Comic books July 1961

July 1961, Volume 5, Issue 7. Published by Robert E. Petersen. This issue highlights: Winner Miss 'Teen 1961. Return of Tommy Cole (former Disney Mouseketeer). Big 'Teen in Hawaii section. 84 pages; mostly black and white; partial slick/newsprint paper stock. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Powers of Perry White!", script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; After being infected by an alien plant, Perry White gains super powers and goes after Superman. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. 1st appearance of Brainiac 5, Phantom Girl, Triplicate Girl, Bouncing Boy, Sun Boy, and Shrinking Violet in "The Unknown Supergirl!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Superman is ready to announce Supergirl's existence to the world, but she mysteriously loses her powers at the last minute; 6th Legion of Super-Heroes appearance. Batman and Robin ad. Superman ad. Secret Origins ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Witch of Smallville, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Al Plastino; A witch terrorizes Smallville. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Bizarro, Private Detective--Tales of the Bizarro World, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Criminal makes pretty things on Bizarro World. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Come Back, Cynthia!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Lafcadio Lee," art by Ogden Whitney); "The Invisible Menace!" (script by Derek Rutherford, art by John Rosenberger); and "The Immortal Ancient!" Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled Jerry Lewis story, script and pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Graham Place; Jerry goes to Hawaii in search of a pineapple sundae. Lola half-pager by Mort Drucker. Gifts From Your Elders public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Teen Age half-pager by Mort Drucker. Untitled Jerry Lewis story, script and pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Graham Place. Navy Jibes humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Bobby half-pager by Mort Drucker. . Untitled Jerry Lewis story, script and pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Graham Place. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Victor Gorelick. Cover art by John Rosenberger. "The Tiger Genie," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Rosenberger; Gang leader Rance unleashes a genie to defeat the Fly. "The Lady and The Monster," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Rosenberger; After actress Kim Brand notes that the aliens in her debut picture are imaginary, the Fly takes her to see a real inhabitant of Saturn; Professor Jahke's robot has all the powers and characteristics of a Saturnian. "The Augean Cattle" The Trials of Hercules text story. The Jaguar house ad. "The Villain From the Future," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Rosenberger; A murderer from 2261 travels 300 years back in time to collect two million dollars from a 1958 bank robbery; The Fly returns him to his own time with the help of insects in the future. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

Edited by Julius Schwartz. Cover by Gil Kane. Stories by Gardner Fox, Gil Kane, Joe Giella, and Carmine Infantino. Tales of the Old West starring such characters as Johnny Thunder and Super-Chief. Colorful Western Names article by Julius Schwartz, art by Morris Waldinger and Tommy Nicolosi. Clyde Beatty & Cole Bros. 3-Ring Circus ad with Superman, art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Ad for G. I. Combat and The Haunted Tank, art by Russ Heath. Ad for Justice League of America #5, art by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs. Ads for Flash #121 and Mystery in Space #68, art by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. 2nd appearance of Dr. Droom (1st Marvel Age Super-Hero) in The World Below!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Dr. Droom defeats an attempt by Atlantis to conquer the surface world. I Led the Strange Search for Manoo!, script by Larry Lieber, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A college student aids an alien policeman hunt down an alien criminal hiding on earth, or is it the other way around? The Comic text story. Rocky's Last Ride, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Chisler Rocky gets a deal thats too good to be true, when a customer just "gives" him his car. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1961. Science Fiction stories by Murray Leinster, Gordon Dickson, Dan Morgan, and G. Peyton Wertenbaker (classic reprint "Coming of the Ice"). Virgil Finlay (3) and West (2) illustrations. Cover by Albert Nuetzell. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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July 1961. Stories: "The Fisherman" (conclusion) by Clifford D. Simak, "A Spaceship Named McGuire" by Randall Garrett, "Tinker's Dam" by Joseph Tinker, "The First One" by Herbert D. Kastle, and "The Hunch" by Christopher Anvil. Science fact feature, "Hell's Own Problem" by Harry B. Porter. Cover by Thomas. Illustrations by Schoenherr, Douglas, and van Dongen. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 178 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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WALTER LANTZ' ANDY PANDY (DELL) #54 5-7/61 15c Issue features Andy Pandy in "The Soaring Suite," The Hair-Brained Heir," "The Invisible Bandit," and "Friendly Foes." Issue also has Chilly Willy in "Sweeper-Keeper" and a one-page text story "Letter Perfect." Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation on last page states that the average number of monthly subscribers to the comic is 313,945. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. Stories by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards and unknown. Art by Harry Lucey, Samm Schwartz, Joe Edwards, Marty Epp and Terry Szenics. After Archie admires a tie that Midge knitted for Moose, both Veronica and Betty decide to knit Archie a tie in "Knit Wits"! Plus: Moose is pitching badly in baseball practice in the 1-pager "A Pitch In Time"; Jughead tries to do a fancy dive into the Lodge pool in the 1-pager "Game of Chance"; when Reggie is selected MVP of the school team, the girls stop fighting over Archie and start fighting for the right to go to the prom with Reggie in "Who's Got What?"; Li'l Jinx in the 1-pager "In Color" by Joe Edwards; Archie trains for a boxing match against Reggie in "The K.O. Kid"; and Archie tries to get some eggs home from the store without dropping them in "SSsh!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob White. Sight for Sore Eyes starring Archie Andrews, Miss Grundy, Mr. Weatherbee, and Jughead Jones. Glamor Gal starring Betty, Archie, and Jughead. Fit For a Queen. Ad for Archie Giant Series Magazine #11. Too Close for Comfort; Betty and Veronica get caught up in the fad for "Slim Jims," very skinny pants. Life is Cheap starring Betty, Veronica, and Archie. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Bob White. "If Teen-Agers Formed a Union," art by Orlando Busino; Archie looks at what would happen if teens formed a union, including changes to the union charter and motto, new school benefits, and new dating rights. "Volume 1: Aa," art by Orlando Busino; Includes entries on aardvarks, adaptation, air, airplanes, Alexander the Great, Alfred the Great, Archie the Great, and apes. "Campaign Pictures Sometimes Lie," art by Joe Edwards; A look at high school campaign photos and the truth behind them. "Monsters from Outer Space," art by Orlando Busino; A look at various monsters including the Six-Legged Venutians, female Saturnians, and the Brainy Kids of Jupiter. "The Discovery of Doughnuts!", art by Bob White; Mr. Weatherbee recounts the story of how hole-seller Laslo Sforz created doughnuts by wrapping an Italian breadstick around one of his holes. Ads for Betty and Veronica Spectacular, Archie Annual. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by George Wildman and others. Funny-animal superhero Atomic Mouse fights to keep Mouseville safe from the likes of Count Gatto. Atomic Mouse is summoned when the owner of a cork factory decides to switch to plastics and put everyone out of a job. Atomic Mouse helps a sea monster become a productive citizen and get a job at the carnival. Count Gatto launches his latest scheme when Atomic Mouse sets out to shine every shoe in town for charity. Just in the Cork of Time; Charlton Comics Monster Contest; Pirate Invasion; The Displaced Sea Monster; When You Can't Go West; Sneaky the Snake; Shoe-Shine Mouse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Baby Huey stars in: "Baby Huey and His First Haircut"; "Showoffs"; "Some Baby"; and untitled 1-pager. Also in this issue: Untitled Buzzy 2-pager; Herman and Katnip in "Around the World"; 1-page text story "Manuel"; and 1-page text story "Pedi-Greedy"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Gene Barry. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Jerry Robinson. Based on the Gene Barry TV Western (1959-61), which was inspired in turn by the real Bat Masterson, the derby-wearing, sword-cane-carrying sheriff of Dodge City. Bat clashes with a powerful, ruthless boom-town land baron. Bat brings famous fighter Battler Ben to Sioux Forks for an exhibition match to attract more voters on Election Day, but someone wants to make sure he never arrives. Mountain man "Grizzly" Jones asks Softspoken Smith to take care of his pet bear Goliath while he's ailing. Art by Jerry Robinson, co-creator of Robin and the Joker for another "Bat" title. Plus a historic look at Bodie, California. Boom Town Boss; "Softspoken" Smith: Man Enough; Outlaw's Error; The Gloves of Battler Ben; Roaring Towns of the Old West: Bodie, California. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Featuring: 7 page Beep Beep the Road Runner story "The Bored Beepers"; 7 page Beep Beep the Road Runner story "Troop Tactics"; 5 page Beep Beep the Road Runner story "The Slick-Type Trick"; 6 page Beep Beep the Road Runner story "The Overweight Bait." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.