Comic books March 1957

Volume 10 - Number 3, March 1957. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue begs the question Do We Stand at Armageddon? Looking at the evidence of Mid-East Events racing to fulfill a biblical prophecy! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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. While exploring a cave, Felix gets separated from the tour and winds up in the land of cavemen. He must fight another caveman for the hand of the royal cave princess, in a multi-part story. Felix battles the Blob invasion, in the latest chapter of the "Tee Vee Serial." Felix's nephews Inky and Dinky discover a caveman painting. Lost Caves; The Lost Cave; Trial by Combat; Kitty; Women Trouble; Henry and the Big Red Machine; Freddie the Friendly Fox; Tee Vee Serial; Inky and Dinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

French Edition of (The Magazine of...) Fantasy and Science Fiction. A typical issue contains original French fiction along with some American stories translated from the US magazine. Photo montage cover. Marion Zimmer Bradley, Heveré Calixte, Arthur Porges, Marcel Béalu, Shirley Jackson, Gérard Klein, William Morrison, Emyr Humphreys, Richard Matheson, Poul Anderson. Softcover digest, 6 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, black and white (text, no illustrations).

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Korean War vet Conners is assigned to domestic Air Defense, and he's bored with the false alarms and lack of combat. WWII-era ace "Speed" Molno is recalled to service in Korea (featuring a character with the same last name as Fightin' Air Force artist Bill Molno). A retelling of the bombing of Hamburg in WWII. Unidentified Aircraft; Junks Ahoy; Glory Hound; The Everlasting Search; All American Flop; The Night Hamburg Died! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Stories and art by Lee Elias and Bob Powell. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes advice to readers and tales of love and heartbreak. Engaged Sally begins a torrid affair with night watchman Buck, and doesn't balk when he wants to rob the store where he works. Janie loves boxer Clark, but he believes he can't give her the life she deserves. Reporter Bart is so obsessed with the mystery of Janice's death, he hardly notices co-worker Sylvia's feelings for him. I Can't Have You; No Turning Back; Fighter's Girl!; No Hope For Happiness!; She's No Lady. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Jock Mahoney. Stories and art by Dan Spiegle and Bill Ziegler. The Range Rider and his sidekick Dick patrol the West; based on the classic 1951-1953 TV series. Fleeing Range Rider, outlaw brothers Matt and Al Green cross the desert, but they go too far when they injure a Native shaman. John Brown is a simple shoemaker in Boulder Bluff, but when his young apprentice Stuart goes after the hombre who stole his father's watch, John must strap on his guns again. A peddler tries to sell bottles of nitroglycerin to townspeople, and when that doesn't work, he resorts to violence, in an early story by comics legend Alex Toth. Big Medicine Man; The Invisible Trail; Sagebrush Stories: A Waste of Time; Nitro. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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 4, Issue 3 - March 1957. Men's interest magazine featuring stories, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in. 82 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger, Harry Lazarus and Ogden Whitney. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A magical mirror brings drawings to life, which isnt always the best idea; A beautiful green woman is revived from centuries of slumber and resumes her mad quest for power; A test pilot begins seeing through time after an acceleration experiment. A Mirror for Magic!; The Girl in the Grotto; Medicine Stick; Checkmate!; What's Behind That Superstition # 4: Black Cats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Luke Short's BRAND OF EMPIRE, No. 771." Painted cover art. Branded, art by Mort Drucker; Teaser for story with head shots of four characters. Brand of Empire, script by Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation), art by Mort Drucker; A senator plots a range war to draw attention away from his land acquisitions around a new dam near a Ute Indian reservation; A fortune in coal lies under the land the Senator wants. Adapted from "Red Trail to Black Treasure" by Luke Short serialized in Street and Smiths "Western Story Magazine," Vol. 159, No. 6; Vol. 160, No. 1-4; October 9, 1937-November 6, 1937. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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#782, 1957, 10c. Walt Disney's Duck Album. A reporter visits Donald Duck with questions about his family, so Donald gets out the photo album and away we go on five different duck stories featuring Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Grandma Duck, and Huey, Dewey & Louie. All stories are untitled. Stories continue on inside covers and back cover has a pinup. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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#782, 1957, 15c. Walt Disney's Duck Album. A reporter visits Donald Duck with questions about his family, so Donald gets out the photo album and away we go on five different duck stories featuring Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Grandma Duck, and Huey, Dewey & Louie. All stories are untitled. Stories continue on inside covers and back cover has a pinup. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 11, Issue 32 - February/March, 1957. Catalog featuring super trendy clothing for the fashion conscience socialite. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 10.5", 32 pages, B&W.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Mik, Ernest G. Osborne, and Leonard Sansone. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz, her boyfriend Phil Fumble, and her precocious niece Nancy. Fritzi and Phil get lost in the museum. Phil goes on a resort vacation, in a strip that showcases Bushmiller's "good girl" art. Phil isn't a good enough skater to make a figure 8, but he can make a figure 4. Plus pantomime strip Ferd'nand, and the Dennis the Menace-like Willie. The Family Scrapbook; Fritzi Ritz; Willie; Ferd'nand; Nancy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Spring 1957. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Science Fiction stories by Frank Belknap Long, Robert Silverberg, Richard Wilson, Christopher Anvil, John Tara, and Carol Emshwiller. Illustrations by Emsh, Freas, and Orban. 5 1/2-in. x 7-in.; b&w text with spot illustrations; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Leonard Starr. The Cop with Two Lives, art by Howard Purcell. The Parole for Convict 46732, art by Nick Cardy. The Baby-Faced Detective, art by Leonard Starr. Cop's Widow, art by Bernard Baily. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1957. 5.5" x 7.5", 142 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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.

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.

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Gene Autry in "Stampede." Champion in "The Mustangers." Back-up story, "Sundown Incident" (art by Alex Toth?). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Kubert. Written by Robert Kanigher, Bob Haney and Bill Finger. Art by Ross Andru, Arthur Peddy, Jerry Grandenetti, Mike Esposito and Robert Stuart. War front fury! Battlefield adventures! In this issue: "The Long Walk to Wonsan!" by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "Combat Jitters!" by Kanigher, Andru and Esposito; "The 48 Inch Fort!" by Bob Haney, Arthur Peddy and Robert Stuart; "Frontline Rodeo!" by Bill Finger and Jerry Grandenetti; and 2-page article "The Flying Tigers." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Korean-era war comics from Ajax-Farrell showcase the ideologies of the Cold War. American GI's set a trap for enemy soldiers. The rainy season causes extra misery for soldiers on the Korean peninsula. An Army cook who wants to see combat action finally gets his chance when enemy agents invade the camp. First issue with the Comics Code on the cover. The Tunnel of Doom!; Plot in Chumunjin; Season for Ducks; Crooks and Rooks!; Even the Score? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tears...heartbreak...loneliness -- she doesn't care what happens...if he'll..."Take My Heart with You," the cover-featured 8 page story drawn by Mike Sekowsky/John Romita, Sr. and ?. Plus: 7 page story "I'll Weep at Your Wedding" inked by Bernard Sachs; 8 page story "Go 'Way, Darling" drawn by John Romita, Sr.; 7 page story "A Kiss in the Rain" pencilled by Mike Sekowsky; 2 page text story "The Charmed Romance." Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.35.

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March 1957. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Vera Miles inside front cover photo. Softcover Digest, 5 1/4-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Al Avison. Too Young, art by Al Avison; Wendy and Eric meet on the beach during a New England summer; Following a whirlwind romance, they elope and marry. Lost Love; Even though Nancy Harris was a year younger, she planned to marry Ben Carter after high school. House ad promoting First Love 74, True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated 49, Hi-School Romance 61, First Romance 64, and True Bride-to-Be Romances 23. All in Fun; All Sandy can think of is applying to medical school, but Ginny Ross wants excitement; After breaking up with Sandy, Ginny starts seeing Bix, the wild, carefree guy with no ambition. Love Without Honor, art by Tom Hickey; Donna Blake was hopelessly in love with Bill Carson, but she was a plumber's daughter and Bill's father, Jeb, was a wealthy land developer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1957. Men's interest magazine focusing on cheesecake photography of classic pinup beauties. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Stories and art by Gene Colan, Ed Herron, Ray Burnley, John Broome, Henry Boltinoff, and Joe Giella. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Bank robbers use rocking horses for their getaways, in one of three stories this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. Hoppy seeks outlaws in the Painted Hills. Plus fun facts from Old West history, including the story of the Oklahoma "Sooners." Cover by future Marvel legend Gil Kane. The Rocking Horse Bandits!; Indian Birthday; Manhunt in Painted Hills; Sagebrush Sam; The Sooners; The Menace of the Black Arrow Gang! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

"The Prisoner on Canvas," "Million-Dollar Magic," "The Thing in the Telescope" (Mort Meskin art?), and "Master of Thrills." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Featuring: "The Mystery of Cell #4261" drawn by Jim Mooney; "The Bad Luck Charms" drawn by Bernard Baily; "The Three Prophecies" drawn by Jack Kirby; "The Mystery of the Martian Menu" drawn by Mort Meskin and George Roussos. Plus, the text story "Ghosts on Parade" written by George Kashdan. Also, a gag tale by Henry Boltinoff. Cover by Jack Kirby. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spring 1957. Published by Martin Goodman. Men's magazine focusing on Hunting stories and articles. Cover by Mort Kunstler. Illustrations by John Leone, Don Miller, Frank Soltesz. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 90 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.