Comic books August 1959

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7-Up Sam Vol. 04 (1959) "The Big E in Merchandising Means Extra Displays" is an in-house promotional comic published by 7-Up. Featuring comic strip advertising art by Vic Herman, the creator of the 7 Up Sam institutional promotional campaign for 7 Up. Learn how banners and signs can help your 7-Up sales. This issue also features the story "Sign Language Sells More 7-Up." 8 pages, fullcolor, 7-in x 10-in.

Volume 3, Issue 2 - August 1959. 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 Stan Kaye. 1st appearance of Bizarro Lois Lane (cover & story) in "The Bride of Bizarro!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Bizarro keeps the real Superman from revealing to Lois that she has been proposed to by Bizarro's duplicate, whom he calls New Bizarro, with a kryptonite meteorite, but Lois realizes New Bizarro is not the true Man of Steel; The New Bizarro doesn't give up easily, and the duplicates fight each other. "The Abominable Snowman!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill vs. The Abominable Snowman. Half-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. "Supergirl Visits the 21st Century!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl takes her first flight across the time-barrier from 1959 into the future, about a hundred years hence; She secretly observes a brilliant young orphan named Tommy on an asteroid orphanage. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 8 - 1950s men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, humor and nude pin up girls. This issue: Pat Wiles on the cover, Candid London Lass, The Off-Stage Shenanigans of Strippers, Paris Strips at El Rancho Vegas, Nightclub Hostesses Boom in Japan, Shirley Hauser, Corinne Amsterdam, Gia Rossi and more. 66 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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August 1959. Cover by John Leone. Men's adventure magazine with stories, articles, pictorials, and humor. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Great Superboy Doublecross, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela; Dad Kent hires a private detective to discover Superboy's secret identity. Have Arrow--Will Travel! starring Green Arrow, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Lee Elias; Speedy takes up odd-jobs to raise money for a sailboat; Some crooks try to take advantage of Speedy but he catches onto their scheme. The Great Ocean Election! starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains "Vendetta!" by James Rossi, "Four Guns Came to Madelia" by William Douglas, "Challenge of the Ghost Wolf" by Al Bercovici, "Day of the Blood Red Snow" by Robert R. Millner, "Incredible Saga of Kiss and Kill Island" by Neil O'Toole, " Cassidy Can Kill!" by Don Stewart and "Last of the Lancers" by James Finnegan. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Ogden Whitney. The Thing Called Jeremy!, script by Richard E. Hughes [as Shane O'Shea], art by Paul Reinman; Phineas Trimble builds an android that he passes off as his adult son, but they argue after the android falls in love with a girl and Trimble accidentally destroys his creation. They'll Never Believe Me!, script by Richard E. Hughes, art by John Forte. The Pipes of Pan, script by Richard E. Hughes [as Bob Standish], art by John Buscema. Dark Journey, script by Richard E. Hughes [as Thomas R. Drew], art by Paul Reinman. The Plant that Remembered!, script by Richard E. Hughes [as Jonathan Burns], art by Al Wenzel; Roger Dennis steals a golden idol from a tribe in the Amazon jungle, but the reach of vengeance follows him home and eventually forces him to confess. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Written by Cal Howard and unknown. Art by Owen Fitzgerald and unknown. Bob Hope, America's favorite funnyman, plays royalty in an untitled 3-part story by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Jack of All Trades half-pager. 32 pages, full color. 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. Everyone thinks Professor Loco is crazy when he claims to have found the legendary Sargasso Sea, but Sinister Sam and his cronies believe him. Rudy Rooster finds out about sunlight and magnifying glasses the hard way. Dinky; The Secret of Sargasso; The Bear Facts; Dinky: Lifeguard Rudy; Silly Sidney: Hustle for Muscle; Little Roquefort: Mercy for Percy; Heckle and Jeckle; Gandy Goose; Dimwit. Final issue published by Pines; Dell picked up the series with Adventures of Mighty Mouse (1955-1980 Pines/Dell/Gold Key) #144B. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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This series is titled "Adventures of the Fly" from issue 1 to issue 30. Edited by John Goldwater. Cover by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Stories by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, George Tuska, and Bill Draut. Archie Comics amiable and agile super-hero The Fly battles an assortment of nefarious villains, including arch foe Spider Spry. Includes origin story. Includes an adventure starring The Shield as well. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tank Killer in "T.N.T. Broom," "Space For a Hero" (art by Russ Heath?), and "Bench For a Frogman!" Edited by Robert Kanigher. Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolisi, Bob Haney, Russ Heath, and Mike Esposito. 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.

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Cover by George Klein. Art by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon and Bob Powell. Tales of heartbreak and love from Prize. Lisa's professor is secretly her brother-in-law, but everyone on campus thinks they're dating; Commercial artist Moira uses Richard's feelings for her to get ahead at work; Charlie seeks pro basketball fame to marry Laurie, but she just wants an ordinary joe. Featuring stories with art by comics legends Jack Kirby, Joe Simon and Bob Powell, and a cover with possible art by Simon. Professor's Pet; Picture of Love; Exercise and Diet; Love for a Lifetime; There Goes My Heart; Letters by Delphine; A Perfect Man. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken in "The Ghost Ship Shake-Up!" and "Thoughts Aplenty!" Chillie Willy in "Junior Janboree!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Harry Lucey, Joe Edwards and unknown. Reggie spoils Moose's surprise party by telling Moose that he's seen Midge with Archie in "Double Trouble Cross!" Plus: Archie and Jughead keep causing Mr. Lodge to have accidents around the pool in "Pool Sharks"; Betty and Veronica in the half-pager "Li'l Bit of Knowledge"; Jughead in the 1-pager "Fancy Finance"; Archie in the half-pager "Two Bees or Lots of Bees!"; Reggie in the half-pager "Snakes Alive!"; Li'l Jinx in the 1-pager "The Price Is Right!" by Joe Edwards; Reggie lends Archie five dollars on the condition that Archie won't ask Veronica out until he's repaid the loan in "Bound to Agree"; and Archie forgets that he has a date with Veronica, even though she specifically tells him not to forget, in "Memory Lame"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "School Daze," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; With the end of term impending, Betty and Veronica go around the school browbeating the other students into not thinking it's a good thing as a favor to Miss Grundy. "Elvis Presley" Betty Presents the Star of the Month; Short biography of singer Elvis Presley. "A Pat Hand," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica thinks Reggie is double-jointed. "Subject to Failing," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The good news is that Veronica didn't fail Algebra. "Sheep Skinned," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Jughead and the other boys accuse the girls of being "sheep" because they always start wearing the latest fashions, whether or not the boys find those new fashions appealing. "Designing Woman," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; When Betty shows off the dress she made herself, and it turns out to be a duplicate of the dress Veronica just bought from Paris, Veronica decides to make sure that Betty never wears that dress. "Third-Class Male"; Jughead gets a little revenge for having to stand in a postal line behind two gossiping women. "All Cracked Up," script and art by Joe Edwards (as Joe Harold); Jenkins has an appointment to keep. "One Big Pane," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica attempt to convince Archie that an empty window frame actually contains a pane of glass. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

August 1959. Publication of the Arizona Highway Department featuring stories and art with Western themes. In this issue: Glen Canyon bridge; Zuni jewelry; Supailand; and more. 9-in. x 12-in.; part color, part black and white; 40 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.40.

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Mis-numbered Vol. 64 # 6 on contents page! August 1959 - Volume 63, Issue 6 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Murray Leinster, A. Bertram Chandler, George Whitley, Randall Garrett, Anne Walker, and Theodore L. Thomas. Illustrations by Freas, Bernklau, Martinez, Summers, and van Dongen. Cover by Freas. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by George Wildman and others. An ordinary cartoon cat is given superpowers by atomic rays and becomes a superhero. Atom offers to help Cuckoo Cat with rodeo events to impress Cuckoo's girlfriend. Atom uses his powers to improve his fishing. A uranium prospector wants to capture the atomic-powered Atom the Cat. Rodeo Riot; Fish Is His Dish; Lazy Chicken Bones; Why Do It the Hard Way?; A Dig in Time; Tillie Mouse: My Hero; Nut Hatched; The Prospector. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories by unknown. Art by Marty Taras and unknown. Baby Huey stars in: "The Ugh-ly Duckling"; "Something's Fishy"; "Gorilla Boy" with pencils by Marty Taras; and untitled 1-pager. Also in this issue: Untitled Buzzy 2-pager with pencils by Taras; Herman and Katnip in "The Price Is Right" with pencils by Taras; 1-page text story "The Rule of the Jungle"; and 1-page text story "Appreciation"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Secret Life of Bat-Hound," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; After Ace is brought to permanently live at Wayne Manor by John Wilker, Bat-Hound goes into action with Batwoman to save the Caped Crusaders trapped in a cave-in. Half-page Crime Punishment! story. Tips on Summer Fun! public service announcement with Peter Porkchops, art by Rube Grossman. "The Last Days of Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Carter Nichols sends the Dynamic Duo back to ancient Venice to gather evidence in a case, but only Batman returns, while Robin is shifted to Gotham City a few days into the future, where he discovers a new criminal will kill Batman. Half-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. "King Batman the First," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; While chasing down a wanted criminal, the Dynamic Duo are transported to another planet where Batman becomes king, albeit temporarily, as his being an alien causes him to be imprisoned. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Find 'Em--Chase 'Em--Blast 'Em" (pencils by Jack Kirby), "T"The Trapped Patrol," "Bataan" (art by Joe Sinnott), "Back to Bataan" (art by Sinnott), "Ring of Steel" (pencils by Kirby), and a two-page text story, "The Outcasts." Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pete Morisi. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Rocke Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Joe Gill. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero of the Old West. A homesteader is hassled by owlhoots, but luckily Billy the Kid happened to be stopping by. A little old lady seeks Billy's help in ridding her town of an outlaw gang. Plus a comics biography of Buffalo Bill Cody. And some great vintage ads for early Hasbro art toys, including the original Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head (bring your own potatoes)! The Scared Squatter; The Reformer; Mud-in-the-Face; Buffalo Bill Cody; El Jefe, The Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Hart. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Ernie Hart. In the Old West, Black Fury and his herd of wild horses roam the prairie, and resist human efforts to tame them. Most of the stories in this issue feature really nice horse artwork by Ernie Hart. To save one of the herd's colts trapped by a landslide, Black Fury must get help from a nearby farmboy. A vengeful rancher vows to chase Black Fury down after he makes off with a mare. A kindly but impoverished farmer protects an injured Black Fury from renegade Apaches. Trapped; Code of the Desert; Survival; The Trap; Seven Notches; Trail of the Apache. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Cuidera. Three stories! "The Secret Blackhawk" - Criminals have the Blackhawks trapped, so it's time to call in the secret eighth Blackhawk, Rob. Rob is the Robot Blackhawk and he easily frees the Blackhawks. But when Rob pursues the gang leader, he runs through some high voltage lines that knock him out, allowing the gang leader to reprogram him and take control of him. Plus: "The Last Days of Stanislaus" - While in pursuit of Captain Magnet, Stanislaus' plane is brought down by an onslaught of magnetic rockets. After being rushed to the hospital, the doctor reports to Blackhawk that Stan has suffered a fatal brain injury and has six months to live. The Hawks try to keep it secret, but when Stan finds out he decides to fly a one-man mission against Captain Magnet. And: "Killer Shark's Underseas Armada" - Killer Shark returns with the ability to control the creatures of the ocean. He plans the destruction of a luxury cruise ship if a ransom isn't paid, so the Blackhawks decide to take the cruise to protect the ship. Also: 1-page text story "Silent Warning"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 10, Issue 4 - August 1959. Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, celebrities, war, and glamour girls. 4-in. x 6-in., 100 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

A racy pageant of peppy cartoons, girls, and giggles. 98 pgs, B&W. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2". Cover price $0.35.

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Bugs Bunny in "Bamboozling the Bool Bandits" and "The Rockin' Rabbit." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "The Perfect Trap," and Tweety and Sylvester in "The Schemer and the Dreamer." No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by Charles Schulz. A collection of comic strips featuring Charlie Brown and the whole Peanuts Gang, oh, and Snoopy is here too. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 120 pages, B&W.