Comic books January 1962

Harvey's flagship title featuring the adventures of Richie Rich, the richest kid in the world. Richie and his friends decide to capture the notorious jewel thief known as The Catman when he inevitably shows up at the Rich estate. The staff of the Rich mansion is tasked with looking after Richie while his parents are away, and that's too much of a good thing, in Richie's opinion. Little Dot tells her friends about joining her Uncle Piltdown on an expedition to the "Lost Plateau" of dinosaurs, but they're not sure they believe her. Mystery of the Catman; Little Lotta; Little Dot; Extra-Special Care; Little Dot: Uncle Piltdown; Duck's Suit; Brownie's Honor; Little Lotta: Sure Cure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $500.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4438238006

Cover photo of Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. Stories and art by Warren Tufts, Eric Freiwald; Robert Schaefer, and Nat Edson. Rifle-toting rancher Lucas McCain helps keep order in the Old West, based on the popular TV Western. Lucas's old flame Nell returns, now tragically married to wanted outlaw Dan Dorne. A little girl escapes from a wagon train and is taken in by the McCains, who discover that her "father" is not who he appears to be. Plus the true-life Western tale of Charley Parker, who drove a stagecoach for 30 years before anyone ever discovered that Charley was a woman. Winter's Harvest; A Stranger Comes to North Fork; The Winner; Proof of Guilt; The Young Runaway; Getting Started; Runaway from Somewhere. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

First 12c cover-priced issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. Written by Jack Miller. Art by Alex Toth. Can Rip Hunter save an island that's destined for destruction? Find out in the 3-part tale by Jack Miller and Alex Toth: "The Secret of the Ancient Seer"; "Chapter 2: The Doomed City"; and "Chapter 3: The Menace of the Meteorite"! Plus: 1-page text piece "Victory Without a Fight"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

January 1962 issue. The Feature, We Suggest, a Special Announcement, The Collector's Corner, The Abominable Snowman Part II, all by G.B. Love. Letters to the Editor from Bernie Bubnis Jr., Rusty Clapsaddle, Edward Sheehy and a long one from Buddy Saunders stating, among other things, that he currently has 1,2000 comics in his collection, the oldest being from 1951. Includes small buying and selling ads by Buddy Saunders, who would go on to open the Lone Star Comics retail chain as well as Mycomicshop.com. Roll Call listing new members. Along with G.B. Love, the original eight charter members of the club, as listed in this issue, were Bernie Bubnis, Rusty Clapsaddle, Charles Donthitt, Buddy Saunders, Paul Seydor, Edward Sheehy, Jerry Snipes, and Richard Weingroff. At the suggestion of Buddy Saunders, Editor Love began the practice in the early issues of listing new members as they joined. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 7, Issue 1 - January, 1962. Vintage men's interest magazine that features articles, exposes, humorous stories and a fair amount of nude pin-up photographs. This issue features articles by Robert Bloch, Alfred Bester, Irwin Spector, and short fiction stories "A Time Called Paris" by Richard B. Johnson, and "Sylvie was a Vana" by Alain Doremieux and Damon Knight. 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

Men's interest humor digest loaded with jokes, cartoons and nude pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. - MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Fine $41.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $120.00 View scans

Vol. 1 #1 - January, 1962. Cover photo by Paul Wagner. Short-lived men's interest magazine that features erotic short fiction stories, articles and nude pin-up pictorials. This issue includes short fiction story, "The Interview", written by Madeline Smith and illustrated by fetish artist pioneer, Gene Bilbrew, models include; Mary Sabatier, Vee Ferrari, Hope Hathaway, and Rita Grable. 8"x10.5", 58 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.00.

Volume 5, Issue 4 - January, 1962. Sherry Davis photo cover. Vintage men's interest magazine with articles, erotic short fiction stories, humorous adult comic strips, and tasteful nude/non-nude cheesecake pin-up pictorials. Short fiction stories by Julian Brown, Samuel Meldorf, Ted Mark, and Harry Gregory, Humor by Mort Goldberg, Hank Gross, and Norman Hoifield. 8" x 10.5", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Good $6.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Sophia Loren photo cover. Adaptations of movies with movie stills and gossip articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

First 12c cover priced issue. Stories by unknown. Art by Bernard Sachs, Arthur Peddy, Werner Roth, Sy Barry? and unknown. Shy girl Trudy learns a bitter lesson in love when she meets Greg, who romances her then coldly leaves her in "It's Only You"! Plus: Linda meets her old boyfriend Ben in Paris and soon wonders if they can rekindle their romance, even though it was she who originally broke them up in "Better Late!"; Carol wants to escape her life of poverty but her rival Elaine keeps telling her secret to the men Carol likes in "Too Much to Hope For"; and Verna thinks she has a chance for revenge when she meets Will, the man who jilted her years ago but doesn't recognize her now in "Stranger to Love"! Also: Romance in Fashion filler. And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Fine $105.00 View scans

Add to cart Fine $69.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 20, Issue 3 - January, 1962. 8" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 28, Issue 6. The magazine of sex science, founded in 1933 by Hugo Gernsback. 5" x 8", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Issue 491, 1962 - "Terror Loch" by Wilfred McNeilly. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7", 64 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Very Good $3.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner's first attempt at a movie magazine, featuring top editorial talent and profiles and interviews of stars of the era. PC/PB&W Cover price $1.00.

Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner's first attempt at a movie magazine, featuring top editorial talent and profiles and interviews of stars of the era. PC/PB&W Cover price $0.50.

Volume 18, Issue 4 - January 1962 Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 2, issue 3 - January 1962. Men's interest magazine featuring adventure and action stories, true life stories, and pictorials. Cover by Mark Schneider. Cover stories include "The Man Who Was a Harem Stud!", "Torture Castle!" and "I Stole a White Slave in Honduras!" 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations and photos) MATURE READERS Cover price $0.35.

The World's Only Space-Movie Magazine. This issue: The Man Who Made Metropolis - Space Movie of the Century; They Fought Horror Beyond the Stars; Who Were the Missile Monsters of Space? Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - January, 1962. Vintage men's interest magazine with a focus on the the playboy lifestyle of the time. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 46 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Spooky - unlike his cousin, Casper the Friendly Ghost - loves to scare people, but his kindly ghost girlfriend Poil disapproves. A mouse uses a magnifying glass to make his getaway. Spooky finds a new way to boo while blowing bubbles with a pipe. Spooky; The Ghostly Trio; Nightmare; Wendy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Vol. 16 #4 - January 29, 1962. Various articles and images related to sports. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W and color. Cover price $0.25.

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.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Volcano of Monsters featuring War That Time Forgot with the Flying Franks, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Flippers of Doom, script by Hank Chapman, art by Jack Abel. Attack and Conquer WWII Battle Story of the 8th Air Fighter Group, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. Stragglers Never Come Back, script by Hank Chapman, art by Jack Abel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"The Robot Who Lost Its Head!"; "Lost--100,000 Years!"; and "Second-Best Spaceman!" (art by Carmine Infantino). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. The first astronauts on the Moon find the remains of the unknown men who have been there before them. A Russian agent accepts a mission to destroy a US base on the Moon, and brings his deadly attack space-dogs with him. Kandor, in this case, is not a microscopic city, but a turbaned fortune-teller whose grim visions of future tragedies seem to be coming true. The Moon Men!; Mine Dog; Ghost Car; Karsikovs Pets; The Strange Visions of Kandor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. Little Cathy's kitten grows at an astonishing rate, and soon it's toppling police cars and devouring livestock. A scientist goes in search of the mythical Emperor Spider. The first astronaut to break light-speed encounters a mysterious, beautiful woman he believes to be the "goddess of speed." Cathy's Cat!; The Specimen; Speedy; Mythical Monsters; Sea Salvage; The Voice of Venus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $95.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Last 10-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Thing Hunts for Me!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An old man in a boarding house tells a woman that is being hunted by a shape-shifting alien; He dies of a heart attack and the woman is relieved, since she is the alien and will not have to kill him. "The Flying Saucer That Was" text story. "The Man Who Shrunk the World!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man from the future travels back to the 1960s to conquer the world with a shrinking gas; When he tests the gas on himself he becomes too small to release the antidote and shrinks to nothingness. "Somewhere Sits a Lama," art by Don Heck; A villager sneaks into a nearby monastery to find the secret of eternal life; He finds the secret, but in order to live forever he must stay motionless in one room until someone comes to take his place. "Inside the Flying Saucer!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An audience watches a film of an alien invasion. 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 Thing Hunts for Me!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An old man in a boarding house tells a woman that is being hunted by a shape-shifting alien; He dies of a heart attack and the woman is relieved, since she is the alien and will not have to kill him. "The Flying Saucer That Was" text story. "The Man Who Shrunk the World!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man from the future travels back to the 1960s to conquer the world with a shrinking gas; When he tests the gas on himself he becomes too small to release the antidote and shrinks to nothingness. "Somewhere Sits a Lama," art by Don Heck; A villager sneaks into a nearby monastery to find the secret of eternal life; He finds the secret, but in order to live forever he must stay motionless in one room until someone comes to take his place. "Inside the Flying Saucer!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An audience watches a film of an alien invasion. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: And the Mysterious Secrets!, Nanty Minerva's Adventure with Santa Claus, Confusing Santa, Foot Trouble, and Christmas Eve Battle. Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Sugar and Spike Christmas Cards by Mayer. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Superboy Revenge Squad," art by George Papp; Superboy hypnotizes himself to believe he is ordinary to fool the Superboy Revenge Squad; Pete Ross pretends to be Superboy and has Clark inadvertently performing super tricks. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Giant Superman Annual ad. The Secret of the Happy Pig! public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman. Shorty humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Boy of Steel's Super-Initiation!", art by George Papp; When Clark Kent fails the cruel initiation tests of a high school fraternity, he pledges as Superboy to teach the frat leader a well-deserved lesson. Ad for Action Comics, Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, and Adventure Comics. Full page ad for Batman Annual #2, on sale Nov. 16th, 1962. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $38.50 View scans

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $23.50 View scan

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $23.50 View scan Cover and first wrap detached at one staple. Water spotting.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $20.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

First 12-cent cover-price. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The One Minute of Doom!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; All the surviving beings of Krypton observe a moment of silence to remember the destruction of Krypton. The Duel Over Superman!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lana and Lois try to force Superman to choose one of them by fighting a duel. When the World Forgot Superman!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Wayne Boring; The whole world has forgotten about Superman because of Mxyzptlk's magic. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. When Superman Abandoned Lois Lane!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Superman tries to teach Lois not to be so reckless with the help of Krypto and Aquaman, but it doesn't work. House ad for Superman Annual #4. Superman's Secret Family! (Part I), script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Using a super-telescope, Lois sees Superman fly to a distant planet where he appears to be hiding a mermaid wife and son. Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. The Robot Paradise! (Part II), script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois and Superman learn the truth about the super-family -- defective Superman robot X-3 built a robot mermaid wife and son on the faraway planet because he wanted a life like Superman's. House ad for Batman Annual #2. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.00

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Jimmy the Soda Jerk!, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; to bust an ex-con, Jimmy gets a job as a soda jerk. Jimmy Olsen's Super-Birthday!, art by John Forte. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Boy Witch Doctor, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Jimmy becomes a Witch Doctor while visiting natives on an island. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $30.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. In this issue: Bachelor's Paradise - A Dream Trip for $300; The Nude Hitchcock Can't Scare; and Schulberg/Hentoff/Roskolenko. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $0.50.

Begin 12 cent. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $42.00 View scans 1.5" Spine split from bottom. Heavy water damage with staple rust/migration. Interior pen markings. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Add to cart FR 1.0 $40.00 or Best Offer View scan 1.5" Spine split from bottom. 1" Lateral spine tear. Interior cover taped. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Last 10-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. "The Death of Monstrollo," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A movie producer's next film is a sci-fi picture featuring a giant robotic monster; Bad press convinces him to abandon the project but just as he's about to disassemble the robot, an alien invasion fleet lands; He sends the robot lumbering towards them and they ineffectively fire their nerve weapons at it. "The Heat's On," art by Don Heck; When a young boy builds a fan to help his family get through a heat wave it brings down the flying saucer that caused the heat. "The Unseen," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A scientist is contacted by a communist agent who offers him a million dollars for research into an invisibility ray; The man's greed makes him accept treason and he succeeds, but he finds that after testing the ray upon himself, he has become intangible as well and has no way of turning on the switch of the antidote ray. "The Hidden Face," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An alien bigot attempts to preach hate by hiding his face under a hood; When he assaults one of the people he is defaming he flees the police to escape capture. "The Enchanted Paint," art by Paul Reinman; 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. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.