Comic books December 1959

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7-Up Sam Vol. 04 (1959) "Now's the Time For Parties By the Dozen" 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 that the holiday season is one of the biggest sales time for 7-Up. This issue also features the story "The Holiday Selling Season is Here." 8 pages, fullcolor, 7-in x 10-in.

Vol. 3, No. 4. December 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. "The Revenge of Luthor!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino; Exposure to Red Kryptonite seemingly causes Superman and Superboy to exist simultaneously. Luthor takes advantage by trapping Superboy and forcing Superman to choose between Lois and Lana. 2/3-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "The One-Ape Circus!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman; Congorilla is captured by Nell Saxon and forced to perform in her circus. "The Cave-Girl of Steel!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl visits the stone age so that she can practice using her powers openly. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 12 - 1950s men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, humor and nude pin up girls. This issue: Brit L'Etoile on the cover, Strip Audition, Patti Cake, Let's Bring Back Public Executions, The Girl Maker, Lorna Dineri, Sandra Edwards, Jean Nieto and more. 66 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Dec. 1959. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Prisoner of the Super-Heroes, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; The Legion returns to 20th Century to discredit Superboy and exile him from Earth. The Manhunt On Land!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon; The Shark and The Wizard escape from jail; The Shark decides to operate on land but Aquaman captures him anyway. The Underwater Archers! starring Green Arrow, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Lee Elias; this is part two of the Aquaman story. 36 pages, Full Color. NOTE: 2nd appearance of Legion of Super-Heroes. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Cal Howard. Art and Cover by Owen Fitzgerald. Bob Hope, America's favorite funnyman, gets experi-mental in an untitled 3-part story! Plus: A Bit of Disc and Data article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Paul S. Newman. Art by Dan Gormley. The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. First issue published by Dell; the last Pines issue was also numbered #144. Mighty Mouse joins the quest to find the legendary cheese vault of Limberger Lou - or is it all just a scam devised by Hep Cat? In another story, Shifty the cat destroys the dam to distract Mighty Mouse while his cats raid Mouseville. Heckle and Jeckle discover their new apartment is right over a bowling alley - and of course, this means war. The Mighty Model; The Cheese Map; Heckle and Jeckle: An Ill Wind; Double Trouble; Heckle and Jeckle: The Salesman; Heckle and Jeckle: The Bowling Alley; An Unlucky Friend; Fragile Glassware. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Mystery of the Magnetic Monsters." Rex and Professor John Rayburn journey to the planet Lamenor, where they inadvertently land on that world's moon. Rex battles a bunch of moon creatures. Also includes: "The Chimp-Champ of Baseball!" (starring Detective Chimp); "Canine Buckaroo!"; and "Combat Canines." Script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs. Cover by Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of the Big Boy is a promotional comic published by Big Boy Restaurants. Adventures of the big boy is fun for everyone this issue includes games, puzzles, and the stories Adeventure in Alaska!, Cheerio Stereo!, and Play Ball. This issue also includes a Big Boy Club news letter. 16 pages, full color, 7-in x 10-in. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Robert Kanigher. Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Hank Chapman, Russ Heath, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolisi, and Jack Abel. 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.

Cover by George Klein. Art by John Prentice, Joe Simon, and Paul Reinman. Tales of heartbreak and love from Prize. Lise has recurring dreams that her boyfriend will be stolen by a redhead; Secretary Kay falls for her handsome boss and wonders if she should quit to date him; Ann is secretly in love with her sister's fiance. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Young Love (1960/03-05) Vol. 3 #5. My Dream Rival!; Wanda Says; With Love - Your Secretary; Why Turn Back?; Our Man, Van; Delphine On Glamour; Woman Hurter. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 7 - December 1959. Cover by Hugh Hirtle. Vintage Men's magazine featuring pin-ups, adventure stories, and true crime articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - December, 1959. Art and Camera Magazine is a great tool for the amateur artist. It contains articles, exposes and product reviews that you can use to your advantage while exploring creativity in the world of fine arts. 8.5" x 11", 42 pages, B&W. Contains nudity and is recommended for mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Stories by Joe Harold and unknown. Art by Joe Harold, Samm Schwartz and unknown. Archie is convinced he'll have bad luck all day and misses all the good things going on around him in "Fortune's Fool"! Plus: Shrimpy in the half-pagers "Dirty Deal!" and "Take Me out to the Ball Game!" by Joe Harold; Moose comes to Mr. Weatherbee for advice but ends up confusing both of them in the half-pager "Wis-Dumb"; Archie is stumped by his math homework in the half-pager "A Risky Course"; Mr. Weatherbee thinks that Jughead has invented an explosive more powerful than the atom bomb and he arranges a meeting at the Pentagon in "T.N.T. Hee"; an accident caused by Archie forces Mr. Weatherbee to send the pants he's wearing to the cleaners just as the school board arrives for an inspection in "Desk Jockey's"; Moose has to come up with a sentence that has the word "dilemma" in it in "Pun My Word"; and Archie is constantly exercising in the hallway, driving his teachers crazy in "Muscle Bound!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Regular edition 25¢ cover price. American Edition 25¢ cover price. Archie's Christmas Stocking. Cover by Harry Lucey. "Slide Guide!", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Two young boys challenge the guys to prove they're not afraid to sled down a dangerous hill. "Stereo Phoney," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie buys Mr. Lodge a stereophonic demonstration record, but when Archie tests it out, Mr. Lodge thinks the sounds are real. "Do No Evil," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Archie and Reggie try to get revenge on the girls for calling them slobs. "Good Girl" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Come Onna My House," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Marty Epp; Betty and Veronica argue over whose house Archie will go to on Christmas morning. "Snow Mistake," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Marty Epp; When Veronica has a date with another boy, Reggie and Archie plot to sic Big Moose on him. "Stamp of Approval," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty becomes obsessed with collecting green stamps. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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35¢ cover price test market variant. American Edition 25¢ cover price. Archie's Christmas Stocking. Cover by Harry Lucey. "Slide Guide!", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Two young boys challenge the guys to prove they're not afraid to sled down a dangerous hill. "Stereo Phoney," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie buys Mr. Lodge a stereophonic demonstration record, but when Archie tests it out, Mr. Lodge thinks the sounds are real. "Do No Evil," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Archie and Reggie try to get revenge on the girls for calling them slobs. "Good Girl" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Come Onna My House," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Marty Epp; Betty and Veronica argue over whose house Archie will go to on Christmas morning. "Snow Mistake," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Marty Epp; When Veronica has a date with another boy, Reggie and Archie plot to sic Big Moose on him. "Stamp of Approval," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty becomes obsessed with collecting green stamps. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Cast Off," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica gives Betty all of her clothes so she can get her Daddy to but her new ones; Betty is happy to get them until everyone gives her negative comments about getting second-hand clothes. "Book Learning," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx goes to the library. "Milk 'n' Moo," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Moose describes to the class five items that contain milk. "First 'n' Last," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Reggie and Alice discuss kissing on the first date. "Passing Fancy," script by Sy Reit, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie is forced to break a date with Veronica in order to study with Betty for a make-up exam. "Will or Won't," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey (layouts); Veronica tells Archie that he needs to develop more will power so Betty tries to help him by encouraging him to kiss her. "Sour Gripes," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica shows off her new fur coat. "Late-ly Speaking," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Lodge realizes that it's 2AM and Archie is still in the house. "Veronica Presents the Recording Star of the Month, Pat Boone" article. "Parting Thrust," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica tells Archie she will be out of town all weekend but she is really avoiding him so she can date Chuck Simon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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CANADIAN EDITION - This issue's stories include: "Reason Treason", "The Great Jewel Robbery", "Crush and Palette", "Home Run", "Art for Art's Sake", "Where There's Life", "A Ballet-Full", "Tiger by the Tail", "You go to My Head", "Missile Madness", "Present-ly Yours!", "Eyes Right", "Tail of Whoa!", and "Kiss and Tell". 84 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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December 1959 - Volume 64, Issue 4 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Everett B. Cole ("The Best Made Plans" conclusion), Randall Garrett, George O. Smith, Christopher Anvil, and E.C. Tubb. Illustrations by Summers, van Dongen, and Bernklau. Article on good writing. Cover by van Dongen. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Final issue. Masulli-Wildman cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Atomic Bunny, The Big Fake Carrot" art by George Wildman; "Li'l Wise Guy" reprinted from Timmy the Timid Ghost (1956 1st Series) #18; "Atomic Bunny, Movie Debut", "Hoggy Pig, Small Claim", and "Atomic Bunny, Cousin Dumb Fox" art by George Wildman. "In The Dough" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Baby Huey stars in: "The Little Scarecrow"; "Dining Out"; "The New Toy"; and untitled 1-pager. Also in this issue: Untitled Buzzy 2-pager; Herman and Katnip in "Seeing in the Dark"; 1-page text story "The Amazing Mouse"; and 1-page text story "Silence Is Golden"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Interplanetary Batman," script by Bill Finger, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Batman and Robin spot an alien being in need of help, and by doing so, get captured and transported to a strange planet. The Atom Servant of Man public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. "The Million Dollar Puzzle," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The Caped Crusaders are hot on the trail of some auction items that were stolen, each of which are clues to the location of $1,000,000! One-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Batman Baby," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman is given a baby to protect from danger and learns the child belongs to the Prince and Princess of Morania; When the baby is kidnapped, Batman follows the kidnapper, saves the Royal family and the child. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Mine Was the Mission That Had To Fail!" (art by John Severin), "I Was the Man Overboard!" (art by Jack Davis), "I Flew in the Berlin Airlift!" (pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Al Williamson), "I Was a Recruit Under Fire," and "The Invincible Enemy!" (pencils by Jack Kirby), plus a two-page text story, "Cloak and Swagger" (illustration by Joe Maneely). Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 6 - September 1959. Men's magazine with a focus on military and war articles, fitness, and girls! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Charles Cuidera and Sheldon Moldoff. Three stories! "The Time Monsters" - The Evolution Ray turns a lizard into a dinosaur! Also featuring: "Lady Blackhawk's Rival" and "The Great Blackhawk Feud"! Plus: 1-page Pot-Shot Pete reprint story by Harvey Kurtzman, where Pot-Shot brags he can break anything, but gets thrown from a jeep! And: 1-page text article "Code of the Cricket"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 10, Issue 6 - December 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.

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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 "The Meek Sheik," and "Oil Foiled," and "The Big Bite." Issue also has one-page text feature "Spots and Splashes" and Tweety and Sylvester in "Tabs-Keeping Tabby." No story/art credits given. 36 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.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - Dec. 1959. Cover by Jack Davis. 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.