Comic books April 1959

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7-Up Sam Vol. 04 (1959) "Get Into the Place Race with 7-Up Coolers and Venders" is an in-house promotional comic published by 7-Up. Featuring comic strip advertising art by Vic Herman, the creator of the 7 Up Sam institutional promotional campaign for 7 Up. Learn how 7-Up coolers and venders help your business by being a silent salesman. Also features tips on how to get coolers and venders into different locations. This issue also contains the story "The Case of the Happy 7-Up Vender." 8 pages, fullcolor, 7-in x 10-in.

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Vintage men's interest entertainment magazine that contains articles of interest for bachelors, humorous adult themed comic strips, short fiction stories, and nude pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Oldest Man in Metropolis!", script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Al Plastino, inks by Al Plastino; When Clark Kent drinks Prof. Vance's life-extending vitamin serum, which contains particles of Kryptonite, it ages him to about 70 years old; Since his robots won't respond to his aged voice, Superman must fulfill his duties as the Old Man of the Sea, Santa Claus, and Father Time so that no one realizes that Clark Kent is Superman. Introducing the Girl of Steel ad for Supergirl. "Congorilla, Outlaw!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman. -page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. Supermen of America ad. "The Giant Amoeba of Space!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy and the Planeteers battle a giant space amoeba. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Blind Boy of Steel, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; A freak bolt of lightning strikes a meteor containing kryptonite, catching Superboy in the blast and giving him diamond vision which he can't turn off, so he must keep his eyes shut at all times. Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Action Comics #252 ad. The Octopus Man, art by Ramona Fradon; Roland Peters has constructed a brain-wave transmitter and is experimenting on illegally captured sealife when Aquaman arrives and releases his finny friends. The Green Arrow's Mystery, art by Lee Elias. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walter Lantz' Andy Panda. Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Pete Alvarado, Steve Steere, Vivie Risto and John Carey. Featuring the tales "The Flying Carpet Filcher" and "Caribbean Crossup," plus three untitled stories! Starring Andy Panda, Charlie Chicken, Dr. Artifact, El Horrid, Louie and Nosedive! Also: Chilly Willy in "The Pilfered Pole"! Starring Chilly Willy and Bully Bear (villain)! And: Homer Pigeon in the 1-page text story "The Intercepted Cake"! Starring Homer Pigeon, Carrie Pigeon and Red Cardinal! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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April 1959 - Volume 63, Issue 2 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Murray Leinster ("The Pirates of Ersatz" conclusion), Winston P. Sanders, Eric Frank Russell, H.C. Elliott, Christopher Anvil, and Gordon R. Dickson. Illustrations by Freas, Martinez, Schoenherr, and Summers. Cover by Freas. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Sam Glanzman, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Dick Giordano, and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Dick Giordano, and Vince Alascia. A soldier's-eye view of the stress, danger and grim choices that come with war. Paratroopers try to take Cemetery Hill, in a story with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman. The crew of a badly damaged B-26 bomber struggles to make it back to base. A transport is targeted by a magnetic torpedo. Strong Point; Torpedo Coming; The Legion Is Born; He Made It Home!; Fighting the Tiger!; A Day of 'Fun with Pop'; The Deadly Game! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Iron Monster" (art by Joe Sinnott), "Attack By Night" (art by Dick Ayers), "The Hidden Doom" (art by Steve Ditko--yes, a Ditko war story!), "Bugle Call," "Kamikaze!" (art by Don Heck?), and a two-page text story, "The Duel." Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - April 1959. Cover by Victor Prezio. Men's adventure magazine with a focus on military and war articles, fitness, and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 10.75". 66 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Charles Cuidera and Sheldon Moldoff. Three stories! "The Underworld Supermart" - The Underworld Supermart supplies guns, ammo, bullet-proof vehicles, and bank blueprints...they've got it all! This week's special is Anti-Blackhawk Weapons -- developed by Buzzer Barton -- good on land, on the sea, or in the air. Plus: "The One-Man Blackhawk Team" - Whenever the Blackhawks are called to handle an emergency, inventor Hector Rye shows up, and through the use of his inventions, escalates the severity of the emergency. And: "The Villain with 1,000 Hoops" - The Blackhawks contend with the Hoopster, master of the gadget laden hoops. Also: 1-page text story "Eyes in the Night"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Dickie Jones. Stories by Paul S. Newman and others. Art by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Peppe. The adventures of a young frontiersman, based on the 1955-1956 television series of the same name. Bill and Calamity set out to find an outlaw on their own after they are deemed too young to join the posse. The Buffalo Hunter discovers a surprise among a hostile Pawnee tribe: Tarlton's long-lost twin brother. A dowser uses a hidden well to fool the town into thinking he's got supernatural powers. First Posse; The Buffalo Hunter: Hired for Danger; Live and Let Live; Water War. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Bugs Bunny in "Dig That Demon" and "Fame's Fickle Fate." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "The Foolproof Scheme," and Tweety and Sylvester in "The Pestered Puddy." No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text, (with B&W Illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.35.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #87 - April 1959. Fiction, poems, games, jokes, puzzles for children. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 124 pages, black and white with some pages tinted with an extra color. Cover price $0.35.

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100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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#64, 3-4/59 10c. Issue features "Adventure at Bomb Bird Island" in which Donald and his nephews join an expedition to capture the rare and elusive bomb bird and "Bon Voyage." Issue also has Goofy in "Riding High," a one-page text story "Trapped," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 10 #11 - Mar. 14, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Shepherd King. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 18 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 10 #16 - Apr. 18, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Travels of Marco Polo begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 18 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 10 #17 - Apr. 25, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Travels of Marco Polo. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 18 pages, B&W and full color.

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Volume 33, Issue 4 - April 1959. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Digest, 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 51 #4 - The Magazine for Men. In this issue: Kennedy's Last Chance to Be President by Richard Rovere and Robert Weaver; St. Tropez - Playground of the Happy Few; Coming: Man-Made Men - The Miracle of Genetics; The Cool Blues (A New Fashion Note); Stereo Supplement - an 8-page section; and Sweet Bird of Youth - a new play by Tennessee Williams. Cover price $0.60.

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Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty and the Prince" - Written by unknown. Art by Al Hubbard. Cover by Al Hubbard? Also has the activity page "Saddle the Prince's White Charger." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 974." The Model Boy; In an effort to earn money, the Rascals set up a booth with Alfalfa sticking his head through a hole and dodging soft balls. Night Maneuvers; Fatso draws an unflattering picture of Mr. Grumble on the blackboard. The Late Show; When Spanky has to baby-sit his little sister, the Rascals decide they should do some baby-sitting as a group. Catching Trouble; Toughie McGurk and the Pirates make rich kid Waldo Worthington their treasurer so that he can buy them sodas--whether he wants to or not. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 979." Cover art by Jack Bradbury. The Witch Pitch; Oswald is sent to cover a baseball team's spring training for a newspaper. The Trembling Trestle; Beavers are gnawing timbers out of a railroad trestle, leaving it likely to collapse when the next train passes. The Horrible House Hassle; Oswald wins the "Home-Hope Contest" and has his home redecorated into an ultra-modern, but uncomfortable, residence. Supercharged; The boys get new pants, made of a new synthetic material, and the friction of the pant legs generates static electricity which becomes stored in their fluffy tails like a battery. All art by Jack Bradbury. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "RESTLESS GUN, No. 986." Based on "The Restless Gun" TV series. Intro with photos. Border Search; When a young boy's father is framed in a bank robbery, Bonner and the boy go to a town on the border to try and find Lobo Benson and his gang. Trouble Train; Bonner is hired to guard a valuable diamond on a train trip to San Francisco. Border Spanish; a quiz matching Spanish terms with their English counterparts. Back cover waist-up photo of John Payne playing Vint Bonner, with an "autograph" by John Payne. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 23, Issue 05 - April 1959. Cover by Tom Beecham. Men's magazine featuring articles on true crime, and politics. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

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April 1959. Cover by Wood. Stories: "The City of Force" by Daniel F. Galouye, "Kingslayer" by J. T. McIntosh, "The Man in the Mailbag" by Gordon R. Dickson, "Security Plan" by Joseph Farrell, "The Bitterest Pill" by Frederik Pohl, "Love Called This Song" by Avram Davidson and Laura Goforth, "The Sweeper of Loray" Finn O'Donnevan, and "When the People Fell" by Cordwainer Smith. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 194 Pages, B&W. NOTE: Cover claims 196 pages, this includes the covers. Cover price $0.50.

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8.5" x 11", 84 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

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April 6, 1959. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. Softcover Magazine, 10.5" x 13.5", 160 pages, color. Cover price $0.25.

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April 27, 1959. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. Softcover Magazine, 10.5" x 13.5", 100 pages, color. Cover price $0.25.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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A Great Day for OFeeb; Granpa Feeb builds a St. Patricks Day parade float. The Sorcerers Apprentice; Alvin wrecks Mysto the magicians stage performance. Mr. McNabbem Flies a Kite; Lulu visits the principals ill daughter and is chased by Mr. McNabbem. Little Itchs Uncle Bigbag; Lulu tells Alvin about when Itch took the poor little girl to her giant uncles castle for Easter eggs. Overnight Guest; Chubby wants to sleep in the top bunk of Tubbys new double-decker bed. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Bugs' Treasure Tracer, art by Fred Abranz; Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd search for treasure using one of Bugs' inventions that detects gold. The Botanical Garden, art by Phil de Lara; Porky, Petunia and Cicero visit a Botanical Garden. A Surprised Painter text story with Porky Pig. Untitled story, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Al Hubbard; Mary Jane and Sniffles help a baby frog who has become lost. Untitled story, art by Phil de Lara; Butch bullys Sylvester into capturing Tweety for Butch's birthday. Untitled story, art by Phil de Lara; Elmer is collecting butterflies. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Kelly Freas. Parody of ad for RCA Victor color televisions, art by Kelly Freas. "Sunday Evening Television Roulette," script by Gary Belkin, art by Mort Drucker; The interesting TV viewing you could have by constantly switching channels between ABC, NBC, and CBS. "The Suicide," script and art by Don Martin. "Authentic Sounds In Stereo," script by Tom Koch, art by Wally Wood; Ridiculous extremes to the trend for "real sounds" on stereo records. "How High-Class Magazines Can Use Low-Class Pictures," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Joe Orlando; Shows how the same photo can be used by many different publications, through cropping. "Western Weapons Of The Future," script by Larry Siegel, art by George Woodbridge; Various things TV western heroes might use as weapons, if the trend away from guns continues. "The Hidden Persuaders Become The Hip Persuaders," script by Gary Belkin, art by Wally Wood; Parodies of ads, using hip language and celebrities. "How To Choose And Train Your Master," script by Frank Jacobs and Robert Margroff, art by George Woodbridge; Excerpts from a book written by a dog, on what to look for and how to train a master. "MAD's Modern Handy Phrase Book For The American Tourist," script by Sy Reit, art by George Woodbridge. "If Famous Authors Wrote The Comics," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wally Wood; Various comic strips written in the styles of: Paddy Chayefsky; Gilbert & Sullivan; Rudyard Kipling; Walt Whitman; Rogers & Hammerstein; Tennessee Williams; Edgar Allan Poe; Mickey Spillane. "MAD's Cut-Rate Success Symbols," script by Sy Reit, art by Joe Orlando. "Movies Are Emptier Than Ever," script and art by Dave Berg; Showing how theaters can attract more patrons by remodeling to be more like watching TV at home. "The Happy Endings Weren't So Happy," script by Sy Reit, art by Bob Clarke; Thoughts on what happened after the end of several fairy tales. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 9, Issue 4 - April 1959. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 9, Issue 5 - April 1959. Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime and war stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.35.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 100 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Digest-sized, 5.5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

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April 18th, 1959 - German language reprint. 32 pages, full color.

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Volume 8, Issue 10-94 - April, 1959. Vintage Men's magazine featuring articles, pictorials, and pin-ups. This issue features articles on model Donna Noble, exiled king of Egypt Farouk Fouad, Zsa Zsa, Magda, and Eva Gabor, and the Uncovered Cover Girl Margie Moran. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Ernie Hart. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A run-down house cheers up a distraught couple, and vice versa, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story that reflects its Cold War origins, deadly machines produce the weapons of war in a future world that doesn't need them. Lou gets Flo a magical charm bracelet from one of those magical sidewalk vendors, but it only does good if your intentions are good, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The Water Stealers; Automata Ultima; The House That Cheered Up; A Lost Dimension; The Charm Bracelet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Runaway Space-Train!" (pencils by Gil Kane); "Earth...Condemned World!"; and "Riddle of Asteroid 8794!" Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.