage is on the rocks, but a grim medical diagnosis changes everything. Plus a piece encouraging 1950s teens to go out for high-school sports. I Wonder; We Alone; The Outsider; My Perfect Date; Just One More Chance; Bachelor Husbands; High School Sports. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $3.10

Issue 344. May 27, 1961. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 20 pages. Black and white.

Tip-top Topics (1961) was a promotional comic book for salesmen and the families of Tip-Top employees. Art by Vic Herman. This giveaway comic/sale brochure/news letter is the May 1961 issue Vol. 5 # 5 of Tip-Top Topics," a monthly publication for the Tip-Top Bread Company featuring Herman's Deliveryman, Tip-Top Ted. Includes colorful cartoon panels and the latest news about the Tip-Top Co. 4 pages, 8.5-in. x 11-in., B&W and Red ink, card stock paper.

Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry in "Trap Happy" with pencils by Lynn Karp; Wuff the Prairie Dog in "Acrobat-Cat Tricks"; Bertie Bird text story "Something to Crow About"; Spike & Tyke in "Whose Shoes?"; Mouse Musketeers in "Unfit to Fight" with pencils by Karp; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy in "The Tortoise and the Bear"; and Droopy 1-pager "Frog Frolic"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. The Great Paleface Masquerade starring Tomahawk, art by Howard Sherman. Chief Hot Foot humor page by Henry Boltinoff. How's Your Eye-Q? public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. House ad for The Brave and the Bold #35, art by Joe Kubert. Dan Hunter's Redcoat Ally starring Tomahawk, art by Howard Sherman. The Blue Coyote fact page by Julius Schwartz, art by Morris Waldinger. The Beast from the Labyrinth starring Tomahawk, art by Howard Sherman; Tomahawk battles a prehistoric creature. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 42, Issue 288 - May, 1961. 8.5" x 10.5", 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 5 #4 - May 1961. Men's interest magazine featuring adventure fiction, true life stories, and pictorials. In this issue: The Bold Blonde: Key to Freedom -- Or Hell; The Shame of Rumpus Room Love - packaged sin comes to the home; Escape from the Red Congo Blood Bath; and Mme. Pompanette: The Only Duchess Who Ran a Brothel. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Spine split. Spine split from base. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Soiling.

Volume 13, Issue 3, Whole Number 73 - January-February, 1965. Magazine with articles and history relating to the American West. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $8.30

Cover art by Bob Brown. The Mystery of the Mythical Monsters, art by Howard Purcell. Moolah the Mystic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. How's Your Eye-Q? public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. The Cosmic Counterfeiters, art by George Roussos. Mysteries in Space! fact page by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. Debt of Doom text story. Guardians of the Moon Emperor's Treasure, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown; Space Ranger races to save an archaeological treasure on Titan from a greedy treasure hunter. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg and unknown. Art by Carl Barks, Paul Murry, Jack Bradbury, Al Hubbard and Pete Alvarado. Donald Duck stars in Carl Barks' "Terrible Tourist"! Plus: Mickey Mouse and Goofy in "The Moon-Blot Plot" (part 3 of 3); Li'l Bad Wolf in "Red Riding Hoodwinker"; Scamp in "Mud Puddle Muddle"; and 1-page Goofy text story "A Goofy T-V"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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A collection of stories with art and photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., approx. 76 pages, B&W.

Cover by Basil Gogos. Edited by Sam Sherman, working as Remuda Charlie Stringer. Stories and art by Paul Laikin and Jack Davis. A Famous Monsters of Filmland-style tribute to the Western, from the same publisher. Interviews with Western actors Nick Adams and Bob Livingston; producer/writer Andrew Fenady on creating a TV Western; Elvis Presley makes a Western movie. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 52 pages, B&W. NOTE: This title started as Favorite Westerns of Filmland (1960 Magazine) for issue #1 & #2 Cover price $0.35.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. First appearance of Wonder Tot in "The Skyscraper Wonder Woman," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Sinister Seer of Saturn seeks revenge against Wonder Woman for having been deposed and exiled; He unleashes a mysterious space capsule on the unsuspecting Amazon; The capsule contains a gigantic Wonder Woman doll. "Part Two: The Skyscraper Wonder Woman!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Skyscraper Wonder Woman goes on a rampage across the Earth and chases Wonder Woman up the Empire State Building. "Part Three: The Skyscraper Wonder Woman!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman is captured and taken to Saturn where she must face three challenges from the Seer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.