Comic books March 1960

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Sal Trapani. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. A Marine corporal finds himself the last soldier left after a mortar strike, in a story by artist and combat veteran Sam Glanzman. Hell's Kitchen hood Joe is crooked by his nature, a "juvenile delinquent in the Marine uniform," but he's an ace in combat. On the battlefield, Texan Sgt. Tate acts like Korea is his own private Western movie. The Delinquent Marine; One Man Alone; Tricky!; The Texas Terror; Checkmate. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's Fightin' military series focuses on US sailors and submarines in combat, mostly during World War II. Captain Corey gets a new submarine during WWII and takes it all the way into Tokyo Bay. This story features art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. In another Glanzman story, shipwrecked sailor McAdams organizes island natives to fight the Axis. Ensign Twigg freezes up in battle, leading to accusations of cowardice. Suicide Mission; Ensign Fear; Vibrations; The Admiral of Kickapoo Bay. 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 $0.60.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. The Serious Type; Marcia is more interested in books than people; She detests the good looking campus heroes like Kent Marsden. Summer Always Passes; Fran was born and raised in a small, quiet town near the shore; She is engaged to Paul Grove, a pharmacist working in a local drug store. The Betraying Kiss, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; Pam's boyfriend Jimmy is framed for cheating on a test where the high score wins a scholarship. Tension Tennis And Love text story. The Troublemaker; Ronnie Ravic was known for having a quick temper; But when Claire meets Ronnie, he doesn't seem to match his reputation. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. 2nd appearance of Kid Flash in The Challenge of the Crimson Crows, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; In Kid Flash's first solo adventure, he must stop a gang of kids before they get into trouble. Invasion of the Cloud Creatures!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; Dr. Wiley Summers discovers Cloud Creatures who want to take over the Earth. It's Fun to Help Others public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Speed of Sound! fact half-page. Volcanoes article. Ad for The Brave and the Bold #28 [first Justice League], pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. Flash Facts filler page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cartoons and short humorous text pieces. General audience humor with a few slightly adult-oriented cartoons. 8.5-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 48 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Bob Standish and Brad Everson. Art by Kenneth Landau, Paul Reinman, and John Rosenberger. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The discovery of an alien medical bag turns a would-be doctor into an ace surgeon; A meek, bespectacled man discovers a stone-age civilization and becomes a great warrior; An ancient dome with a perfectly smooth surface turns out to have something huge living inside it. Letters page includes one from sci-fi author Jack Chalker, criticizing the comics portrayal of indigenous people but otherwise favorable. Calling Dr. Wimble!; The Road from the Past; The Triumph of Harvey Meek!; The Dome!; Interplanetary Episode! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Carl Barks. Bored of Agriculture, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere. Turtle Waddle Game activity page featuring Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Touché Toupeé, scriptby Vic Lockman, art by Carl Barks; After Grandma's horse eats some of his hay and apples, her neighbor Si Bumpkin accuses her of stealing his eggs. The Snow Chaser, script by Vic Lockman, art by Carl Barks; Gyro uses a "snow chaser" to vaporize snow on Grandma's farm, but through a series of misadventures, the vaporized snow builds up in storm clouds overhead. Free Ski Spree, script by Vic Lockman, art by Carl Barks; Scrooge tries winter sports at Grandma's, but has little luck at ice skating, tobogganing, or skiing. Play Grandma's Duck-a-luck activity page. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Ad back cover. Walt Disney's Spin and Marty. Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Sparky Moore. Featuring the tales "Ambush in Getaway Gulch" and "The Hermit's Hide-out," plus the 1-pagers "Fate Unknown" and "Keepers of the Wilderness"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art back cover. Walt Disney's Spin and Marty. Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Sparky Moore. Featuring the tales "Ambush in Getaway Gulch" and "The Hermit's Hide-out," plus the 1-pagers "Fate Unknown" and "Keepers of the Wilderness"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Version with ad on back cover. Indicia title is "MEN INTO SPACE, No. 1083." Based on the CBS TV series "Men Into Space." Cover photo of Col. Ed McCauley (William Lundigan). Space Probe; Col. Ed McCauley heads the three-man crew making the first manned flight into outer space; Due to a malfunction of the second stage they must make repairs in space. Moon Landing; Col. McCauley heads the first manned landing on the moon; He and three crewman explore a crater, but a moonquake causes a boulder to fall and injure crewman Gilman. The Dust and the Depths; The three remaining spacemen explore a nearby mountain range. Facts about the moon. All scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Murphy Anderson. All art by Phil de Lara. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Variant with "The Perils of Outer Space" comic filler on back cover. Indicia title is "MEN INTO SPACE, No. 1083." Based on the CBS TV series "Men Into Space." Cover photo of Col. Ed McCauley (William Lundigan). Space Probe; Col. Ed McCauley heads the three-man crew making the first manned flight into outer space; Due to a malfunction of the second stage they must make repairs in space. Moon Landing; Col. McCauley heads the first manned landing on the moon; He and three crewman explore a crater, but a moonquake causes a boulder to fall and injure crewman Gilman. The Dust and the Depths; The three remaining spacemen explore a nearby mountain range. Facts about the moon. Perils of Outer Space. All scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Murphy Anderson. All art by Phil de Lara. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ad back cover. Indicia title is "SPEEDY GONZALES, No. 1084." Cover art by Pete Alvarado. Do or Diet, script by Carl Fallberg, pencils by Pete Alvarado, inks by Steve Steere; Sylvester is dumped off a ship in Siesta City, where the cats are too fat and lazy to chase mice. Seashore Show-Off, art by Pete Alvarado; Speedy is showing off at the beach and has to be rescued from a shark by Tomas Turtle. Watch My Dust, art by Pete Alvarado; The townspeople force Speedy to stop running because he is raising so much dust during a drought. Well Peppered, art by Pete Alvarado; Speedy must travel 100 miles to city to get special Prillencio pepper to use in a meal the Mayor is hosting for billionaire J.P. Carnegos. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled The Fox and the Crow story; Fox and Crow play "Guess What I've Got in My Basket." It's Fun to Help Others public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Untitled The Fox and the Crow story; When an insulted Crow alters the game wardens $5 crow bounty poster to say $5,000,000.00 reward, Fox develops dollar $igns$ in his eyes. Untitled The Hound and The Hare story; Hare decides "If you can't beat 'em, give up," and allows the hounds to capture him. The Free Demerit starring The Three Mouseketeers, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Fatsy notices that Minus has an unmarked space under demerits, so he tells Minus to fill it in. Untitled The Fox and the Crow story; A mosquito drives Crow nuts as he tries to get to sleep. His plan: divert the mosquito to Fox's house. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Archie-style teen comedy featuring Freddy and his gang of clean-cut yet trouble-prone pals. Freddy tries to get out of cutting the school's grass by faking a rainstorm for the principal's benefit. Rip schemes to have Freddy humiliated on stage during a magic act. A combination of rain and bargain face-powder makes My Little Margie shrink to doll-size, truly becoming "Little Margie." Glassy Eyed; Rip Rapped; Good Tips; My Little Margie: Bargains? Bah!; Tantrum in a Tizzy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 18, Issue 2 - March, 1960. 6.5" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Jack Keller, Dick Ayers, John Severin, Carl Burgos, Doug Wildey, Joe Maneely and unknown. Featuring Kid Colt in "Outlaw at Bay!" with story by Stan Lee and pencils by Jack Keller, and Wyatt Earp in "His Gun Is Faster!" by Lee and Dick Ayers. Also in this issue: Introducing the Two-Gun Kid in "Ambush on the Trail!" by Lee and John Severin; "The Threat of the Laredo Kid!" by Lee and Carl Burgos; "Showdown at Sun-Up" by Lee and Doug Wildey; and 2-page text story "Word of Honor" with illo by Joe Maneely, reprinted from Cowboy Action (1955 Atlas) #6. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue features an early appearance of Wendy the Good Little Witch, one of Harvey's mainstay characters in decades to come. This issue preceded Wendy the Good Little Witch (1960) #1. Casper gives magic dancing shoes to Wendy, but when she can't stop dancing, he must find the witch who cursed the shoes. Mary Jane is bored travelling with her father's circus, until she meets another girl who can't afford to attend the circus. Plus adventures of Spooky. Wendy's Wish; Greatest Show; Spellbound; Bewitched and Between; Spooky: Windblown. 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.

Cover by Tony Abruzzo & John Romita, Sr. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Abruzzo, Mike Sekowsky, Bill Draut, John Romita, Sr. and Bernard Sachs. Roy falls in love with Dena at first sight, but she's with Nick. He keeps trying to spend time with the couple but Nick is jealous and always tries to show him up. However, Dena eventually chooses Roy over Nick in "Take My Heart!" Plus: Meg's boyfriend Adam encourages her to pursue a singing career away from their small town, and he wants to go along as her manager. She becomes very successful in Los Angeles, but the big city lifestyle starts to change Adam in "Your Dreams Are Mine!" Also: On vacation in Maine, Mimi meets sea captain Doug, who keeps suggesting she give up her career as a school teacher and marry him. However, she finds that he seems equally charming to other women as well in "Love Came Too Late!" And: Rick sees Paula again nearly a year after they broke up, but happily realizes that he is no longer in love with her and can move on with Ellen in "My Heart Kept on Counting!" Plus: 2-page It Happened in Hollywood text article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mar-Apr 1960. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Cover by Bill Wenzel. 6 cartoons by Bill Wenzel, 1 cartoon by Henry Boltinoff, 1 cartoon by Vic Herman, 2 cartoons by Glenn R. Bernhardt, 3 cartoons by Stanley Rayon, 3 cartoons by George Troop, 7 cartoons by Frank Beaven. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff gets some Mexican food that's too spicy even for a Little Devil. Hot Stuff meets his match in the equally small and mischievous Lil Impy. A Burning Question; Lil Impy; Warm Relations; Stumbo: The Big Mistake. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Amazing 70-Ton Man," "The Map of Menace," and "The Pirate Brain." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Duel of the Super-Powers," art by George Roussos; Detective Pearce is flying over stormy mountains with his prisoner Chuck Wingart when their plane goes down; Separated after the crash, Pearce is befriended by the People of the Storm, while Wingart connects with the Sun People; Both men are given powers from their respective sponsors to help them survive. Ad for Strange Adventures #114, House of Mystery #97, and Tales of the Unexpected #47. Ad for Showcase #25. "Buzzy's Famous Books Quiz" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. One-page Peter Puptent, Explorer story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Spirits in the Smoke," art by Bill Ely; Guide Joe Red Feather helps Martin Hawks find a ancient Indian pipe told of in legend; According to the legend, Minoni, the medicine man, controlled the pipe and could call different spirits from it. After Minoni called the Eagle Spirit to kill Chief Tihuaki, the chief's son avenged his father by using a silver arrow. Ad for World's Finest Comics #108. "The Fiery Falcon" text story. "Demon Count" filler page by Mort Drucker. "The Creature City," pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Mort Meskin; 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Charlton's long-running romance title showcased the fashions and relationship ideals of its rapidly changing eras. Brenda isn't sure how to tell her boyfriend Al that her dad will disown her if he knows she's dating a Big Band musician. Lisa can't believe her luck when her favorite movie star is shooting a movie in her hometown. Tim is a shabby dresser and too easygoing for her tastes, but she can't help falling for him anyway, in a story with early art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Music in His Soul; Cary Kissed Me; Wisdom of the Heart; Flower Girl; The Truth About Walt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

March, 1960. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 120 newsprint pages. 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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Mar. 1960. Gossip magazine with a little more scandalous slant. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 22 #6 - Mar. 1960. Cover and article on Fury, star of the TV show. Children's activity and story magazine. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 66 pages, partial color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Al Avison (credited as Ham Fisher). Stories and art by Ham Fisher. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe finally faces Balonki in the ring, but Balonki isn't afraid to fight dirty. The fight is portrayed in play-by-play action, as rain drenches the stadium. Joe learns that his new bodyguard Chauncey is in debt to a loan shark, setting up a run-in with the loan shark's thugs. The Palooka-Balonki Fight; It Looks Bad For the Champ; Ruffy's Downfall; His Bodyguard; Special Summer; The Boy Who Was a Pig. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "Orogo!! The Nightmare from Outer Space!!", pencils by Don Heck and Jack Kirby (splash), inks by Don Heck; An alien robot arrives to hypnotically enslave the people of Earth, but is stopped when it cannot hypnotize one old man, a blind man. "The Earth-Crawlers!," art by Steve Ditko; An inventor with a nagging wife must prevent giant roots resulting from a witch doctor's curse from overrunning Africa. "The Metal Monster," art by Paul Reinman; An American engineer ignores the warnings of locals and builds a road through a Gypsy-inhabited wood. "The Martian Who Stole My Body!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A Martian criminal arrives on earth and switches bodies with a man, but the man's dog can still tell the difference between them, forcing the Martian to switch back. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. "True Love," art by Samm Schwartz; Betty and Veronica try to prove to Jughead and Reggie that they really do like each other deep down. "A Missing Horse" starring Pipsqueak, script and art by Walt Lardner; A kid wants to saddle the family dog so he can play cowboy. "Flower Power," art by Samm Schwartz; Mr. Weatherbee is hospitalized with exhaustion and the gang buys him flowers as a present. "Wreck And Double Check," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Mr. Weatherbee resorts to threats to get Jughead and Reggie to stop fighting in class. "Inflammation Please"; Veronica is upset that Betty is avoiding her; When Archie and Reggie go to Betty's house to try to reconcile them, they find out why Betty is avoiding her. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Spring 1960 issue. Cover and interior art by Bill Woggin. Lots of pin-ups and paper dolls along with Woggin's stories. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Kid Colt, Trapped!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller; Kid Colt escapes three thugs trying to collect the reward for his capture. Mesa By Moonlight text story, art by Jack Keller. Guns Roar in Rio Mesa!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller; Kid Colt deals with a gang terrorizing an honest newspaper publisher in a frontier town. Kid Colt Pin-up Page, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller. Rip-Snorter!, script by Stan Lee, art by Al Williamson; A big blustery man and his small partner work undercover for the Texas Rangers. When the Kid Lost a Gunfight!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller; Kid Colt purposely looses a gunfight to help a sheriff regain his nerve. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.