Comic books December 1961

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill Fracchio, Tony Tallarico, Sam Glanzman and Joe Gill. A tough-guy detective with a robotic right hand, Sarge Steel is a Cold War hero like they don't make any more. Lin Ying brings news of Ivan Chung, "half Tong and half Russian saboteur," causing Sarge to flash back on how he lost his hand. An attack by Chung's forces during Vietnam War results in Steel getting a new steel hand. But in the present, Steel and Lin Ying are captured by Chung, who plans to dump them at sea as soon as he learns where Lin hid her father's pearls. Plus a history of the OSS, America's WWII intelligence office. File #101: The Case of the Pearls of Death; The OSS in WWII; The Spark; The Road to Freedom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 7, Issue 6 - December, 1961. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Vol. 17 #50 - Dec. 1961. 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 John Rackham 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.

Last 10-cent cover price. Cover by Russ Heath. "A Bottleful of Sea Devils!", script by Bob Haney, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devils are helping the Navy test a device that stops motors underwater when it it stolen by Mr. Neptune. "Sea Devils Battle Diary," art by Russ Heath. "Star of the Sea!", script by Bob Haney, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devil's pet seal, Pappy, saves them repeatedly during his first trip to the ocean. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Lloyd Bridges photo cover. Canyon Danger, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning; Mike uses an experimental device to search for historical artifacts in the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Marked Men text story. Swamp Boy, art by Sparky Moore; a crook posing as a photographer hires a local boy to guide him through the swamp. Davey Jones's Ledger, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning. Legends of the Sea text story, art by Manning. Kellogg's Corn Flakes ad with Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, and Pixie and Dixie. Based on the classic television series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 28, Issue 5. The magazine of sex science, founded in 1933 by Hugo Gernsback. 5" x 8", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 2nd Silver Age Atom appearance in "The Dooms from Beyond!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When Dr. Gordon Doolin is preparing to look for funding to build a hospital in a third world country, he learns that he's really the heir to the Heath fortune; In spite of the fact that there is a family curse, Doolin legally changes his name back to Heath to collect the fortune before the deadline; Taking up residence in his grandfather's old home, Doolin apparently becomes a target of the ancient curse; Ray Palmer gets involved because Jean is the lawyer in charge of executing the will; As the Atom, Ray manages to protect Doolin from the various apparent curses comprised of the various elements. 2-page text feature with autobiographies of Fox, Kane, and Anderson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Leo Morey. Stories and art by Bill Majeski, Dee Caruso and Bill Levine. Sometimes listed as Vol. 2 No. 4. 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. A parody of the TV show Candid Camera. A Sick look at airplane hijackings (then a new-ish phenomenon) and prison reform. A parody of King Kong. Candid Camera Conscious; Sick, Sick World; The Warden: A Monologue for Sick Comics; Sick Monologue; Sick History; Movie Review; Jack Paar's Know-It-Alls; Sick Biography: The Legend of King Kong; Sickiatry; Sick Newsreel; How to Hijack an Airplane. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Pat Masulli and Sal Gentile. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. A showcase for popular Western heroes. When a boy sees Wolf Cabot and his gang heading toward town, he goes to warn the Gunmaster. Ex-con Cal Lace rides back into town with revenge on his mind, just when Wyatt Earp is nursing an injured gun arm. Boys share tales of legendary outlaw Bo Rivers, but Annie Oakley knows the truth. Gunmaster: Outlaw Guns; Annie Oakley: Beauty Parade; A Knight of the Old West; Wyatt Earp: Return of the Badman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Future astronauts encounter space-knights who hail from warring castle-planets whose inhabitants have medieval dress and speech and futuristic technology. A comics history of astronaut Alan Shepard's first flight into space, based on the book First American into Space by Robert Silverberg. The Crusader's Sword; First In Flight; A-Okay. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A last-minute warning gives Earth time to prepare for invasion by the Plant Men of Venus. A witch repays a knight's gesture of kindness. A "space sickness" causes humanity to abandon space exploration, leaving them unprepared when aliens invade. The Deciding Factor; Witchs Way; Grass of Destruction; Hail the Conquering Hero. 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. With young Chester's help, Poil creates a statue of Spooky that is so realistic that it even scares the clouds. Spooky; The Ghostly Trio; Nightmare; Wendy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, Issue 6 - December 1961. Men's interest magazine focused on tales of daring and hunter's prowess. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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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.

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December, 1961. Vol. 7 No. 9. Men's magazine containing suggestive pin-ups, cartoons and articles. Betty Page photo (1). 5.5-in. x 7.25-in., 100 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

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"Fishing Hole in the Sky!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino?); "The Jigsaw Weapon World!"; and the Atomic Knights in "War in Washington!" (art by Murphy Anderson). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Sacrifice!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; An astronaut sent to Mars encounters a telepathic plant that destroyed all life on Mars and forces him to take it to Earth; The man kills himself by blowing up the spaceship and stranding the plant in space. "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Coming of the Giants," art by Paul Reinman; Alien giants menace New York, but retreat at token resistance; The people find a projector and decide that the aliens' giant size was an illusion. "The Mask of Morgumm!", art by Don Heck; A baby-faced criminal gets an ugly mask to disguise himself and intimidate people; When he removes the mask he finds that it has made his face just as ugly as the mask and so easily recognizable. "The Warning!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man frantically tries to convince people in a park that he saw a statue move; When he is unsuccessful he is satisfied, since now he knows that his alien people's plan to infiltrate Earth with soldiers disguised as statues will work. 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 Sacrifice!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; An astronaut sent to Mars encounters a telepathic plant that destroyed all life on Mars and forces him to take it to Earth; The man kills himself by blowing up the spaceship and stranding the plant in space. "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Coming of the Giants," art by Paul Reinman; Alien giants menace New York, but retreat at token resistance; The people find a projector and decide that the aliens' giant size was an illusion. "The Mask of Morgumm!", art by Don Heck; A baby-faced criminal gets an ugly mask to disguise himself and intimidate people; When he removes the mask he finds that it has made his face just as ugly as the mask and so easily recognizable. "The Warning!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man frantically tries to convince people in a park that he saw a statue move; When he is unsuccessful he is satisfied, since now he knows that his alien people's plan to infiltrate Earth with soldiers disguised as statues will work. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover by Jack Abel. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Jack Abel. Military drama focusing on the undersea vessels of WWII and the Cold War. During the Cold War, US and Soviet subs collide, literally and otherwise, in a story that references real-life European protests against US military installations in the 1960s. US sailors on a "good will" mission to a foreign land confront anti-American sentiment, in a story that contains the line, "No one does that to our flag, Commie!" Two sailors are left behind when their vessel submerges underneath them, so they swim for the shore of a nearby island. Two-Way Sabotage; The Good Will Cruise; Navy News; Some Must Die. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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First 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Great Super-Hunt!" starring Superboy, Professor Lewis Lang, and Bert Grant, art by Al Plastino; Bert Grant wants to prove he's the world's greatest hunter by daring Superboy to find him before he blows up Smallville. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Homer humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!" starring Superboy and Chameleon Boy, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; Chameleon Boy helps Superboy hide his secret identity from Lana. People are People! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Lou Cameron. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Jimmy Olsen Marries Supergirl!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Supergirl's origin retold. People Are People! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Lou Cameron. Jimmy Olsen's Two Brides!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Doomed Reporter!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy tries to thwart a an escape plan by convicts from a train. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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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 price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Insect Man," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A soldier is placed underground in a capsule to test the effects of isolation; He is attacked by a telepathic insect. "Mystery Pupil" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Beware... the Ticking Clocks!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A king is beset by an assassin in the king's clockroom whereupon the assassin is magiked into yet another figurine upon the king's favorite timepiece. "Something Lurks in the Fog!", art by Don Heck; An unrepentant con-man is scared straight when he strays onto a forbidden road and enters a world between life and death. "Long Live the King!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A greedy prince marries a dowager queen; He tries to use her sleepwalking to cause her death, but the portrait of her husband calls out to warn her, and ghostly hands push the prince to his death. 36 pages, 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 Insect Man," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A soldier is placed underground in a capsule to test the effects of isolation; He is attacked by a telepathic insect. "Mystery Pupil" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Beware... the Ticking Clocks!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A king is beset by an assassin in the king's clockroom whereupon the assassin is magiked into yet another figurine upon the king's favorite timepiece. "Something Lurks in the Fog!", art by Don Heck; An unrepentant con-man is scared straight when he strays onto a forbidden road and enters a world between life and death. "Long Live the King!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A greedy prince marries a dowager queen; He tries to use her sleepwalking to cause her death, but the portrait of her husband calls out to warn her, and ghostly hands push the prince to his death. 36 pgs., full color.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Look Out!! Here Come the...Four-Armed Men!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An explorer learns of an invasion of four-armed aliens. The Weatherman, art by Joe Maneely. He Walked Through Walls!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A stranger performs feats of magic, and offers anything that people might want if they sign a contract. Run, Rocky, Run!, art by Bob Forgione; A criminal on the run plans to stow-away on the experimental rocket he reads about, but finds out too late that is an advanced miniature rocket that cannot carry a pilot. Dream World, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man repeatedly dreams that his bed is levitating, and cant tell if hes dreaming or not. 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. Look Out!! Here Come the...Four-Armed Men!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An explorer learns of an invasion of four-armed aliens. The Weatherman, art by Joe Maneely. He Walked Through Walls!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A stranger performs feats of magic, and offers anything that people might want if they sign a contract. Run, Rocky, Run!, art by Bob Forgione; A criminal on the run plans to stow-away on the experimental rocket he reads about, but finds out too late that is an advanced miniature rocket that cannot carry a pilot. Dream World, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man repeatedly dreams that his bed is levitating, and cant tell if hes dreaming or not. 36 pgs., full color.

Volume 1 -Issue 2, December,1961. Men's interest magazine featuring articles, stories, and female pinups. "The Male Prostitute In America," "Rape of Warsaw." 8.5 in. x 11 in. 82 pages. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Pat Masulli. 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 gets a job haunting a carnival funhouse, but the other monsters don't want anyone new. Maxie and Timmy become the unwilling subjects of Wilma's latest spell experiments. Atomic Mouse has some advice for a young mouse. The Apprentice; Atomic Mouse: There Are Ways and Ways!; Atomic Bunny; Society for Sense; A Magenta Mask, Fat-Away and Other Things. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Vintage men's interest magazine that focuses heavily on the bachelor lifestyle with tons of articles that explore sexual health, erotic short fiction stories, adult humor comic strips, product reviews, and nude pin-up photography. - 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, Color/B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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December 21, 1961 issue. A total of 13 pages by Reed Crandall in this issue. Excellent Crandall art (6 pages) for "This is Communism," Chapter 4 in a series on the communist threat to our liberty. Plus "The Gift of the Major," a 7-page story of the Revolutionary War also illustrated by Crandall. Painted cover. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 31, Issue 1 - December 1961. Formerly New Detective Magazine. Adventure articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.