Comic books November 1958

Volume 3, Issue 11 - November, 1958. Vintage UK published men's interest digest that features tasteful (non-nude) pin-up photography with short blurbs about the models. 4.5" x 7.5", 64 pages, B&W.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper gets a lesson in the Prime Directive after he invisibly helps a young giraffe reach some high branches. In a three-part story, Casper intervenes when a witch decides to turn a black kitten into a bad-luck kitty. Plus Nightmare and Spooky stories. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Black Cat; Nightmare; Boo-Witching; Outwitching the Witch; The Lonely Tiger; Spooky: Taken for a Ride. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage men's interest magazine dedicated to War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with adult themed comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 4, Issue 6 - Men's interest magazine featuring articles on war, sports, hunting and history. Plus pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Wizard of Time" Chapter 1, script and Pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; When a group of men dressed as ancient Greek soldiers attempts to steal a plane, one is captured; The Challengers are brought in to investigate and find that the captured soldier only wishes to return to the "Island of the Wizard." "Do You Know the Legend of Superman?" ad. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Chapter II: The Men Who Rode Across the Sun," script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; Having split up, Ace and Rocky are looking for Tiko and his stolen technology in ancient Greece where they are accused by an oracle of being messengers of ill omen. "Lost -- A Free Education!" starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff art by Win Mortimer. "Chapter III: The Sorcerer's Sect," script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; In Egypt, Prof and Red destroy Tiko's stolen telescope, reunite with Rocky and Ace, and head to the 15th century to find Nostradamus and Tiko, but Tiko has already met the seer and gone. "Cosmic Time Bomb" text story. "Doctor Rocket" one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "Chapter IV: The Mechanical Judge," script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; The Challs find Tiko in the future, but all are arrested and submitted to the judgment of a machine, which dismisses all charges and sends them back to their own time (in one cube) for Tiko to face justice. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text, (with B&W Illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.35.

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Ben Hur, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Joe Orlando. (HRN 147, with 11/58 date). At the time of Jesus, young Judah Ben-Hur, son of a prince of Jerusalem, had wealth, family and power. In a day he was stripped of this by Messala, a Roman. Through years of toil as a galley slave, Ben-Hur thought of nothing by vengeance. Then one day his wish was granted. He met Mesalla in a chariot race. Cover price $0.15.

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Ben Hur, 5th Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Joe Orlando. (HRN 167). At the time of Jesus, young Judah Ben-Hur, son of a prince of Jerusalem, had wealth, family and power. In a day he was stripped of this by Messala, a Roman. Through years of toil as a galley slave, Ben-Hur thought of nothing by vengeance. Then one day his wish was granted. He met Mesalla in a chariot race. Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover art by William A. Walsh. "The Elf Mound," script by Hans Christian Andersen (adapted from his original story), art by William A. Walsh; The King of the Elves holds a feast for the Goblin King of Norway whose two sons are expected to each pick brides from among the seven daughters of the host; Each maiden displays her special talent but the boys fall asleep at the table; The Goblin King picks a bride for himself. "The Shepherd and the Sea" Aesop's Fables story, art by William A. Walsh; A shepherd buys a boat and goes to sea thinking such a life will be pleasant; His boat sinks in a storm and he returns to his flock realizing things are not always what they seem. "There was an Old Man in a Tree," script by Edward Lear, art by William A. Walsh; Limerick in which an old man is bored by a buzzing bee. Article about The Lobster, art by William A. Walsh. Color This Picture With Crayons page, art by William A. Walsh. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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The Elf Mound. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest romantic comics of the postwar era. Toby feels guilt over the one who got away; A woman seeks cosmetic surgery, back when that was still a new thing; Romance blooms in the bowling lanes. A Heart Bowled Over; The Inner Beauty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Graham Place. Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Graham Place, Owen Fitzgerald and Henry Boltinoff. Featuring three untitled A Date with Judy stories with art by Graham Place. Also in this issue: A Date with Judy 1-page text story "A Family Trait"; Tips to Teens 2-pager "Give and Take" with art by Owen Fitzgerald; untitled Varsity Vic 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff, reprinted from Superman (1939 1st Series) #87; and untitled Honey in Hollywood half-pager by Boltinoff, reprinted from Adventures of Bob Hope (1950) #6. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Al Wiseman. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Hank Ketcham. We're in the Army Now!, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. A Puppetale starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Time Will Tell text story. Joey, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman; Joey gets a pet dog. C'mon Kids...Let's Color! activity page. Junior Museum of Marin County starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Amazing Dr. Double X!" (1st appearance) starring Batman and Robin, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Dr. X develops a formula to create an energy duplicate of himself; Unfortunately his doppelganger is pure evil. Casey the Cop half-page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Modern Sorcerer" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Judson Ware. Warden Willis two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "The Midget Manhunter!" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Jones battles an unnamed criminal with a shrinking ray; Inspired by the science fiction movie, The Incredible Shrinking Man. Batman Word Hunt activity page, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Digest sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5" x 7", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 9 #44 - Nov. 1, 1958. Contents include Dan Dare, Cavendish Brown, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, The Shepherd King. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 9 #45 - Nov. 8, 1958. Contents include Dan Dare, Cavendish Brown, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, The Shepherd King. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 9 #46 - Nov. 15, 1958. Contents include Dan Dare, Cavendish Brown, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, The Shepherd King. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 9 #47 - Nov. 22, 1958. Contents include Dan Dare, Cavendish Brown, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, The Shepherd King. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 9 #48 - Nov. 29, 1958. Contents include Dan Dare, Cavendish Brown, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, The Shepherd King. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - November 1958. Men's adventure magazines focusing adventures stories and pictorials. This issue features "the Lonely Women of Lesbos Island!", "Japan's Baby Nude" and "I Stole a Slave Girl in Honduras" 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W with Blue. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 50 #5 - The Magazine for Men. In this issue: Unabridged: Truman Capote's new novelette Breakfast at Tiffany's; Washington's Most Powerful Reporter by Joe Kraft; A New God for the Space Age by Ben Hecht; Backstage with a Broadway Hit by Joshua Logan; The Crisis of Masculinity by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.; and The Beauties of Cognac - A Photographic Tour by Gjon Mili. Cover price $0.60.

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Nov 1958. Cover by Gabe Keith. Science fiction and fantasy stories by John Windham, Robert Bloch, John Boland, Robert F. Young, and Randall Garrett. Illustrations by Finlay, Schroeder, and Schoenherr. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 11 - Number 11, November 1958. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue we focus on the Chinese Secret of the Golden Flower! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Sid Check, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. After surviving multiple battles of World War II, even his fellow soldiers think Ike Gardner is a disturbingly hard case. A soldier accepts a suicide mission to cripple Hitler's "buzz bomb" rocket program. In another WWII story, soldiers try to take French territory where hedgerows make an effective cover for the enemy. The Hard Guy; Terror Underground; Help Me, Doc!!; The Spark; The Last Hedgerow!; Smitty and the Turk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Bronski gets stripped of his stripes just before Korea for a disciplinary action, but at heart he's still a Marine sergeant. In a story that reflects attitudes of its era, Asian-American Joe must prove himself in battle and even take enemy fire before he is accepted as a Marine. Capt. Canby and his special squad are called in when the top brass wants a vital enemy resupply bridge "snafued a little." Invisible Strips; Test at Tarawa!; The Bill Collector; The Monjo River Battle; K. P. Marine; One Night Stand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. A sailor in a life-raft is befriended by a seagull, who brings him fish until he is rescued. The USS Constitution fights a crucial sea battle with the British Navy during the War of 1812. A US spy during WWII must rendezvous with a submarine and escape the Bay of Japan under the noses of the Axis fleet. Plus a factual article that examines the US Navy's role in early spaceflight. The Constitution and the Guerriere; Cripples Convoy; The Sea Gull; The Navy Looks to Space; Mission: Cross the Sea of Japan; No Way Up! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Letter From Long Ago; Shiela receives a letter written five years ago, just before Bob left for Korea where he died. Fun With Pop public service announcement starring Janice and her dad. Plain Jane; Jane and Bill don't make much of an impression on each other at their first meeting; But when they bump into each other the next day, both feel fate must be at work. Castle For Corrine text story. The Boy From The City, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani. Forced Meeting!; Joan's parents arrange a blind date with Lester Wilcox. They don't know that Joan is secretly in love with Larry, a struggling actor. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Last 10-cent cover price. "If We Should Ever Meet," pencils by Matt Baker; Sometimes when you see a man so often you almost forget that you don't really know him. "Love Makes the World Go 'Round"; Five illustrated panels that provides factual information on marriage in different cultures. "Love Lines"; Pin-up featuring romantic quotes from classic authors. "Stranded!", art by George Tuska; She needed him!; Because she didn't want to go back to the farm!; But was there another reason?; She couldn't be sure! "Three's A Crowd In Love"; At school, Judy never noticed Vera until a party; During the party, Vera told Judy that her mother had died, and she had to take care of her father; Judy then befriended Vera, but when Bud Evans began waiting for Judy after school, Vera kept finding ways to keep them apart; On New Year's Eve, the gang saw Vera kiss Bud in front of an astonished Judy. "My Route to Romance" text story. "I Was a Lovesick Fan," art by Bob Powell; She was going to have her chance to meet her idol!; Would she come down to Earth?; Would the ache in her heart get worse? 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Paul Reinman and Lee Elias. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. Kim meets a handsome drifter and realizes he's her dream man, although others can't see his freewheeling spirit. Milly and Rita go on a Caribbean cruise to find romance, but Milly meets the wrong man. Talent agent Jerry remakes April into a star, but she falls in love with him in the process. Just Another Guy; Manstealer; Engagement; The Wrong Man!; Betrayed by Beauty; Dangerous Decision. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 10 - Men's interest magazine with pictorials, fiction, articles, and jokes. 5.5" x 8.25", 76 pages, B&W with color fold-out. NOTE: Issues 1-17 are digest sized and published between 1957 and 1960. The full-size Fling Festival published 8 issues from 1959 to 1962. The title then reverted to Fling and continued with numbering from Fling Festival, ending in 1993. There were then four quarterly issues of Fling International in 1995. Cover price $0.75.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 3, No. 6 - November 1958. Vintage 50's era men's interest magazine featuring pin-ups of beautiful women in bikinis and lingerie. 8" x 10", 70 pages, B&W/Some Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 5, Issue 11 - November 1958. Men's interest magazine featuring stories, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in. "Siberian Nightmare: My Four Years Of Hell in a Red Prison Camp." 82 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.