Comic books April 1959

Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper makes life easier for fish trapped under the ice in a frozen lake. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Invaders; The Ghostly Trio; Heat Wave; Underground; Cat-Nipped; Spooky: Speechless Spook. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage men's interest magazine dedicated to War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with adult themed comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Issue #1 - April 1959. Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure stories, crime articles, sports features and showgirl pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, text (with B&W photos and illustrations) Cover price $0.35.

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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.

The Japanese Lantern. Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and William A. Walsh. Gilberton expanded its successful Classics Illustrated line with this series devoted to famous fairy tales. In a tasteful version of a Japanese legend, two women may not return home until they find paper that can carry the wind and the fire. Fortunately, a strange old man teaches them the secrets of the fan and the lantern. Plus Aesop's fable about Hercules and the Wagon Driver, and a look at the badger. And a poem by Edward Lear, There Was a Young Lady Whose Chin. The Japanese Lantern; Aesop's Fables: Hercules and the Wagon Driver; There Was a Young Lady Whose Chin; The Animal World: The Badger; Color This Picture With Crayons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cosmo and friends leave the moon and continue their exploration of the solar system with a visit to Venus, which, unfortunately, is populated by hairy orange giants. Script, art and cover by Bob White. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Wiseman. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Hank Ketcham. The Heat's On Off On Off On Off..., script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Joey, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman; Joey gets some help building a snowman. The Model Child, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Design for Freedom text story. The Looth Tooth, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Satellite of Gotham City" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin face the challenge of Astro's Satellite of Crime. Ad for The Brave and the Bold #23. What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Magic Stop Watch" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy Raymond, who usually exposes frauds and hoaxters on his show, seems to be the one perpertrating the scam this time around. "Face of Guilt" text story. Ad for Challengers of the Unknown #7. "The Challenge of the Masked Avenger" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; The Manhunter's usual daily routine of stopping criminals is further complicated by the emergence of the Masked Avenger, a nobody trying to make a name for himself in order to impress the girl he wants to marry. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chester Gould and others. Harvey, best known for its children's comics, reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. In the Comics Code era, some of the original art is altered to remove violent content and narrative repetition. This issue reprints strips from early 1939. While vacationing at a health resort, Tracy learns escaped jewel thief Nails Wolley and his gang are holed up nearby. The Trail of the Jewel Thief Gang; The Face on the Film. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Vol. 10 #15 - Apr. 11, 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.

Mexican series. Spanish language.

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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.

Volume 3, Issue 9 - April, 1959. Contains an article called "The Beginning of Bop" by Jack Kerouac, as well as short stories by Evan Hunter, William G. Weston, Isaac Asimov, Benjamin Rutledge, and Theodore L. Seaman, Jr. 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, Mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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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.

Features in this issue include: "The Shape of Things to Come" (a piece on forthcoming film projects), "The Boy who Became a Monster" (makeup Gary Morris transforms a boy into a ghoul); "You Axed for it" (the first appearance of the fondly remembered reader's photo request section); and more. Painted cover by Jim Warren is of Lon Chaney as the Phantom of the Opera. Cover price $0.35.

April, 1959. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 12 - Number 4, April 1959. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. George M. Lamsa reports on a Translator's revelations of Terrors in the Bible, a look at the Etruscan, Mystery People of Europe, and the Devil Snakes of Ansuam! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino, Sal Trapani, Ken Battefield, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Pvt. Rinaldi promises to make the advancing North Korean forces earn the territory they take. A survivor of the Normandy invasion has a strange reaction to "shell-shock" (known these days as PTSD). Plus the true story of President Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders at the Battle of San Juan. Make Them Pay!; Barrage; Starve 'Em Out!; Operation: One-Won!; A Rough Rider at San Juan; Slow Joe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Pvt. Channing calculates his odds of surviving WWII, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. As WWII draws to a close, US soldiers have a special incentive to take an SS command post. Plus a PSA about hanging out with your parents featuring Charlton's Western hero, Cheyenne Kid. Safe & Sane Hero; The Last Attack; 1000 Miles to Freedom; Fun with Pop at His Ranch; Combat Fatigue; Bazooka Team. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. A submarine crew engages the Nazi fleet that's supplying Rommel's push across North Africa. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. US forces in the Pacific face kamikaze-like tactics from Axis ships. 1 Mile To Eternity; The Suicide Ships; The Nickel Navy; The Broken Code!; A Day of 'Fun With Pop'; The Fire-Eater! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

The Gay Deception; Teased about not having a boyfriend by her engaged sisters, Gwen responds by telling them she is keeping company with Don Swanson. Daring Young Man; Roger Taunton has a reputation for taking risks and gambling. Coffee And... A Kiss, Darling!; Brilliant ad men in her agency try to date her; Rich young tycoons send flowers and phone constantly; Connie turns them all down. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by James R. Thompson and Richard Hughes, credited as Curt Carpenter, Kermit Lundgren and Derek Rutherford. Art by Ogden Whitney, John Forte, Dick Beck and Pete Costanza. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A diver investigates a sunken pirate treasure that carries a curse on all who search for it; Medieval alchemists seeking a new weapon discover something so powerful, the castle is still irradiated centuries later; An Amazon tribe targeted by land developers seeks aid from the ancient spirit of the volcano who watches over them. The Golden Doom!; Orango the Mighty; The Castle of Kraken!; Safari to the Stars! 32 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.

Volume 8, Issue 5 - April, 1959. Men's magazine featuring pinups of women. 8 in. x 10.5 in. 72 pages. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.