Comic books December 1961

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.

Auction Item: CGC 7.5 View scans Auction opens January 4 Paper: Off white to white Label #4497773001	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $19.75 View scan Water damage.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $20.00 View scan Water/moisture damage.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $14.75 View scan Water damage.
Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.80 1" tear reaching most interior pages. 1 1/2" tear from top.

First 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Legion of Super-Villains appearance in "The Red Kryptonite Menace!", script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Two shape-changing Durlans arrive on earth from the 30th century; They collect red and green kryptonite in an attempt to kill Superman; Three different Red Kryptonite meteors give Superman the ability to make his wishes come true, shoot fire from his mouth when he talks and read minds; Chameleon Men disguise themselves as President John F. Kennedy and Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev. One-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Six Red 'K' Perils of Supergirl!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; When Mr. Mxyzptlk made Supergirl invulnerable to Kryptonite, he neglected to extend the spell to cover Red Kryptonite as well. As a result, exposure to six Red K meteors turns Supergirl into a fat girl, a wolf-girl, and a microbe-sized girl. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult humor comics and nude pin up girls. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Volume 138, Issue 2 - December, 1961. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 86 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.30

First 12-cent cover-priced issue. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; When Superboy reveals he's in love with Cleopatra to ward of the teen age girls of Smallville, Prof Potter helpfully invents a time machine to bring her to the present. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Bizarro Perfect Crimes--Tales of the Bizarro World, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Superman helps find Bizarro-Lois No. 1. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled Bob Hope story, art by Bob Oksner; Bob is almost fired as a beauty contest promoter, but instead is sent out to buy a pad so that he can take notes; He encounters a beatnik reciting poetry on the beach. House ad for Superboy 93. People are People! public service announcement, art by Don Cameron. Untitled Bob Hope story, art by Bob Oksner; Bob is recruited by Vera Bentley to lead the venture of her father, P. R. Bentley, to find a fresh-water current two miles deep in the ocean. House ad for The Adventures of Jerry Lewis 67. Untitled Bob Hope story, art by Bob Oksner; Cha Cha and Olga try to blow up Bob to keep him from discovering the fresh-water spring; Vera saves Bob, but the bomb destroys the spring. Beatniks humor page by Mort Drucker. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. A malfunctioning time machine causes trouble for Mighty Mouse in the past and the future. The cats trick Mitzi into playing a recording that hypnotizes all the mice in Mouseville, except Mighty Mouse. Heckle and Jeckle discover a new way to get free drinks. Plus a vintage ad for the Huckleberry Hound Fan Club! The Tricky Car; The Time Machine Trouble; Heckle and Jeckle: All Wet; Silly Sidney; The Dangerous Records; Heckle and Jeckle; The Mysterious House. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Winter 1961 - 1962. Aviation magazine. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Edited by Robert Kanigher. Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Bob Haney, Irv Novick, Jack Abel, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolisi, Hank Chapman, and Jerry Grandenetti. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 12, Issue 3 - December, 1961. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. 8.5" x 11", 42 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko. Why Won't They Believe Me?, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man believes that he has discovered an alien invasion, but he is the real alien, and has amnesia. The Last Man on Earth; A paranoid man seals himself in a bomb shelter, but instead of a war, he misses the discovery of immortality in space and the exodus of humanity. Witch Hunt; A woman accused of witchcraft is exonerated, but discovers that her fiancé really is a witch. Journey's End. The Icy Fingers of Fear. All scripts by Stan Lee, all art by Steve Ditko. Every issue in this title contains wonderful O. Henry-style stores. This series was great while it lasted, but it was short-lived because Stan admitted he couldn't come up with twist-ending stories fast enough to meet the grinding monthly publishing deadlines. Little wonder, as he was also writing most other Marvel titles at the time. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.12.

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December 1961. Stories: "Black Man's Burden" (part 1) by Mack Reynolds, "The helpful Hand of God" by Tom Godwin, "The Foreign Hand-Tie" by David Gordon, "Remember the Alamo" by R.R. Fehrenbach, and "Sleight of Wit" by Gordon Dickson. Science fact feature, "Engineer's Art" by Randall Garrett. Cover by Thomas. Illustrations by Schoenherr, Barberis, and Krenkel. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 178 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Walter Lantz' Andy Panda. Cover by John Carey. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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First 12c cover priced issue. Cover by Bob White. Stories by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards and unknown. Art by Harry Lucey, Joe Edwards, Terry Szenics, Marty Epp and unknown. Archie accidentally gets an experimental chemical spilled on him, which causes him to switch bodies with a dog in "Dog's Best Friend"! Plus: Archie and Reggie act as judges at the state high school boxing championships, while professing scorn for the "barbaric" sport in "Big Fight Tonight"; Jughead gets a "bean-bouncer," a balloon attached to a headband and elastic, which allows the user to bounce the balloon against his head, in "Use Your Head!"; Li'l Jinx in the 1-pager "Good Shot!" by Joe Edwards; after an explosion in the chemistry lab, Jughead thinks he's turned Archie into a bee in "To Bee Or Not To Bee!"; and every time Archie says "Did you call me" followed by the person's name, that person responds with the same moldy old joke in "The Joke"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Bob White. "The Paws That Refreshes," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The girls find giant footprints in the sand and assume the boys are pranking them. "Poor Little Rich Girl," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica tries to convince Betty that her life is nothing but work, decisions and drudgery. "The Hideaway," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica goes to outlandish lengths to avoid Betty so Betty won't invite herself along on the outing Veronica has planned with Archie. "Stylish" one-page Shrimpy story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Strike," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The girls force Archie and Reggie to take them bowling. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. "Monster Institute of Transylvania," art by Samm Schwartz; A tour of the campus. "Why Is It?", art by Joe Edwards; Collection of gags involving bad luck. "His Secret Shame!", pencils by Bob White; A mad scientist sinks to a new low. Ad Archie's Christmas Stocking, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals. "Ready Made Doodles," art by Orlando Busino; Ready-made doodles for teachers, children, teens, and others. "I Got My Job through the Mad House Want Ads!", art by Joe Edwards; A man applies for various jobs; He eventually gets one through Mad House, which is a parody of "The Millionaire" television program. "The Discovery of Ears!", pencils by Bob White; A heavy snowstorm lets cavemen discover ears and hearing. Ad for Archie Giant Series Magazines. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"School Pigeon," pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie and Jughead send Prof. Flutesnoot's robot to Mr. Weatherbee's office, intending to scare him. "Like Real Gone," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; While visiting her father's top-secret government plant, Veronica gets a mild dose of radiation that causes her to become temporarily invisible. Archie Giant Series Magazines ad. "Big Shot" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "The Siren"; Jughead spills a liquid he made in chemistry class on his hamburger and the reaction with the hamburger and pickle juice turns it into a potion; He accidentally spills it on Miss Grundy's hair. "Snowbound"; Archie gets stuck in a deep snow drift; Everyone tries to take advantage of the situation instead of helping him get out. "Concerned!" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Haste Space"; Archie and Jughead convince each other that Dilton is a space alien in disguise. "Child's Play," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Archie and Jughead build a snowman that looks like Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Weatherbee changes it to look like Miss Grundy, who then changes it to look like Prof. Flutesnoot. "The Passion Potion," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Professor Flutesnoot invents a potion that makes Archie irresistible to Betty and Veronica, at least until it is washed off. 84 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

CANADIAN EDITION - "School Pigeon," pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie and Jughead send Prof. Flutesnoot's robot to Mr. Weatherbee's office, intending to scare him. "Like Real Gone," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; While visiting her father's top-secret government plant, Veronica gets a mild dose of radiation that causes her to become temporarily invisible. Archie Giant Series Magazines ad. "Big Shot" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "The Siren"; Jughead spills a liquid he made in chemistry class on his hamburger and the reaction with the hamburger and pickle juice turns it into a potion; He accidentally spills it on Miss Grundy's hair. "Snowbound"; Archie gets stuck in a deep snow drift; Everyone tries to take advantage of the situation instead of helping him get out. "Concerned!" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Haste Space"; Archie and Jughead convince each other that Dilton is a space alien in disguise. "Child's Play," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Archie and Jughead build a snowman that looks like Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Weatherbee changes it to look like Miss Grundy, who then changes it to look like Prof. Flutesnoot. "The Passion Potion," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Professor Flutesnoot invents a potion that makes Archie irresistible to Betty and Veronica, at least until it is washed off. 84 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

(Scarce) Walt Disney's Babes in Toyland (Golden Pictures Story Book); Annette Funicello photo cover. Cover price $0.50.

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A gigantic duckling toddler with strength to match, well-meaning Huey creates slapstick havoc wherever he goes. A chilly Papa asks Huey to gather some firewood, but he should have been more specific. Katnip activates a robot to catch Herman and the mice, but cats aren't great at computer programming. The Magic Stick; The Downstairs People; The Play Pen; The Long Climb; Save Our Town; Herman and Katnip: The Rockin Robot. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vintage men's interest magazine filled with erotic adult fiction stories, jokes and humor, adult themed comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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First 12-cent cover price. Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Alien Feud on Earth," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Two aliens come to Earth to fight a duel over a girl, and they don't care who gets in the way.Strange Laws humor/non-fiction page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Man Who Played Batman," script by Arnold Drake, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Batman secretly joins a training ground started by the Joker, whose express purpose is to defeat the Batman! "People Are People!" public service announcement, art by Don Cameron. "Bat-Mite Meets Bat-Girl," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Bat-Girl gets seriously jealous when Robin tells her that there is another lady in his life, so Bat-Mite offers to help Bat-Girl get the man she loves. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

The Baum Bugle: A Journal of Oz (1962) Volume 6 #1 is published three times annually by The International Wizard of Oz Club.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.