Comic books September 1960

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September, 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.

Volume 22, Issue 11 - September 1960. Children's activity and story magazine. "Mrs. Benjamin Spock Reads to her Son!" 66 Pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $18.00 View scan 1/2" Spine split from top. Staple rust.

80-page giant. Joe Palooka in "The Great Carnival Fight Story," "Foul Play," "Personal Appearance," "Innocent or Guilty," "Trapping the Killer," "Fight To the Finish," and "A Party For Joe." Half-page bio of Ham Fisher. Boy Explorers reprint, "A Trip To the Moon" by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Little Max in "Higher Education," "Vanishing Cream," "Growing Pains," and "Little Max Goes Into Business." Humphrey in "Fishy Story." Also "Knobby's Sure Bet." Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "I Learned the Monstrous Secret of Bombu!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Explorers meet a witch doctor named Bombu, who seems to possess real power. "We Were Trapped with the Silent Monster!," art by Don Heck; Against expert opinion, an engineer digs a mine to the center of the Earth and finds dragons. "I Found the Things from Nowhere," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; A man messes with his TV and it picks up a battle between alien-looking creatures. "I Turned into a...Martian!," art by Steve Ditko; A man is telepathically controlled by a hostile Martian who returns to Earth with him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $144.00 View scans 3" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

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Marvel White Box Variant. The white box is probably the result of a similar type error discovered in the production run and would have been "Fixed" by printing a white box to cover over the error. "Bombu, The Witch Man" with pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; "We Were Trapped with the Silent Monster" (art by Don Heck?); "I Found the Things from Nowhere" with pencils by Kirby; "I Turned into a Martian" with art by Steve Ditko; and a two-page text story, "The Swami." Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "I Learned the Monstrous Secret of Bombu!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Explorers meet a witch doctor named Bombu, who seems to possess real power. "We Were Trapped with the Silent Monster!," art by Don Heck; Against expert opinion, an engineer digs a mine to the center of the Earth and finds dragons. "I Found the Things from Nowhere," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; A man messes with his TV and it picks up a battle between alien-looking creatures. "I Turned into a...Martian!," art by Steve Ditko; A man is telepathically controlled by a hostile Martian who returns to Earth with him. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. "Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones, But Luck Will Never Hurt Me!", art by Samm Schwartz; Betty thinks she's bought a lucky ring; Jughead says that if he believes a random rock he picks up is lucky, then it will be. Popsicle ad with John Wayne and the Alamo. "What's in a Word?", art by Bill Vigoda; Jughead is suspicious when Reggie freely loans him two dollars. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "Cheep Talk!"; Jughead buys a parakeet and tries to teach it to talk; Meanwhile Mr. Weatherbee turns down the girls' request to buy a feeding station for the birds. Article on the Iroquois Indians in the 18th Century. "Write and Wrong" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "What Price Friendship?", pencils by Bill Vigoda; Veronica wants to go to a tea dance at the country club, but Archie says he and Jughead have "things to do"; Mr. Lodge decides to bribe Jughead to leave so that Archie can take Veronica to the dance. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running romance comic focused on the stormy passions of newlyweds. Ben and Rose learn that the first hundred days of marriage are the hardest. Department-store clerk Judy is chosen to spend a week living in the shop window as a publicity stunt, but she's just been dumped by handsome Bill. Ella knows she'll never meet the romantic knight of her dreams, but maybe fellow student Mike is close enough. The First Hundred Days; My Public Romance; My Troubled Heart; Positively a Painter; Old Flame; I Met My Dream. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $108.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white From the top-rated Katy Keene CGC registry set. Label #3901592015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Fall 1960 issue. Giant-sized. Beautiful Bill Woggin cover and interior art. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Prisoner of the Durado Gang!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller, inks by Dick Ayers; The Kid is captured and framed by the Durado gang, he beats the bandits, but loses a chance for pardon when he rides off before realizing that one of the men he saved from them was the governor. Bushwhacked! text story, art by Joe Maneely. Draw Or Die, Mister!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller, inks by Dick Ayers; The Kid risks revealing himself to save an innocent man from a gun-toting bully. My Gun For Hire!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; A gun-for-hire reforms when he sees that law-and-order will eventually defeat banditry. Guns Roar On the Last Train From Yuma!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller, inks by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "Feud for Thought," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; The boys have agreed to go without socializing with the girls for one month; So the girls recruit a new ally to bust up the agreement. "From Top to Bottom," script and art by Joe Edwards; Shrimpy works to improve his diving. "The Inventor," script and art by Joe Edwards; Shrimpy tries to invent something. "Champ Chump," art by Bill Vigoda; Moose spots a flaw in Reggie's attempt to cheat him. "El Toreo (The Art of the Bullfight)", script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Hazel Marten, inks by Cassie Bill; After visiting Mexico, Katy dreams that a prominent bullfighter is competing with K.O. for her favor. "Kooky Spooky," script and art by Joe Edwards; Hap is surprised by Jinx's fervor over an afternoon TV horror show host. "In Dutch," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty uses visual aids to communicate displeasure to Reggie. "When Strangers Meet," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Jughead tries to convince Archie that he really doesn't know the guy he thinks is an old friend. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob White. Westward Ho-Ho-Ho!, script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; All Archie's friends tag along on Fred and Archie's car trip out West, which takes them first to Monument Valley, then to the Grand Canyon, and finally to Hollywood, where Betty becomes obsessed with meeting movie heartthrob Tab Rockmore. For Guests Only! starring Li'l Jinx humor page by Joe Edwards. Daniel Boone text article, art by Ken Hultgren. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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September 3, 1960. 9" x 12". 24 pages. Black and white.

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September 10, 1960. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

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September 17, 1960. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

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September 24, 1960. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

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Cover art by Bob Bolling. Goodbye Riverdale, Hello World!, script and art by Bob Bolling; Little Archie decides to build a race car so he can leave Riverdale and race on tracks across the world. Bandits!, script and art by Bob Bolling; Little Archie recalls the day that a trip to Turner's Market turned into his biggest adventure. Can You Top This?, script and art by Dexter Taylor; Little Archie and Little Jughead try out for the school's talent show. Slips starring Pipsqueak, script and art by Walt Landner. Public Do-nut Snitcher No. 1, script and art by Bob Bolling; Ambrose is disappointed when his mother won't let him have any of the donuts she baked for her bridge club. 84 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Warren Kremer. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Richie's greedy cousin Reggie brags about his new racehorse, but Richie thinks a milkman's delivery horse has a better chance of winning, and helps his friend Mickey make that a reality. The Great Lemonade War; Uncle Scamper; Little Lotta: The Sportster; The Modern Way; The Bigger Boob; Richie Rich: Twinkletoes; Little Lotta; Richie Rich. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

One-page Little Lotta story. "Gerald's Ideal"; Little Lotta tries to fulfill Gerald's image of the ideal wife. One-page Bobbie the Baby Sitter story. One-page Jerry the Jinx story. "Don't Jiggle When You Juggle"; Little Lotta learns to juggle and catches a purse snatcher. "Dear Diary"; Gramps leads Little Lotta on a wild chase in his runaway wheelchair. "Imagination" text story; Two turtles recall their younger days. "Nothing to Do" text story. "Super Heel"; Reggie plays some mean tricks on Richie using his robots. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Guardian of the Pan; Lulu wants to make sure Tubby doesnt smell the cake her mother is making. The Conquest; Lulu makes Annie look glamorous for the new boy down the street. The Debut; Lulus pop is having trouble finding a quiet place to take a nap. Lucky Break; This time the girls want to crash the boys picnic. A Stormy Session with Little Itch; Lulu tells Alvin about when Itch wanted to get fireworks from the Storm King. Big Date; Tubby has to take Chubby on his movie date with Gloria. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison (credited as Ham Fisher). Stories and art by Ham Fisher (credited), Mo Leff, Warren Kremer, Al Avison and Vic Herman. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Little Max makes like Michelangelo when he carves a bust of Joe Palooka out of soap. Little Max gets the better of his math class. Plus solo stories featuring Humphrey. One For the Books; Jet-Pilot; Puppy Love; Humphrey Game Page; Treasure Pleasure; Target Practice; Lost in the Woods Game; Bowling Alley!; Rools is Rools; Ol' Doc Max; Magic Moment; Little Max's Cooling System; Fighting Bees. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. The Carrot-Eating Parrot, script by Don R. Christensen, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; After an accident, Bugs takes Yosemite Sam's parrot to inventor Hedgerow Huppy to have some replacement feathers glued on. Hypnotizzies, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Fred Abranz; Two shifty hypnotists find Porky can be easily hypnotized and take advantage to convince him that a creaky used car is a limosine and sell it to him for $1,000. The Gym-Dandy Idea text story with Bugs Bunny, pencils by Tony Strobl. Rag Roundup, art by Al Hubbard; Mary Jane's rag dolls save Sniffles from a cat. The Big Boo-ly, pencils by Pete Alvarado; Tweety reads a book on lion-taming and uses the techniques to frighten Sylvester. Duck Luck, art by Phil de Lara. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by Stan Lee?, Larry Lieber? and unknown. Art by Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas?, Vince Colletta and unknown. What could she do after she learned she hadn't a chance with David? Don't miss..."The Only Man for Me"! Also featuring: "No Dates for the Dance!"; "The Last Good-By"; and "I Mustn't Love You, My Darling!" Plus: 2-page text story "Someone To Love"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Kelly Freas. "A Paid Testimonial" one-page parody, art by Kelly Freas; Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro endorses Stikky brand peanut butter. "Madison Ave. Surplus Sale," script by Al Jaffee, art by Bob Clarke. "The Good Humor Ice Cream Truck," script and art by Dave Berg; Cynical look at the negative effect of ice cream trucks on society. "Documentary Records," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Joe Orlando; Satirical look at documentary-style LP records. "If Magazines Carried Comic Strips," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wally Wood; Tailoring comic strips to the magazines they appear in. "Fishing," script by Al Jaffee, art by Mort Drucker. "Mad Goes to a Gangster Movie Preview," script by Larry Siegel, art by Wally Wood; Parody of gangster films. "Mad's Pure Products Law," script by Sy Reit, art by Joe Orlando; Product ingredient labels the Mad Magazine way. "Reproportioning Photographs for Fun and Mainly Profit(Table of Contents: 12) Stretching the Truth Dept," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Bob Clarke. "Beatnik: The Magazine for Hipsters," art by George Woodbridge; Parody magazine for the beat generation. Parody of Campbell Soup print ads, art by Kelly Freas. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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September 1960. Cover by Emsh. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Word to Space" by Winston P. Sanders, "A Day in the Suburbs" by Evelyn E. Smith, "Goodbye" by Burton Raffel, "Button, Button" by Gordon R. Dickson, "The Man on Top" by R. Bretnor, "Science: Tools of the Trade" by Issac Asimov, "Books: Walden Two" by Damon Knight, "The NRACP" by George P. Elliott, "Two in Homage" by Kit Reed, "Doctor Royker's Experiment" by Joseph Whitehill. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 128 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

Volume 10, Issue 9 - September 1960. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - September 1960. Men's interest magazine including adventure articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 66 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - September, 1960. Pinup magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 50 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 8, Issue 11 - September 1960. Cover by Earl Norem (Marvel Comics). Men's adventure magazine with stories, articles, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 74 pages. B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 8, Issue 9 - September, 1960. Cover painting by Mel Crair. Adventure articles, stories and photos usually based around war, hunting and other manly activities. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 104 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 4, Issue 4 - September 1960. Men's interest magazine featuring Pin-up Girl Pictorials, and adventures stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.