Comic books July 1958

Volume 4, Issue 4 - Vintage men's interest entertainment magazine that Contains adult themed comics, articles, racy short fiction stories, and tasteful nude pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Origin and first appearance of Brainiac, and the first mention of the shrunken city of Kandor in "The Super-Duel in Space," script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet; Superman gets inside Brainiacs ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. Untitled Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Traffic Cop of 2058, A.D." starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. "Safari From Space," art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill vs. Xov. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 7 - 1950s men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, humor and nude pin up girls. 66 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Impostor from the Year 2958, script by Bill Finger, art by John Sikela; A criminal from the 30th Century comes to Smallville to get Cobalt to build a cobalt bomb, and disguises himself as a local resident and Superboy has to figure out which one. House ad for Showcase #15 starring Space Ranger. The Green Arrows of the World, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Jack Kirby and Roz Kirby; "Counterfeit" Carson attempts to crash a party by the Green Arrows of the world to get his revenge. The Guinea Pig of the Sea starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 3. July 1958. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. This issue features a story by Edward Carr. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 76 pages. B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Ogden Whitney and Harry Lazarus. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Are You A Litter-Bug? public service announcement starring Little Pete, script by Jack Schiff, art by Henry Boltinoff. Invisible Ink part 1 of 3; Jerry invents invisible ink that attracts interest from Ipsonian spies. Bullseye Billy half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Advertisement from Palisades Amusement Park. Invisible Ink part 2 of 3; Jerry goes to the Patent Office with his invisible ink. Ad for Strange Adventures #93 and Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman #1. Tips to Teens lesson in table manners. Invisible Ink part 3 of 3; Jerry invents a high explosive. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Title includes "CBS Television Presents" to tie in with the 1950s TV show Mighty Mouse Playhouse. Clint Clobber is ready to join the volunteer fire department, but is the VFD ready for Clint Clobber? Heckle and Jeckle aren't sure how to respond when Dimwit inherits a European dukedom. Gandy Goose; Stiff Opposition; The Old Timers; Heckle and Jeckle: The Witch's Clock; Heckle and Jeckle: The Duke of Kennel-Biscuit; Terry Bears; Clint Clobber: Fireman Clobber; Little Roquefort; Dinky; Percy Puss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolisi, Bob Haney, Jerry Grandenetti, Bob Haney, Joe Kubert, and Irwin Hasen. 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.

Edited by Julius Schwartz. Cover by Gil Kane and Bernard Sachs. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella, John Broome, Howard Sherman, Gil Kane, and Frank Giacoia. Tales of the Old West starring such characters as the Trigger Twins, Foley of the Fighting 5th, and Johnny Thunder. Indian Medicine Men of the Puget Sound article by Julius Schwartz, art by Morris Waldinger and Tommy Nicolosi. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Walter Lantz' Andy Panda. Cover by John Carey. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Pete Alvarado, John Carey and Fred Abranz. Featuring the tales "Washtub Whalers" and "The Masked Gaucho," plus three untitled 1-page stories! Starring Andy Panda, Charlie Chicken, Captain Squid, Professor Purely and Santos the gaucho! Also: Chilly Willy in "Rigged-Up Rescue"! Starring Chilly Willy and Bully Bear! And: Homer Pigeon in the 1-page text story "Reel Fishing"! Starring Homer Pigeon, Carrie Pigeon and Red Cardinal! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry Lucey & Terry Szenics. Stories by Frank Doyle, Tom Moore and unknown. Art by Harry Lucey & Terry Szenics, Samm Schwartz, Tom Moore, Dan DeCarlo & Rudy Lapick and unknown. Archie returns from a trip to the South, sporting a Southern wardrobe, a Southern accent, and courtly Southern manners that the girls all swoon over in "Southern Exposure!" Plus: Jughead eats twelve rubber hot dogs Reggie brought to a party as a gag in "Man Bites Dog!"; there's a prize being offered to the student who's most helpful to the teachers in "Award To the Wise"; in a fishing competition, Archie uses heavy fishing equipment, while Reggie uses scuba gear to dive in after the fish in "Reel Anglers"; Archie asks us to guess the "stones" associated with different jobs in the activity page "Stone Query"; Archie taking up boxing in the 1-pager "Punch Lines"; and after Veronica says she admires men with poise, Reggie and Betty try to break up her and Archie by causing Archie to have a lot of accidents in "Poise Will Be Poise"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry Lucey. "Party Favors," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Angry that the others have left her out of the plans for Archie's surprise party, Betty makes Archie think everyone but her has forgotten the date so she and Archie will celebrate alone. "Archie On The Brain," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica lectures Betty for only wanting to talk about Archie. "Birth of a Notion," script by Sy Reit, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The boys play catch with a doll, and fool the horrified girls into thinking they're tossing around a baby. "Corpse De Ballet," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica gets suckered into trying to teach Mr. Weatherbee's niece how to dance, so she gets the idea of suckering Betty into taking over for her. "Slightly Historical," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; After Fred refuses to let Archie use his car, he daydreams about how the same situation might have applied to various historical figures. "Weary Warbler," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica browbeats Archie into dating Betty all week so she'll be too exhausted to win a singing competition, clearing the way for Veronica to win. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.12.

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 10, Issue 1 - July, 1958. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.50 View scans Handwriting indentations on front cover, Cover wrap is 30% detached from spine. Water damage: Slight.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $3.20 View scans Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

July 1958 - Volume 61, Issue 5 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Hal Clement ("Close to Critical" conclusion), Jack Vance, Ralph Williams, and Christopher Anvil. Illustrations by Freas, Schoenherr, and van Dongen. Short review of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged." Cover by Freas. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by Sid Check and Tony Tallarico. War comics from Charlton highlighting American conflicts of the 20th century, from World War I to Vietnam. Kilroy wants to join the Rangers when they attempt to take back the French Riviera from the Nazis in 1944. A year before America enters the war, Capt. Wallace secretly skirmishes with Luftwaffe fighters over the English Channel. An injured Marine has a chance to destroy an enemy compound, but he may have to sacrifice his own life to do it. Pre-Dawn Assault; Spitfire Ace; Find the Strength for Your Life; Hold; The General Told Them "Nuts!"; Salvo! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Thundering Waters" and "Trading for Trouble." Yellow Hair back-up story, "The Outcast." Painted cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Articles and comics. L.B. Cole and Dik Browne art. Cover price $0.35.

Masulli-Mastroserio cover. In order of appearance: "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, The Exile"; "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, Strange Pardners"; "Horses in Action" art by Maurice Whitman; "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, The Messenger"; "Running Gold!" art by Angelo Torres and Al Williamson; and "Rocky Lane's Black Jack, The Horse Hunter" art by Rocco A. "Rocke" Mastroserio. "Just a Just Judge" illustrated text story. Indicia states: "ROCKY LANE'S BLACK JACK". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 2. Elmer Batters production with Batters photographing the cover and most of the interior. Vintage men's interest magazine focused heavily on nylon hosiery fetish with tasteful nude and non-nude pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W/partial color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera. Featuring: 8 page Blackhawk story "The Secret of the Glass Fort" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; 8 page Blackhawk story "Hendrickson, King for a Day" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; 2 page reprint story "Pike's Peak Gold Rush" written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Irwin Hasen & Bob Lander; 8 page Blackhawk story "The Man Who Collected Blackhawks" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, Issue 1 - July 1958. Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, celebrities, war, and glamour girls. 4-in. x 6-in., 72 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Irv Novick. "Threat of the Ice King," script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert; In their travels across the icy peaks, Jon and his mute companion gain the attention of the wicked Ice King; Jon also must complete the fourth Task of Thor, which his minstrel vaguely writes, is to "awaken a sleeping rose." Knights' Helmets article by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi; A short feature about three different types of helmets. Robin Hood of the Highlands article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry; A short account of the life of Scot William Wallace. "The Double Decoy," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick; Sir Oswald sends the young apprentice Brian to capture the Silent Knight, a seemingly impossible task since Brian and the Knight are one and the same; But then, to Brian's shock, he really does find the Silent Knight and he is brought back to Greystone to be hanged at dawn. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Dickie Jones. Stories by Paul S. Newman. Art by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Peppe. The adventures of a young frontiersman, based on the 1955-1956 television series of the same name. Bob Burton is targeted by the mysterious Black Ghost, but someone on his ranch is behind it all. The Buffalo Hunter tries to safeguard a sacred white buffalo from white hunters. Bill stages a fake reception to convince Penelope that her dad, the town "dump rat," is a millionaire. Plus one-pagers on Diamond City and the buffalo. The Black Ghost; The Buffalo Hunter: The Medicine Buffalo; All That Glitters; The Calico Kid; Famous Mines: Diamond City; Using the Buffalo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Betty Sears. Featuring some comic content. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.