Comic books October 1964

Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Second printing (#12-142-410). Painted cover by Vic Prezio. Art by Bob Jenney. A tale of horror from Dell, inspired by the classic Universal Monster movie The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Scientists investigating the strange fossil of a webbed humanoid hand travel upriver to the headwaters of the Amazon. There, they find their expedition hindered by a wealthy playboy, Nazi war criminals, and a still-living Creature. Creature from the Amazon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. First appearance of the Purple Man in Killgrave, the Unbelievable Purple Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Vince Colletta; DD runs up against a purple man who can make anyone do what he wants just by suggesting it. First letters page. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Written by John Broome. Art by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane) and Joe Giella. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella. The Joker's Last Laugh!; The Joker commits crimes in which bad jokes make people laugh uncontrollably, then he robs them; Joker sprays Batman and Robin with a form of "loco weed" that makes them laugh. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Carmine Infantino and Sid Greene. The Elongated Man's Other-World Wife! starring Ralph Elongated Man Dibny and his wife, Sue Dibny. Smoking is for Squares! public service announcement by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Scientific Crime Detectives article. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Friedrich. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Dr. Solar in "Transivac the Energy-Consuming Computer!" and "Transivac - Part II The Enemy Within!" and Professor Harbinger in "The Robot Spacemen!" Painted front and back covers. Number on cover 10000-410 October. Cover price $0.12.

Car-related cartoons and comics, including one with art by Alex Toth. Magazine format; 44 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Flash reprints. Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Around the World in 80 Minutes!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Police scientist Barry Allen invents a radio watch which picks up S.O.S. calls from many different countries, in order for him to avert these catastrophes, he must literally race around the world in eighty minutes. Ad for Green Lantern and Justice League of America. "Giants of the Time-World!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; When Iris West disappears while on an assignment, The Flash follows her into another dimension. "The Master of Mirrors," script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Scudder, a small time criminal, discovers he can solidify images from his trick mirrors, he then uses this knowledge to commit crimes as The Mirror Master. "Nine Empty Uniforms!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia; Jay Garrick and The Flash help aging baseball team, The Bobtails, regain their confidence. Flash's Rogues' Gallery illustration, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Challenge of the Weather Wizard!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; Escaped criminal Mark Mardon reaches his brother Clyde's house to lie low, however, on entering finds his brother dead. Detective Comics/Batman ad. "The Day Flash Weighed 1000 Pounds!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Grodd, the Super-Gorilla has seemingly died in Gorilla City, in reality he has found a way to take over the mind of a human being (William Dawson); As Dawson, he invents a gun which causes The Flash to absorb vast amounts of moisture from the air, bulking him up to 1000 pounds in weight. The Flash ad. Pinup of Barry ("Flash") Allen, Jay ("Flash") Garrick, and Wally ("Kid Flash") West, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Mexican reprint series. This issue reprints Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #14 (First app of the Green Goblin and First meeting between Spider-Man and the Hulk). 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

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Photo cover features Robert Walker. Art by Henry Scarpelli and others. Cover number is #12-257-410. Dell Movie Classics presented comics based on Hollywood films (not all of them classics). This issue is based on the 1964 sequel to the Oscar-winning film Mr. Roberts. In events inspired by the original novel Mister Roberts, the swindling Ensign Pulver tries to put one over on his shipmates during the waning days of World War II. But he faces new challenges when he is lost at sea with his tyrannical captain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, essays, poetry, adult humor comics, and tasteful nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Jud was only doing to her what she had done before to someone else...and now it was her turn to beg..."Don't Throw Away My Love," the cover-featured 11 page story drawn by John Romita, Sr. Plus: 6 page story "One Girl's Love"; 7 page story "Big World, Little World" drawn by John Rosenberger; 6 page story "Alive with Romance" drawn by Gil Kane and Bernard Sachs; 2 page To You...From Carol Andrews letters page. Cover by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.12.

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October, 1964. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. The Mad Menace of the Macabre Mole Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Mole Man lowers blocks of New York City into his realm; Sue is injured in the ensuing battle and can only be saved by a surgery performed by her escaped felon father. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. The Mad Menace of the Macabre Mole Man!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; Mole Man lowers blocks of New York City into his realm; Sue is injured in the ensuing battle and can only be saved by a surgery performed by her escaped felon father. 36 pgs.

Volume 17 - Number 10, October 1964. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories include Non-Men of the Future, a Second Report o the Ozark Spook Light, The Angel Warned of Death and Dog that Hitch-Hiked Home! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.40.

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "The Aztec Destroyers," script by Joe Gill, pencils by Bill Montes, inks by Ernie Bache; The Fightin' Five travel to Mexico to stop the communist Lev from training the Aztec people to be terrorists. 2-page "Ballistics Talking" text story. "The Space Warriors" 1-page story, art by Bill Molno; How wars will be fought in space. "They Made A Man," pencils by Bill Molno; Cleeve is transformed by the Army and Special Forces into a one-man army. "American Pioneer" 1-page story, inks by Dick Giordano; Brief biography of Daniel Boone. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Dick Giordano. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Bayliss snaps during the Battle of Iwo Jima, and afterwards is considered a hero, but must live with the trauma of his battle-rage, in an unusual tale. Marines change the course of the war after they arrive in WWI France in 1918, in one of several stories this issue by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. Red Cross nurse Maggie becomes a Marine unit's mascot during WWII, but they lose morale when she is captured by the enemy. Earning A D.S.C.; F.O.; Devil Dogs; Trapped; The Portable Foxholes; Storm Center; Operation Yo-Yo; Old Faithful. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. The disillusioned crew of a rusty cargo ship gets one chance to do something heroic during the war. A PT boat crew stationed in the South Pacific heads for combat after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The D-Day Invasion is retold from the viewpoint of a single US sailor. The Revengers; With Dewey at Manila; No Heroes on Rusty Kate; They Did Their Share, D-Day: Normandy Beach. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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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. Plus movie reviews and letters. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Fraccio and Vince Colletta. Young lovers face the challenges of making romance work. Terry helps Tod become an established pianist, but fears she's losing him to wealthy Ruth. Ann loves playing the field, but stung Chuck secretly hopes she'll get her heart broken just to learn how it feels. Karen is constantly overshadowed by her beautiful sister Rose, and despairs of ever finding love... until she meets Bill. One Too Many Heartbreaks; Jealousy; Symphony of Love; Lovers Spat; My Sister My Enemy; Look for Love; Dear Diary. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover title says "The Flintstones with Pebbles." The Flintstones in: "Money Matters...A Lot," "The Hobby Habit," "The Strange Case of the Sprained Toe," (with guest star Ben Cagey, the Flintstones version of 1960s TV doctor Ben Casey) and "The Explorers." Issue also has Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist in "Flying By Scareplane" and a one-page text story "Who Has the Clue?" No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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8.5" x 11", 102 pages, B&W. Farnborough Special. Cover price $0.75.

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Edited by Ray Palmer. Articles about visitations from other worlds and American efforts at space travel. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/4-in. 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 11, Issue 10 - October 1964. Men's interest magazine featuring stories, articles and pictorials. Illustrations by Earl Norem & Gil Cohen. 8-in. x 11-in. 82 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Greg Olivetti and Lafcadio Lee. Art by Paul Reinman, Ogden Whitney, Sam Citron and Tom Hickey. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A ghost intervenes in a labor dispute at a factory; A dying woman meets a visiting king from an alien civilization; A kindly witch is targeted by her puritanical community. Also featuring a one-page Herbie story/ad for his new comic. Cover by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger. The Daydream Machine!; The Mysterious Train!; The Sorcerers Cottage! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Archie-style teen comedy featuring Freddy and his gang of clean-cut yet trouble-prone pals. Freddy encounters a "Marsian" in his flying saucer while playing football, and immediately recruits him for the team. Nick the Beat is rejected by everyone for playing his bongos, even the monsters that live in the sewers. In a truly strange story, Freddy and Peggy must mind "Baby Betty," who appears to be a teenage girl who just acts like a baby, and then only when it suits her. Stuff and the Marsian; Gag Time!; The Baby Sitter; Monkey Business; Nick the Beat: Nobody Loves Nick; Dream Car; Grand Prix Champion. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Issue #38. October 1964. Vic Martin cover. Single-panel cartoons by Bill Ward, Don Orehek, Bill Wenzel and many more. 8-in. x 11-in., 44 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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October 1964. Cover by George Schelling. Stories: "Soldier, Ask Not" by Gordon R. Dickson, "The Tactful Saboteur" by Frank Herbert, "The Children of Night" by Frederik Pohl, "Be Of Good Cheer" by Fritz Leiber, "How The Old World Died" by Harry Harrison, "The 1980 President" by Miriam Allen deFord, "What's The Name of That Town?" by R.A. Lafferty, "Maxwell's Monkey" by Edgar Pangborn, and "Precious Artifact" by Philip K. Dick. Special Features: "Battle Hymn of the Friendly Soldiers" by Gordon R. Dickson, and "Martian Play Song" by John Burress. Illustrations by Gray Morrow, Castellon, Jack Gaughan, and Virgil Finlay. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.;194 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Initially titled "Jem" until some time in the late 50's-early 60s. Men's interest magazine with fiction, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W with color on some pictorial pages. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

Vintage men's interest magazine that features short fiction stories, music reviews, adult humor comics, interviews, fashion, and nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 82 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

Anthology comic which features spooky and suspenseful stories relating to ghosts and other mysteries from the beyond. This issue features "Piece of the Past," "Needed: One Miracle," "A Fistful of Evil," and "Death and Beyond." Issue also has "Auto-Suggestion" one-page text feature. Painted cover. Story and art credits: Unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.