Comic books September 1957

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Stories and art by Howard Nostrand, Lee Falk, Wilson McCoy and Ray Moore. A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue features reprints of Lee Falk's Phantom comic strip. A mysterious little girl turns out to be the heir to the Rajah of Volara, drawing The Phantom into international intrigue. Plus Shirl, the Jungle Girl, a terrific spoof of Sheena-style jungle-girl comics by Howard Nostrand. The Magic of the Little White Goddess; Factless Facts; Drums; Shirl, the Jungle Girl. 32 pages, Full Color. 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.

Stories by unknown. Art by Bernard Sachs, Mort Drucker and unknown. She wanted him to give her another chance! She knew she could make him happy! Read..."Listen to Love"! Also featuring: "Love Isn't Everything"; "Lost in Loneliness"; and "Blame It on My Heart"! Plus: Half-page Marriage Charms filler (art by Mort Drucker); half-page Wedding Rings filler; and 2-page It Happened in Hollywood text article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Avison. The Outsider, art by Lee Elias; When Claire moved to a new school, she began dating Larry and tried hard to fit in with the friends in his clique. The Taming of a Tomboy, art by Tom Hickey; Donna was the school's best female athlete, but she was really crazy about swing music and wanted to learn to play the trumpet so she could play in a band. Could I Love a "Bad Guy"?, art by John Sink; Before he went into the service, everyone thought George was a misfit. Dancing Date, art by Bob Powell; Sally and Bobby had just decided to go steady, but at the dance Sally only wants to dance with Dick. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 1 - September, 1957. This issue with a Diane "Diann" Webber non-nude pictorial. 4" x 11", 104 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Sept. 1957 - Vol. 11 #4. Formerly titled Movie Play, numbering continues from that title. Includes features on Marilyn Monroe, Pat Boone, Lana Turner, Cliff Robertson, Don Murry, Dennis Hopper, Natalie Wood and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Stories and art by Gil Kane, Mort Drucker, Julius Schwartz, John Broome, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi, 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. Hank Wilbur uses his invention, the "rolling house," to help Hopalong capture outlaws, in one of three stories (and cover) this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gil Kane. Hoppy faces a showdown with the one man who can outdraw him, his never-before-revealed outlaw brother, Lightnin' Cassidy. A one-pager by future Mad Magazine legend Mort Drucker. Plus fun facts from Old West history written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz, and an anti-prejudice PSA. And a vintage ad for legendary amusement park Palisades Park. Hopalong Cassidys Secret Brother!; Indian Tribal Names!; The Trail of the Traveling House!; Blackfoot Peace Treaty; The Amazing Accidents of Andy Anderson!; Roll Em! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Cover by Mort Meskin. Featuring: 6 page story "Sinister Shadow" drawn by George Roussos; 6 page story "The Thief of Thoughts" drawn by Jack Kirby; 6 page story "The Bell That Tolled -- Danger" drawn by Sheldon Moldoff; 6 page story "The Girl In The Iron Mask" drawn by Mort Meskin and George Roussos. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Phantom in the Ring," "The Magic Pass," "The Bewitched Costumes" (art by Mort Meskin), and "Experiment 1000" (art by Nick Cardy). Cardy cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Magazine-sized, Sept. 1957. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 3, No. 12. September 1957. Gossip magazine focused on scandalous stories about the personal lives of celebrities and other well-known individuals. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/4-in., 66 pages, black and white (text with photos). Cover price $0.25.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ed Emsh. Science fiction stories by Damon Knight, Arthur C. Clarke, Charles L. Fontenay, Harlan Ellison, Algis Budrys, Walter L. Kleine, Robert F. Young, Charles V De Vet. Illustrations by Bowman, Engle, Richard Kluga, Emsh, John Schoenherr, Paul Orban. 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 19 #11 - Sept. 1957. Children's magazine featuring text stories, activities and articles. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, B&W with full and single color illustrations. Cover price $0.35.

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Issue #2. September, 1957. Men's interest magazine full of humorous stories and cartoons, as well as tasteful female photographs. Softcover, 8" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

September 1957. Humor Digest featuring adult cartoons and Pin-Ups. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W, Mature Readers 18+. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. An eccentric scientist enlists near-indestructible Humphrey to test his new flying machine, but even the Big H can only take so much damage. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. The Madman's Machine; Humphrey: Tippe-Canoe and Humphrey Too!; Steak-Ache; Little Max: The Dark Forest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mexican series. Reprints material from Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) #102. 36 pages, full color, Spanish Language. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by Bill Everett. "Where There's Smoke…," art by Sam Kweskin; A smoker finds a blend of tobacco that makes his dreams come true, but his wife sells some to a customer who has a nightmare about the tobacco seller being lost in the darkest depths of Africa. "The Woman Who Played with Dolls," script by Carl Wessler, art by Richard Doxsee; A wealthy woman shrinks people who try to rob her and plays with them in a doll house. "The Phony!," art by Marvin Stein; A man who invents fake tales for profit runs into a real adventure that he can't tell because everyone thinks of him as a phony. "Behind the Mask!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jay Scott Pike; A man in his sixties pays a doctor ten thousand dollars for a mask that will allow him to look younger in order to court a woman in her twenties, but the end of the story reveals that she is also an older person who has paid for such a mask. "The New Pupil" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Don't Turn Around!," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bill Everett; A man thinks that his invention to bring forth people from the past is a failure, but it actually worked to scare away two crooks who were intent on robbing him while he was knocked out. "The Curiosity of Mr. Catt!," pencils by Angelo Torres. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Paul Norris. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois and Paul S. Newman. Art by Paul Norris and Maurice Whitman. Jungle Jim stars in two stories by Gaylord Du Bois and Paul Norris: "The Ghost Panther" and "The Elephant Man"! Plus: Ranee, Princess of the Jungle in an untitled back-up story by Paul S. Newman and Maurice Whitman. Also: 1-page People of Asia story "The Filipinos" by Du Bois and Norris. And: 1-page text story "The Limit of the Bag"! Characters in this issue: "Jungle Jim" Bradley; Kolu; Nga Sine; Maung Po See; Stafford Corey; San Paung; Ranee (a tiger); Barnell. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Marvin Stein. Art by Ted Galindo and others. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A policewoman goes undercover as a mob boss's girlfriend, in a story featuring a rare (for the time) female action hero. A cop helps nail an escaped convict even while laid up in the hospital with pneumonia. A "bunko squad" cop gets captured by phony fortune-tellers. Nice action-girl cover by Marvin Stein. The Spoilers; The Iron Man; Mister Somebody; Closeups; Kingsize; Message from Beyond. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Severin. A Bet With Death!, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt helps a sheriff with useless hands clean up his town. The Claim Jumpers text story, art by Jack Keller. A Trap For a Killer!, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is mistaken for an agent from Kansas City. Showdown At Horseshoe Flats! Untitled Black Rider, art by Russ Heath. Bordertown Justice!, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt helps Tom and his lawyer son Nick clean up Thunder Gap. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Isle of Pearls," "Menace of the Jungle," and "Ordeal By Fire." Reina the Black Panther back-up story. Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

NOTE: Title continues as Little Archie in Animal Land (1957) #'s 17-19 Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Bolling. Trick By Trial, script and art by Bob Bolling; After watching a movie about a judge, the kids hold a trial with Little Archie as the judge and Ambrose as the defendant. Pop's Pet Peeve, script and art by Bob Bolling; Fred is talked into acting as the judge in Little Archie's neighborhood pet show. Sales Switch, script and art by Bob Bolling; After seeing a fast-talking salesman sell his father things he doesn't need, Little Archie tries to become a super salesman. Toads and Frogs article. Skip It humor page starring Bunny and the Kids, script and art by Samm Schwartz. Mad About the Boy! starring Little Archie, pencils by Bill Vigoda. 84 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and Warren Kremer. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Little Dot's habit of "dotting" everything covers up the hole where a crook hid his loot. The latest addition to Dot's wacky family tree is Uncle Windy. Richie Rich accidentally sells 10,000 power mowers while trying to mow the lawn. This and Dot; Uncle Windy Comes to Town; Little Lotta: For Arts Sake; Clay Pigeon; The Laughing Princess; Richie Rich: The Mower the Merrier; Richie Rich; Little Lotta. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Little Dot's classmate Little Lotta has super-strength and an appetite to match. Jerry the Jinx learns that every new sweater has a loose thread - in cartoons, at least. Afraid that the zoo is getting rid of their elephant, Lotta brings it home with her. Richie Rich and his friends explore an abandoned mansion after Reggie tells them it's haunted. Help Police!; Jerry the Jinx; Bobbie the Baby Sitter; Scream of a Dream; Blimpy; His Honor, Franklin Frog; Camille the Chameleon; Richie Rich: The Spook House. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by John Stanley. Saturday Matinee; Lulu wins the lucky number prize at the movies. The Case of the Open Window; Tubby sneaks into Lulus room at night to solve the case of the noise on the ceiling. Little Itch and the Sand Castle; Lulu tells Alvin about when Itch plays tricks on the poor little girl at the beach. Junior Policeman; Officer OMalley makes Tubby a junior policeman. All scripts and pencils by John Stanley, inks by Irving Tripp. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.