Comic books July 1963

Vol. 7, No. 1. July 1963. 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 Sheldon Moldoff. "The Amazing Confession of Perry White," art by Al Plastino; To protect Perry White from criminals who are trying to kill him, Superman pretends to be Perry, but things get complicated when Lois learns his "secret identity" and publishes the story, and when Perry gets impatient and starts to pretend that he's Superman. Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman ad. "The Day Super-Horse Went Wild!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; After Supergirl and Comet save Lori Lemaris and Jerro from Vostar, an Atlantean criminal scientist, he plots revenge by telepathically commanding Comet to go on a destructive spree through time and space. 36 Pages, Full Color.

NOTE: "This is Part 4 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302." – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

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Vol. 7, No. 7. July 1963. Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult humor comics and nude pin up girls. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Part I: The Doom of the Super-Heroes!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; The Legion confronts a masked raider looting Metropolis, who turns out to be deadly, killing several of the Legionnaires. Part II: Last Stand of the Legion!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; Superboy figures out Mask Man's identity and returns him to the 5th Dimension, restoring to life all the Legionnaires. When Krypto Was Superboy's Master!, script by George Kashdan, art by George Papp; Superboy and Krypto exchange minds. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"I'll Find Another World!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Zev Zimmer," art by Ogden Whitney); "Courage Out of the Past!"; and "The Lion's Share!" (script by Curt Carpenter, art by Paul Reinman). Cover price $0.12.

Written by unknown. Art and Cover by Bob Oksner. Jerry stars in a 3-part untitled tale! Plus: Kid Stuff untitled 1-pager by Mort Drucker. And: Inside Hollywood 1-page article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. The latest menace to Mouseville is "Deep-Sleep Cheese," which lulls hapless mice into defenseless slumber. The cats set up a phony department store in Mouseville, and when Mitzi tries to warn Mighty Mouse, they trick him into flying into the furnace. Detective "Hugh Dunnit" tries to figure out why paper is being stolen. Keys of Knowledge; The Unknown Terror; Hugh Dunnit: The Stolen Paper Caper; Department Store Danger; The Hunting Season; The Missing Motorcycle; Lightning Raid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Edited by Victor Gorelick. Cover by John Rosenberger. Stories by Robert Bernstein and John Rosenberger. Archie Comics amiable and agile super-hero The Fly battles an assortment of nefarious villains, including the Spider and "Big Joe" Saxton. Black Hood Teaches Karate. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Auction Item: Coverless View scans Auction opens January 4 INCOMPLETE. Ad page missing, does not interrupt art or story.	Add to cart CGC 9.0 $38,475 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Top edge label strip is coming loose. Label #0065054003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 5.0 $3,650.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0159468002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 1.5 $1,398.00 View scans CGC Qualified Paper: Off white Staples Replaced. Label #4362493001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Dr. Octopus in Spider-Man Versus Doctor Octopus, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; When an experiment goes wrong, Otto Octavius gains control of his robotic arms and decides to take over an atomic facility, but Spider-Man stops him. Spider-Man pin-up page by Ditko. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 140. First issue with a letters column (including a letter by MyComicShop president Buddy Saunders!). 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. First appearance of Dr. Octopus in "Doctor Octopus." Script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko. Human Torch (of the Fantastic Four) guest appearance. Spider-Man pin-up page by Ditko. Ditko cover. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 140. First issue with a letters column (including a letter by mycomicshop.com president Buddy Saunders!).

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July 1963. Cover by John Schoenherr. Science Fact: "The Big Fuel Feud" by Harry B. Porter. Serial: "The Ethical Engineer" by Harry Harrison. Novelette: "A Knyght Ther Was" by Robert F. Young. Plus many more stories. 96 Pages B&W Color Cover Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Samm Schwartz. Stories by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards, George Gladir and unknown. Art by Harry Lucey, Joe Edwards, Bill Vigoda, Bob White and unknown. In a story mostly told in narrative captions, Archie gets a chance to redeem himself in Mr. Lodge's eyes when he notices a fire in the Lodge mansion in "The House That Lodge Built"! Plus: Li'l Jinx in the 1-pager "Stop, Book and Listen!" by Joe Edwards; two-panel gags with Archie and the gang in the 1-pager "Double-Takes"; on their latest report cards, Archie and Veronica have better grades in Latin but worse in math in "Card Caper!"; Reggie can beat anyone at finger-wrestling except Moose in "Muscle Tussle"; Miss Grundy explains that mankind is a relative latecomer in the history of the world in the 1-pager "It's Later Than You Think"; Archie and Veronica play a charades game in "Oodles of Charoodles"; and when Archie wants to convince the girls to give him the lead part in the school play, he asks Jughead to be his agent in "The Hard Sell"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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"Pursuit of Happiness"; Veronica is chased by boys; Betty explains to Jughead that Veronica will let the boy catch her when it's the right one. "Vocal Yokel"; Betty proves that Veronica's voice teacher is only interested in rich students. Betty and Veronica Summer Fun ad. "Runner Up," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica twists a comment by Betty into an insult of Archie; Archie goes to talk to Betty, but Betty decides to play hard to get. Article on the career of English singer Frankie Vaughn. "Forget Me Not!" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script by Joe Edwards. "Directions, Please," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Betty tries the "old-fashioned girl" approach by baking cookies to get Archie; Veronica goes for the sexy dress and perfume method. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

July 1963. Publication of the Arizona Highway Department featuring stories and art with Western themes. In this issue: history of Arizona Highways magazine; Havasupai; delivering mail to Supai. 9-in. x 12-in.; part color, part black and white; 48 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.50.

Men's interest digest with comics, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - July, 1963. Early "underground" art film fan magazine that focused on fringe adult cinema themed around topics such as sex, murder, revenge, relationships, horror, race, and counter-culture. This issue features an article on Akira Kurosawa during the production of his then latest film, "Yojimbo", and includes an expose on Marcello Mastroianni. 8" x 11", 58 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Super-strong toddler Baby Huey inflicts slapstick mayhem on everyone around him, especially his long-suffering Papa. Huey wants ice cream, and one way or another he's going to get it. Katnip's worst nightmare occurs when Herman the mouse seems to gain superpowers and becomes Super Herman. The Time Clock; Buzzy the Funny Crow; Aint it Ducky?; The Ice Cream Touch; Bobbit Rabbit; Cousin Louie; Herman and Katnip: Super Herman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sam Glanzman and Luis Dominguez. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Luis Dominguez, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics from Charlton highlighting American conflicts of the 20th century, from World War I to Vietnam. A soldier in Korea tries to live up to the legacy of his war-hero father, in a story with art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. A tough GI is befriended by a French waif named Jean. Three GIs on a remote Pacific island during WWII are slowly becoming unhinged by the jungle climate. Hard Nose; Jungle Rot; Desert Danger; Combat Exhaustion; Like Father Like Son. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera. Featuring: 12 page Blackhawk story "The Super-Blackhawks of the Secret Dimension" (vs the Mind-Master) written by Dave Wood and drawn by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera; 11 page Blackhawk story "The Riddle of the Four Clues" drawn by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bob Schulz. Features story by Vincente Surran. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Anthology type comic with spooky and mystery stories hosted by famous classic horror film actor Boris Karloff. This issue features "Something from the Past," The Menace of the Missing Mummy," "Lo! The Mighty Hunter" and "Burn, Witch, Burn." Issue also has one- page text feature "The Incredible Thinking Machines" and one-page strips. No story/art credits given. Back cover is pinup of front cover illustration. On cover: 10053-307, July. Cover price $0.12.

Strange Sports Stories. Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Man Who Drove through Time," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sid Greene; It was 1896 when William Slade challenged his automobile against Mr. Edwards' horse and buggy, but when William made his vehicle go faster than normal, he found himself transported into the year 1964! "Duel of the Star Champions," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Eric Marr is a star athlete of planet Earth about to compete in the Planethalon, an intergalactic version of the Olympics; His ship crash lands on a strange world where alien scientist Okkan Dol uses his machine to sap Eric's "will to win", so that Okkan can use it to win the championship for his people. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.