Comic books April 1964

April 1964, Volume 8, Issue 4. Published by Robert E. Petersen. "Young America's Beauty, Fashion, & Entertainment Magazine." This issue's highlights: "How Little Girl's Grow Up In Hollywood", "Haircut Heaven". 86 pages; mostly black and white; slick paper stock. Cover price $0.35.

Selling, Advertising and Merchandising with 7-Up, Vol. 9 No. 4 "Get Real Sales Action Inside With 7-Up Signs Outside" (April 1964). This comic book was produced for the 7-Up Bottling Co. as a marketing and training tool for employees. Featuring comic strip advertising art by Vic Herman, the creator of the 7 Up Sam institutional promotional campaign for 7 Up.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "Superman, King of Earth!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Curt Swan; Red Kryptonite once again splits Clark and Superman into two people, and Superman is an egotistical bully who demands to be elected king of the world, threatening the United Nations with his super-powers. Hawkman ad. "The Day Super-Horse Became Human!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; On Valentines' Day, Comet watches as Supergirl is showered with affection, and he wishes that he could also express his feelings for her; He appeals to Circe to make him human. Bob Hope is featured in a one-page public service announcement, "The Golden Rule." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Vol. 8, No. 4. April 1964. 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 Sheldon Moldoff. Part I: The Legion's Suicide Squad!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; Isolationist planet Throon builds a citadel to keep others away and uses a ray to disable all passing spaceships. Part II: The Charge of the Substitute Heroes!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes; The next two teams of Legionnaires also fail, but the Subs are able to put an end to the menace of Throon. Superboy's Best Friend, script by Robert Bernstein, art by George Papp; Freddy Shaw becomes Clark Kent's best friend and is let in on his secret identity as Superboy. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art possibly by Mort Drucker. The Golden Rule public service announcement starring Bob Hope, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. Introducing Harvard Harvard III; Bob meets a talking dog and then a professor with a duplicating machine. Introducing Harvard Harvard III-part 2. Introducing Harvard Harvard III-part 3. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

Johnny Cloud in "Blind Eagle--Hungry Hawk!" Written by Robert Kanigher. Art by Irv Novick. Cover by Joe Kubert. Johnny is troubled by an old indian prophecy that he would be a blind eagle attacked by a hungry hawk. Military Insignias for the 7th Infantry Regiment, 13th Infantry Regiment, 25th Armored Infantry Battalion and 59th Infantry Regiment and brief histories, art by Morris Waldinger, and Tom Nicolisi. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby. Turning Point, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Betty's brother has gotten himself into trouble with gambling debts and Betty is forced to help in Doc Ock's plot to break Blackie Gaxton out of prison to keep her sibling alive; Spider-Man interrupts the escape and Blackie shoots Bennett during the conflict; Gaxton is captured but Doc Ock gets away; Peter tries to comfort Betty over the loss of her brother. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 148. House ads for Avengers #4 and Daredevil #1. Letter to the editor from comics artist Ken Landgraf. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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April 1964 - Cover by Harvey Woolhiser Stories by Murray Leinster and others - 96 Pages B&W Color Cover Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Samm Schwartz. Stories by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards and unknown. Art by Harry Lucey, Joe Edwards, Terry Szenics and unknown. Veronica's pearl necklace breaks in the school hall, and one by one, the teachers slip on the lost pearls and are taken out of commission in "Pearl Divers"! Plus: Mr. Weatherbee tells Moose to think of him as a father in the half-pager "Unexpected Sit-Uation"; Jughead stops Souphead from playing the drum in the half-pager "Beat Nix"; Li'l Jinx in the 1-pager "Now 'Ear This" by Joe Edwards; the gang goes to a ski resort, where Archie causes major damage at the lodge, and almost causes even more damage to himself on the slopes in "Ski Bums"; and Reggie has to carry Archie to the Chok'lit Shoppe after losing a bet in "Winner Take All"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Bob White. "The Taxpayer's Daughter," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica demands an opportunity to buy her own desk for Miss Grundy's class. Betty pinup, Veronica pinup, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Star Gazers," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica get Jughead to try to impress a girl. "Comparison Value," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica follows Archie and Betty on their date. "Changing Times" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Little Miss Nobody," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica warns the neighborhood girls that Betty has a lot of frat pins. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. American soldiers face the brutality of war in conflicts across the globe. When Lt. Walker sees Axis troops using guerrilla tactics in the jungle, he turns the tables on them. Sgt. Wallach's division must make a dangerous landing in the fog-shrouded reefs of the Aleutians. Released from the stockade after D-Day, Pfc. Janssen makes his own contribution to the invasion. Death Walked at Night; Death in the Fog; Siegfried Line; The Unwilling Warrior; On This Point; Red Ball Hotshot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Warren Kremer. Untitled story; Huey uses all the tools in Papa's workshop to sharpen one pencil. 1964 calendar. "Baby Huey and His Cousin Quacko"; When Huey's friends hear that his Cousin Quacko is coming from Australia to visit, they put a duck mask on a gorilla and tell Huey that they have found his cousin. Untitled Buzzy the Funny Crow story; Buzzy takes Katnip to initiate him into a tribe of Indian crows. "Clothes Make the Duck"; Papa figures out that the phony cousin is really an escaped zoo gorilla. "Reducing"; Huey accidentally makes Mama think that she has gained too much weight and must diet at once. Fun facts about turtles and tortoises. "On the Job"; Herman convinces Katnip to try painting and wallpapering. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

#10113-404 on cover. Spark Plug gets the jump on the other horses in The Great Flatlands Steeplechase! Featuring: 7 page Barney Google and Snuffy Smith story "Hop, Skip and a Chump" drawn by Fred Fredericks and Ray Orsin; 5 page Barney Google and Snuffy Smith story "Sticky Situation" drawn by Fred Fredericks and Ray Orsin; 6 page Barney Google and Snuffy Smith story "Hopping Mad" drawn by Fred Fredericks and Ray Orsin; 5 page Barney Google and Snuffy Smith story "Teeth for Two" drawn by Fred Fredericks and Ray Orsin; 9 page Barney Google and Snuffy Smith story "A Fright to the Finish" drawn by Fred Fredericks and Ray Orsin; 1 page Keys of Knowledge filler "Wild Animals of North America No. 9" (on inside front cover); 1 page Keys of Knowledge filler "Domestic Animals No. 4" (on inside back cover). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Volume 7, Issue 3 - April 1964. Men's adventure magazine with a focus on military and war articles, fitness, and pin-up photos. 8.5 in. x 11 in. 66 pages. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

The Beatles Book (also known as Beatles Monthly) was a long-running fanzine produced by Beat Publications that was dedicated to the legacy of the incredible pop-culture phenomenon known as The Beatles. First published in August 1963, the magazine ran until production stopped with the 77th issue published in December,1969. It was revived in May, 1976, reprinting the first 77 issues with a few pages of added content. Beat Publications then continued producing new issues in October, 1982 until the publication ultimately ceased production with issue #321 printed in January, 2003. 6" x 8", 46 pages, B&W.

Vintage men's interest magazine with a focus on racy adult short fiction stories, sports and war articles, adult themed comic strips, and tasteful pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 66 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera. Featuring: 17 page Blackhawk story "The Vengeance of the Element Man" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; 7 page Blackhawk story "The Return of the Tom Thumb Blackhawk" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera. Cover price $0.12.

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Number/Month on cover: 10036-404, April. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover with back cover a pinup of the front cover photo. This issue features "The Sportsman" in which Little Joe tries to prevent a battle between Indians and a visiting hunter and "Lost in the Snow" in which a woman lost in the snow leads the Cartwrights into mystery and trouble. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Windwagon" and a one-page text feature "You Ride the Chisolm Trail." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

April 1964. Classic magazine for boys featuring articles, fiction, activities, and a few pages of comics: Tracy Twins (by Dik Browne), Scouts in Action, Space Conquerors, Tono, and more. Half-page Savage Arms (rifle) ad (Neal Adams art?). Oversize magazine; part color, part black and white; 76 pages. Cover price $0.25.