Comic books January 1959

Volume 4, Issue 1 - January, 1959. 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.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper takes on a mean lightning-cloud that's targeting an old tree. Plus Ghostly Trio and Spooky stories. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Anti-Cleaner; Ghostly Trio; Mixed-Up Magic; Buster the Duster; Spooky: The Watsis. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. In a three-part story, Casper gets some help from Merlin's wand when a King forbids his people to play music. Spooky is puzzled when he sees a knight, a pirate and a devil. While exploring the world, Casper discovers Shangri-La, Land of Magic. Good Knight; Taken for a Ride; Music Hath Charms; Nightmare; The Big Fight; A Ghost Story; Jest For Fun; Spooky: Suits Me; The Tale of the Tea Shop; Wendy: Red Riding Hood; Spooky: Getting A Head; Big Feet; The Ghostly Trio; Shangri-La, Land of Magic; Around the World; Dutch Treat; One For the Books; Chicken Soup; The Menace from Mars; Make-It Shop; Fun With Letters; Baby Huey: The Duck-tective; Prettiest Flower. 84 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

35¢ Canadian cover price. Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. In a three-part story, Casper gets some help from Merlin's wand when a King forbids his people to play music. Spooky is puzzled when he sees a knight, a pirate and a devil. While exploring the world, Casper discovers Shangri-La, Land of Magic. Good Knight; Taken for a Ride; Music Hath Charms; Nightmare; The Big Fight; A Ghost Story; Jest For Fun; Spooky: Suits Me; The Tale of the Tea Shop; Wendy: Red Riding Hood; Spooky: Getting A Head; Big Feet; The Ghostly Trio; Shangri-La, Land of Magic; Around the World; Dutch Treat; One For the Books; Chicken Soup; The Menace from Mars; Make-It Shop; Fun With Letters; Baby Huey: The Duck-tective; Prettiest Flower. 84 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 7, Issue 67 - January 1957. Men's interest magazine featuring War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with cartoons, and in later issues Pictorials. This issue features articles on Udet, Duel Master of the Sky, The Only U.S. Mutin, a Football Mess at Navy, Adam Worth, Con Man Supreme, and George "The Great Tattooist" Burchett. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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.

Volume 5, Issue 1 - 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 Riddle of the Star-Stone" Chapter One, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; Professor Brandon's assistant Vreedl has stolen the Star-Stone, a device created by an ancient sorcerer, and is stealing gems to place in the stone and give himself powers; The first gem makes Vreedl into a flame man and allows him to start a stampede and delay the Challs while he secures a second gem. "Operation Blackhawks!" ad. One-page Peter Puptent Explorer story by Henry Boltinoff. "Chapter Two: The Birdman of Djiizari!", script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; The second gem turns Vreedl into the "Birdman of Djiizari" and with that flying power he escapes the Challs. "The Singing Sorceress" text story. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Chapter Three: The Challenge of the Super Creature!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood; With another gem, Vreedl becomes a fish man and again evades the Challs; Finally, with the fourth gem, Vreedl becomes invincible until Ace points out that anyone could become like him through possession of the stone, so Vreedl destroys it, transforming himself back into an ordinary man. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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"Manhunt" and "Trouble in Peace Valley." Small Bear back-up story. Photo cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #84 - January 1959. Fiction, poems, games, jokes, puzzles for children. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 124 pages, black and white with some pages tinted with an extra color. Cover price $0.35.

Moby Dick, 16th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 148). Cover price $0.15.

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The Buccaneer, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Pencils by George Evans. (HRN 148, with 1/59 date). Swashbuckling adventurer Jean Lafitte was a pirate king. In 1814, he and his men all but owned and ran New Orleans. But when the British offered him $30,000 and a commission to help them attack the city, he refused. Instead he gave his help to the struggling young republic, America. With courage and conviction he fought with General Andrew Jackson and the American Army at the Bloody Battle of New Orleans. Cover price $0.15.

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The Buccaneer, 2nd Printing, Painted Cover. Pencils by George Evans.(HRN 568 on Classics Illustrated Junior list). Swashbuckling adventurer Jean Lafitte was a pirate king. In 1814, he and his men all but owned and ran New Orleans. But when the British offered him $30,000 and a commission to help them attack the city, he refused. Instead he gave his help to the struggling young republic, America. With courage and conviction he fought with General Andrew Jackson and the American Army at the Bloody Battle of New Orleans. Cover price $0.15.

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The Buccaneer, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. Pencils by George Evans. (HRN 167). Swashbuckling adventurer Jean Lafitte was a pirate king. In 1814, he and his men all but owned and ran New Orleans. But when the British offered him $30,000 and a commission to help them attack the city, he refused. Instead he gave his help to the struggling young republic, America. With courage and conviction he fought with General Andrew Jackson and the American Army at the Bloody Battle of New Orleans. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger and John Forte. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest romantic comics of the postwar era. A man wounded by love gets a second chance to heal his broken heart; The humble pancake plays a key role in an unlikely romance; Advice on how not to chase men. On the Rebound!; Display Of Affection; Don't Be A Man-Chaser!; Love Knows No Competition; Modern vs. Old-Fashioned; Romance a la Flapjack! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spanish language horror/suspense anthology comic. These appear to be reprints of Atlas (Marvel) stories. Art by Robert Q. Sale and others. Bill Everett cover. 7-in. x 10-in.; part full color, part black & white; 32 pages.

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Vol. 2, No. 5. January 1959. Articles include: "Vertical Car Grille for '51-'52 Chevs", "Flare Your Fenders", "What's New in - Outside Exhausts?", and more. Includes a page 6 advertisement for "The Crazy Painters: Baron and Ed (Big Daddy) Roth", 5.25" x 8". 66 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring two untitled A Date with Judy stories. Also in this issue: A Date with Judy 1-page text story "Sure Cure"; untitled Willy story; and Date Duds -- And a Date Dream! 2-pager "Ringing the Bell," reprinted from Date with Judy (1947) #30. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Wiseman. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Hank Ketcham. Half Pint Hombre, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Joey, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman; Joey pulls animals out of a hat after watching a magician on TV. A Puppetale, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. School Can Be Ruff, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Here's Your Coloring Page! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Secret of the Fantastic Weapons" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; In a Mayan jungle in Mexico, Batman and Robin confront three criminals with super weapons: Smite, Bragan, and The Professor. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Man Who Made Dreams Come True!" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Leroy Legge. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Crime Conjurer!" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; John Jones must stop a magician on a robbery spree, but he is being filmed for a documentary on being a police detective so he can't slip away and use his super powers. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by as Chester Gould. "The Case of the Great Gang Roundup!", script and art by Chester Gould; Joe Period and Flattop Jr. plan a job to rob "Nothing" Yonson's safe; During the crime, Yonson is shot; in the aftermath, Joe Period and Flattop Jr. use different avenues of escape to very different consequences. "The Adventures of the Spoonmen"; Spoon Size attempts to rest, but encounters dopplegangers of Munchy, Crunchy and himself; Spoon Size thinks he's losing it, but Munchy and Crunchy show Spoon Size that he is not seeing things. "Flattop the Artist," script and art by Chester Gould; Dick Tracy and company continue their search for the missing Flattop Jr., who has managed to disappear with the contents of Yonson's safe. "Pursuit"; Text story detailing the procedures utilized by Scotland Yard in the capture of an MKVD nest. "Dick Tracy Talks to Rookies"; Dick Tracy offers advice for rookie policemen. "Lizz Learns a Lesson in Judo as Taught in the Police Academy"; Lizz is taught a Judo move that can be used to fend off two attackers at the same time. "Apache Cop" text story; Frank and Jim work together to capture gangsters who held up a gas station. Blondie and Dagwood house ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Digest-sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5.5" x 7.25", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - 1959. Short-Lived vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on nude black and white pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 46 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

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Volume 3, Issue 3 - January, 1959. Fiction, articles, humor, and pin-up pictorials. This issue includes a great article about Don Knotts, Tom Poston, and Louis Nye on "The Steve Allen Show", with photos of Julie Newmar appearing with them. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 10 #1 - Jan. 3, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, Cavendish Brown M.S., Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Shepherd King. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 10 #4 - Jan. 24, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Shepherd King. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 10 #5 - Jan. 31, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Shepherd King. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Volume 33, Issue 1 - January 1959. Digest, 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1 Issue 6 - January 1959. Men's adventure magazines focusing adventures stories and pictorials. This issue features "Harem Diversions of the Imam Ahmed!", "Wyatt Earp's Bordello" and "Gold-Hunting Ghoul of the South Pacific!" 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

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January, 1959. Cover by Edward Valigursky. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Marion Zimmer Bradely, Tom Godwin, John Christopher, A. Bertram Chandler, and Jack Sharkey. Illustrations by Summers. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 11, Issue 1 - January, 1959. 5.5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 12 - Number 1, January 1959. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Kick off 1959 with a Fire Poltergeist in Alabama, a Clairvoyant solving a Murder, and an examination of the Writing on the Rock of Ages! 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 Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by Joe Oriolo, who made the character his own. Felix joins a moon prospector on his search to look for valuable minerals on the Moon. In a multi-part story, Felix and the moon prospector encounter Moonmen, who don't cotton to outsiders. Felix the Cat; Kitty; Tee Vee Serial; Inky and Dinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and Louis Glanzman, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, and Charles Nicholas. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. In a three-part, issue-length story, Ohio farm boy Harold becomes a US Navy ensign just before World War II. An Axis submarine attack puts him in charge of a destroyer during Pearl Harbor, and leads to a mission in the South Pacific. And a story with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman and his brother Louis Glanzman, credited as S. Decker. Plus a factual article about naval weaponry through the centuries. The Ensign, Part 1; Ensign In Command, Part II; End Of The Cruise, Part III; Navy Fire Power; Amazon Terror; Push-Button Warrior. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.