Comic books March 1957

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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March 1957. Text stories and illustrations for boys and girls. Cover by Ruth Bendel. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 68 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 1 Issue 3, March 1957. Published by Joe Weider, Mr. Olympia Founder. This issue includes pictorials of Diane Webber and Tina Louise (Gilligan's Island). Full-color centerfold of Candy Barr. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Bill Everett. "The Menace of the Green Men," script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; Light images of aliens from space become the fall guy of a crook in a series of planned robberies. "While the City Sleeps," art by Doug Wildey; A midget who poses as a ventriloquist's doll in order to pull off heists has a chemist friend who works on suspended animation pills as a hobby. "The Strange Power of Henry Grey," art by Ed Winiarski; A man finds he has the power to project his spirit across distance; He uses this ability to do evil to people as he is a hateful person. "The Taboo," script by Carl Wessler, art by Tony DiPreta; When a sailor upstages a native witch doctor, the witch doctor maroons the sailor on a small island surrounded by sharks. "The Heat's On" text story, art by Gene Colan and Don Heck. "The Outcast," inks by Vince Colletta; A telepath who works for the police department is shunned by others because of his ability until he saves a trapped boy. "The Haunted Halls," art by Frank Bolle; When a man enters a castle, he becomes the resident ghost. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Menace of the Humanoids, art by Don Heck; An engineer building the first satellite finds himself attacked by thugs in humanoid costumes. King of the Glacier Men, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; A European dictator is exiled to the North where he becomes king of the glacier men. The Men in the Mole!, art by John Forte; Three men in a mole-like drilling device find a world underground populated by sorcerers. The Ghost Wore Armor, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; An explorer looks to steal golden armor from the natives. Lost in Time text story. Shangri-La, art by Bill Everett; A man makes it back from Shangri-La only to be informed that the man he spoke with, whom he takes to be mad, actually left for the valley four hundred years ago. The Puppets of Pierre Garou, art by Reed Crandall; A puppeteer shrinks people who try to rob him and uses them in his show. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Jungle Jim stars in "The Tiger Claw Talisman" and "The River Rover"! Plus: Shankar the Shikari in the back-up story "Perilous Trophy"! Also: 1-page People of Asia text article "The Gurkhas"! And: 1-page text article "The White Rhino"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Severin. Marked for Capture!, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt saves Marshal Hoyt and his family from a group of outlaws who plan to kill the Marshal. The Luckiest Cowboy text story. Desperate Hour!, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt stops Jesse Clune and his gang from attacking a wagon train and brings them to justice. Out of Bounds!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller. He Stands in Shadow!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita; Frank Stanley, a doctor, tries to stop his brother Joe from being a gunfighter. The Last Roundup!, art by Jack Keller. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Four untitled Kid Slade stories. Art by Joe Maneely, Werner Roth, and John Romita St.? Back-up story, "Beware the Wyoming Kid!" (script by Stan Lee). Two-page text story, "The Changing West." John Severin cover. Cover price $0.10.

9.25" x 12.25", B&W with some color.

1957 Annual Issue. Published once a year, this oversized issue presents the years best pictorials and gags from Laff magazine! 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in. 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Louis Zansky, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash intervenes when a range war threatens to erupt over the division of rancher Jeremiah Banks' property. Lash learns the reason there's no crime in Minersville is the deadly Law and Order League. An outlaw fleeing justice leaps to his doom, but Lash suspects he'll be back for his saddle. Flowers for Miss Cora; Law and Order League; The Silver Saddle; Safety First!; Alias Frowny Bugle; Mountain March. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Perilous Islands," "The Search," and "Sign of Honor." Reina the Black Panther back-up story. Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Machine Maid"; Archie and Veronica visit Mr. Lodge's factory, where he shows off a new electronic brain; Whenever anything goes wrong, Archie comes up with a fix for it. "We're Not Dressing," pencils by Dan DeCarlo,inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica make disparaging comments about a dress in a store window; Then each one runs home to get the money from their parents to buy it. Little Archie ad. "The Strong Silent Type," script by Bill Woggon; Betty rehearses a love scene at home with Ronald, arousing everyone's curiosity. Movie Set Fashions Katie Keene paper dolls page. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "Amby"; Amby, a small boy, can make things appear merely by thinking about them. Archie Club ad. "Will Power!", art by Joe Edwards; Miss Gargle checks the hands of students in Wilbur's class to see if they've been testing the "Wet Paint" signs on the school halls. "The Package Deal," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx and Ga Ga are carrying a gift-wrapped package when bully Charley Hawse decides to ruin it by jumping up and down on it. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie causes trouble between his dad and another bowler at the bowling alley. Ollie peppers his mom with questions while she's trying to clean the house. Ollie's girl cousin Li'l Tomboy causes a ruckus at a fancy restaurant. All Balled Up!; Beware of Dog; Mama's Helper?; Portrait of an Ogre; Big Brick; Li'l Tomboy: Almost a Day Off for Mom; Birthday Wise; Low Bridge. 32 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 by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Li'l Tomboy is exactly as much trouble as her cousin Lil Genius, but in girl form. LT's parents take her to her first movie in a theater, where she immediately causes comic chaos. Lil Tomboy gets to take part in a wedding, but she thinks "holding up the train" is a scene from a cowboy movie. Li'l Tomboy antagonizes the ice-cream man. First Movie; Flower Girl; Snowbound; Vitamin Mouse Beats Feline Fanny; We All Scream for Ice Cream; Gerry Giraffe and the Funny Animals; Bargain Day; Li'l Genius: Losers Weepers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Little Angel in 'Is This Trip Necessary?'" art by Mike Roy and Mike Peppe; "Little Angel in 'Drive-In Movie'"; "Little Angel in 'Hunger Pains'"; and "Little Angel in 'At State Fair'". "Jim and Betty Solve the 'Flying Saucer Mystery!'" comic advertisement for Cloverine. "A New Scientific Toy!" advertisement for Nutty Putty. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and Warren Kremer. Cover by Warren Kremer. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. When Richie Rich is named honorary Mayor for the day, his scheming cousin Reggie decides to make his life miserable. Richie decides he'd like to dress less ostentatiously. Whos Got the Dots?; Uncle Digger; Little Lotta: Out West; The Scene Changes; Royal Affair; Richie Rich: The Mayor and the Minors. 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. On her birthday, Lotta doesn't just blow out the candles, she blows out the cake. Lotta dreams herself back into the medieval age, where the knights have never seen anything like Lotta. Snow Use; Jerry the Jinx; Bobbie the Baby Sitter; Joust Imagine; A Fat Chance; Cat Nipped; A Special Gift; Richie Rich: Wuffle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Untitled story; Tubby thinks he has come to baby-sit for Lulu, but it is for Lulus dolls instead. Buried Treasure; Lulu and Annie want to go treasure hunting on Pine Tree Island with the Fellers. Little Lulu Wins the Race; The Fellers make off with Lulus dolly carriage wheels to put on their soapbox racer for the big race. Little Itch's Birthday Party; Lulu tells Alvin about when Itch makes the poor little girl substitute for her at her own birthday party. Untitled story; Tubby wants Gloria to see his weight on a scale that is broken. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Multi-panel illustrated article on saddle blankets. The Trail to the Texas Rangers, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger, Tonto, and Dan Reid return to the Texas Panhandle to attend the dedication ceremony of a new Texas Ranger station that will be named Fort Reid; Outlaws kidnap Dan Reid after the ceremony. The Hard Lesson, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Schoolteacher Enoch Turner has come west to teach the Blackfoot Indians to read and write; The tribe's medicine man is not happy and forces him from the village. Ancient Mayan Ruins, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Shipwrecked on the Yucatan peninsula, Young Hawk, Little Buck; and a boy named Atan that they rescued from an island, journey inland across a desert, finding ancient ruins, then a thriving Mayan city. Promo for subscriptions to Dells Lone Ranger comic; also Dells Pledge to Parents. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Maurice Whitman. Based on the 1954 film "Long John Silver" starring Robert Newton, this comic presents the famed pirate as a hero, sailing the seas with his faithful pal Jim. Long John Silver and his men disguise themselves as Spanish nobles to rescue the Princess Josefina from the sinister Don Felipe. While their pirate ship is in dry-dock, thieves and judges alike are after the contents of Long John Silver's sea chest, rumored to be full of treasure. Captain Kidd and his crew rescue a man adrift on a raft, but it turns out to be a trap set by another pirate captain to capture Kidd's ship. Captain Kidd: The Man on a Raft; Gentleman Pirate; The Enterprising Enterprise; Adventure Lands: Plymouth; Sad Sack of Puenta Rica; Drydock Trouble; Betty and Bob. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Bad Luck Stone Bird; Porky buys a stone bird from a sea captain who found it on a Pacific Island; It brings bad luck to whoever has it. Untitled story; Porky tries to show his newly-learned magic tricks to Cicero, who is an unwilling audience. Double Pointer Trouble; Daffy gets into a contest with a pointer hunting dog. The Puppet Show Stand-in, art by Al Hubbard; When the strings break on a Cinderella puppet at a children's show in a park, Mary Jane makes herself small and takes on the part. The Overweight Cat; Tweety convinces Sylvester that he is fat and should go on a diet. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, Jay Scott Pike, John Tartaglione, Ann Brewster and Tom Scheuer. The story of a girl who was all woman! Don't miss..."Female!" Also featuring: "How Do I Know It's Love?"; "The Boss' Son!"; "College Romance"; and "After The Wedding!" Plus: 2-page retitled reprint text story "Worth Waiting For"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 12, Issue 3 - March 1957. Cover by Kelly Freas. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Gore Vidal, Richard Matheson, Robert Sheckley, and Anthony Boucher. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 7, Issue 3 - March 1957. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 100 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 6, Issue 3 - March 1957. Men's interest magazine focusing on celebrity gossip and pin-up models. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Men's interest magazine featuring articles, stories, and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 84 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 5, issue 3 - March 1957. Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 84 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.