Comic books May 1963

UK edition. Identical to US edition but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. The Merciless Puppet Master, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Puppet Master is declared healed and plans his revenge againt the Fantastic Four; This time, he'll use the Sub-Mariner. Cameos by Doctor Doom, the Mole Man, and a Skrull. 36 pgs.

Volume 16 - Number 5, May 1963. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles and Stories include The Ghost that Moved to Our House, Telepathic, Teleporting Ants, and Alfred Russel Wallace's Reasons for Becoming a Spiritualist! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Bill Molno, Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. A reconnaissance pilot is shot down behind enemy lines. The newest member of a bomber crew goes on his first mission. During WWII, a US transport plane over Burma takes flak from a Chinese warlord. Terror Over Taiwan; Morning Mission; Don't Ask For Mercy; The Problems of Flight; Work Horse; Peeper Down; Strength of a Nation. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. An American soldier with a German cousin is reluctant to kill Nazis in combat. A senior supply officer in Korea makes a desperate bid for promotion in Mortar Gulch. A US Armed Forces advisor in Vietnam is not permitted to strike back against Viet Cong attacks (the story was published in 1963, before the war was officially a "War"). Cousin Rudolf; Not a Fighting Man; The Birth of the Machine Gun; 2 Against 1000!; Overtime Soldier. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Fanzine published by Leonard Maltin dedicated to films from the Golden Age of Hollywood. 5.5" x 8.5", 12 pages, B&W

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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. Plus movie reviews and letters. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Mirror Master's Invincible Bodyguards!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Mirror Master plans some spectacular crimes after he busts out of prison so he can rise up the prison newspaper's "Most Successful Criminal Poll." Barry Allen--You're the Flash!--and I Can Prove It!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; A criminal uses a post-hypnotic suggestion on the Flash, resulting in him almost revealing his secret identity. Strange Sports Stories ad. Letter to the editor from fan writer Larry Herndon. Metal Men ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Edited by Ray Palmer. Articles about visitations from other worlds and American efforts at space travel. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/4-in. 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Greg Olivetti, Bob Standish and Zev Zimmer. Art by John Rosenberger, Chic Stone, Tom Hickey and Max Elkan. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A man lost in Death Valley finds a water source that turns out to be a fountain of youth; The people of Forestville erect a monument to the man who saved them from a forest fire; Modern-day construction disturbs the spirits of an old cemetery. The Best Dream of All!; The Water Hole; The Man Who Saved Us!; The Old Cemetery! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

First printing (#12-283-305). Painted cover by Vic Prezio. Story by Don Segall. Art by Jack Sparling and others. A tale of horror from Dell, inspired by the classic Universal Monster. Dr. Frankenstein brings his creature to America, using hypnosis to control the Frankenstein's Monster and force it to kill on command. The doctor, his assistant Fritz, and the Monster head for New York, leaving a trail of bodies behind them. Considered part of Dell's Movie Classics line, although not listed as such on the cover. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jack Keller and others. Archie-style teen comedy featuring Freddy and his gang of clean-cut yet trouble-prone pals. Freddy is elected to teach Stuff how to drive, and the pedestrians go scrambling. Nick the Beat tries to knit to impress Beatnik gal Hermione, and claims his grandmother "knitted an iron stove out of steel wool." Freddy and Stuff enter Freddy's new hot-rod in the big drag race, but his competition is Brad, who doesn't play fair. Drive on Mac Stuff; Gag Time!; Who's Zoo?; The Wilderness Scout; Nick the Beat: Knits to You; Land of Fantasy; Freddy's Puzzle Page; Freddy's Color Page; Drag Race; Symbol of Freedom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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"Dangerous Competition" - Written by Don Segall. Art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe. Painted Cover by Vic Prezio. The Frogmen undertake a dangerous assignment! Plus: Boy of the Pacific story "The Angry Man"; 1-page text story "The Tiny Treasure"; and the fillers "Underwater Terrain" and "Don't Get Lost!" 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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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Cover by Russ Heath and Jack Adler (washtone). Written by Robert Kanigher and Bob Haney. Art by Joe Kubert and Jack Abel. The Haunted Tank is sent to guard a desert oasis to prevent the Germans from finding water in "Battle of the Thirsty Tanks!" by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert. Starring the Haunted Tank, Jeb Stuart, Arch Asher, Rick Rawlins, Slim Stryker and General J.E.B. Stuart (ghost). Plus: "Frogman on a String!" by Bob Haney and Jack Abel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Featuring: 7 page story "My Longing Heart"; 7 page story "One Glimpse of Heaven"; 7 page story "Long Ago Love"; 2 page From Barbara Miles, with Love letters page; 8 page story "Borrowed Heart -- Borrowed Love" written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by John Romita, Sr. Cover pencils by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.12.

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Tarzan newsletter by Vernell Coriell. Canaveral Press gets rights to ERB, list of unpublished ERB works, Bantan Primeval order form insert. 7-in. x 10-in. 4 Pages (plus insert). B&W.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Jack Keller, Dick Ayers, Don Heck, Gene Colan and unknown. Featuring Kid Colt in "The Capture of Kid Colt" with story by Stan Lee and pencils by Jack Keller. Also in this issue: "The Life and Death of Blast Larkin" by Lee and Dick Ayers; "The Rustlers of Red Gap!" by Lee and Don Heck; "The Sheriff's Secret" by Lee and Gene Colan; and 2-page text story "Mesa by Moonlight," reprinted from Western Tales of Black Rider (1955) #28. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Jack Keller, Dick Ayers, Don Heck, Gene Colan and unknown. Featuring Kid Colt in "The Capture of Kid Colt" with story by Stan Lee and pencils by Jack Keller. Also in this issue: "The Life and Death of Blast Larkin" by Lee and Dick Ayers; "The Rustlers of Red Gap!" by Lee and Don Heck; "The Sheriff's Secret" by Lee and Gene Colan; and 2-page text story "Mesa by Moonlight," reprinted from Western Tales of Black Rider (1955) #28. 32 pages, full color.

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Cover art by John Romita. "Deceiving Heart!", art by Bernard Sachs; A patient in a hospital dictates a letter to a nurse for her boyfriend, who is out of town for a few weeks; She wants to break the news that there is now someone else in her life, but the nurse is smitten with the patient's old boyfriend herself and can't bear to hurt him. "Three Lost Loves," pencils by Bill Draut, inks by Jay Scott Pike; Two older sisters receive letters from their younger sister; Reading between the lines, they realize that she is no longer planning to marry her fiance that summer. "I Need You; The First Time; Love" The Rhyme and Reason for Love and Romance article. "Lost Love; Sweet Misery" The Rhyme and Reason for Love and Romance article. "Come to My Arms," pencils by Mike Sekowsky; A writer driving in the country on a working vacation catches a glimpse of a girl crying on a bus and can't get her out of his mind; He returns to the small town restaurant and finds her sitting alone. "Never Look at Love!", pencils by John Romita (p 1) and Werner Roth (pp 2-8), inks by John Romita; Annette tries to read men's feelings toward her by the look in their eyes, but she is constantly misreading their intentions. Ad for Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Nudity one page. Harvey Kurtzmans legendary follow-up to the original MAD launched the careers of many future stars of comics, comedy and publishing, including associate editor Terry Gilliam. This issue features an Arnold Roth strip, The Last Days of Burlesque, reprint strips from Percy Crosbys Skippy, and an early Wonder Warthog story by Gilbert Shelton. Sometimes listed as Vol. 2, #6. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

"Snowland," art by Howie Post; King Winter tries to get Hot Stuff to support his campaign to rule the Enchanted Forest. "Fancy Flames," art by Howie Post; While fighting with an ogre, Hot Stuff is inspired to try making adjustments to his pitchfork to see what happens. "The Wishniks," art by Howie Post; Hot Stuff saves a drowning frammikin, who gives him the services of the wish-granting wishniks (who look like wishbones) for a day; But he doesn't last through the day before the wishniks drive him crazy. "The Awesome Athlete," art by Warren Kremer; Willy hates having to practice the piano until he and his friends go to a party where Jim White, a Marine home on leave, is playing one. "The Land of Music," art by Howie Post; Hot Stuff visits a world full of sentient musical instruments. "A Scorcher," art by Howie Post; Hot Stuff meets Satan himself. "Nothin' For Nobody," art by Howie Post; Hot Stuff helps a bunch of people while trying to help himself. "Ghost Remover," art by Warren Kremer; Some ghosts want to take over TinyTown and steal Stumbo's clothes. Officer O'Floodle saves the day. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "Countdown on Excellence" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Jerry gets a lecture from his father on the importance of doing every job right. "Someone's Been Here Before Me!", art by George Roussos; Astronaut Lee Crane's space mission is disrupted when his ship goes off course and lands on the planet Zeroz, where he deduces that he is not the first Earthman to visit the planet and that he must uncover the identity of the man who preceded him. Strange Sports Stories ad. "The Microscopic Doom," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; A scientist's neighbor and daughter are shrunk to minuscule size by the scientist's assistant, who plans to steal the shrinking formula for himself. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. Metal Men ad. "Mystery of the Mentalists" article on the possibility of telepathy. "The Secret Prisoner of Darkmoor Dungeon," art by John Giunta; A prison cell that has been sealed for 500 years is opened in the present day and a horrible shape-shifting monster escapes. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Maurice Whitman and Dick Giordano. The comical misadventures of a caveman boy and his dinosaur pal. Hunk and Cecil go to work for Mr. Crumple's laundry. A dinosaur who loves to sing is driven away from home by his parents' criticism. He runs away to become a musician, but that life is not easy, especially for a young dinosaur. Monday Every Day; The Mouse in the Moon; Yowls and Howls. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover John Pederson Jr. Science fiction stories by Hal Clement, Algis Budrys, John Brunner, David Evans, Al Landau, Paul Anderson, Robert Lory. Illustrations by John Giunta, Virgil Finlay, Francis, Nodel. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.40.

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 25, Issue 7 - May 1963. Children's activity and story magazine. Features Bobby Buntrock of the "Hazel" TV Show! 66 Pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Samm Schwartz. Here's Health, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead goes on a health food kick, forcing Pop to change the name of his store to "Pop Tate's Health Haven." All That Glitters...--Jughead's Dipsy Doodles, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead has no money except "One Yugoslavian Pfennig," so he tries to get more money by painting a rainbow with a pot of gold at the end of it. The Confidence Man, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead goes off to babysit little Terrence, whose reputation for terrorizing babysitters strikes fear into the hearts of Archie and Betty. My Heavens! humor page starring Shrimpy, script and art by Joe Harold. Soft Cell, script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy discover that Jughead is deliberately getting himself sent to detention every day. Vicious Cycle starring Jughead, art by Samm Schwartz. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Murphy Anderson. Countdown on Excellence public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Super-Exiles of Earth!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; The JLAers each face their evil doppelgangers and are then blamed for their lawless actions and exiled from Earth; When they return to fight their duplicates, the JLA discovers they are manifestations of their own dreams; The Atom performs microscopic brain surgery to disable them and the JLA shuts down Dr. Destiny's materiopticon to destroy the dream-beings. A letter from Jerry Bails. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Iron Mask! [Behind the Iron Mask! Part 1], script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt finds a wanted poster for Iron Mask and has to escape from the sheriff and his deputies. Squatter's Trail text story. Bullets Can't Stop Him! [Behind the Iron Mask! Part 2]; Iron Mask robs Mr. Thompson and tries to rob the payroll but is stopped by Kid Colt. Behind the Iron Mask! [Behind the Iron Mask! Part 3]; Kid Colt stops Iron Mask. The Revenge of Rio Bates, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan; Monk Murdock gets caught trying to steal from Sam Grant and returns for revenge. The Outlaw and the Sheriff, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt loses a gunfight so an old sheriff can keep his job and get his pension. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Iron Mask! [Behind the Iron Mask! Part 1], script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt finds a wanted poster for Iron Mask and has to escape from the sheriff and his deputies. Squatter's Trail text story. Bullets Can't Stop Him! [Behind the Iron Mask! Part 2]; Iron Mask robs Mr. Thompson and tries to rob the payroll but is stopped by Kid Colt. Behind the Iron Mask! [Behind the Iron Mask! Part 3]; Kid Colt stops Iron Mask. The Revenge of Rio Bates, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan; Monk Murdock gets caught trying to steal from Sam Grant and returns for revenge. The Outlaw and the Sheriff, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt loses a gunfight so an old sheriff can keep his job and get his pension. 36 pgs.

Cover by Pete Morisi. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and Jack Keller. Gray-templed gunslinger "Kid" Montana deals out justice in the lawless lands of the northern range. Helping a shepherd friend protect his flock from a wolf pack, Montana learns the wolves are being released by cattlemen who hate the sheep ranchers. Montana helps Apache fugitive Blanco protect his tribe from a rogue "Indian agent."An injured marshal tracks two outlaws across the wilderness. Too Many Wolves; Hard Times; A Painful Trail; The English Saddle; Black Arrow; Strength of a Nation. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, and Vince Colletta. The monster-sized ape from the 1961 B-movie becomes the star of this popular Charlton monster comic that frequently featured work by future Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. When Konga is trapped by an avalanche, the debate over what to do with him goes to the highest levels of world government. But even Konga does not suspect the reappearance of his human friends Bob and Sandra. Some great full-page monster scenes by pre-Spidey Ditko. The Lonely One; Vince Vanne Vanishes; Kobi the Hunter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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"That Old Feline!", script by Frank Doyle, art by Bob White; Archie wants to spend the day with Veronica, but she puts him through agony trying to capture a stray kitten; When it causes havoc at home, Mr. Lodge assumes Archie is pretending to pass off his pranks on a mythical cat. "Muddled Medicine," art by Dan DeCarlo; Eleven panels of gags on medical terms. "Shutter Bugs," art by Dan DeCarlo; Josie and Pepper are enjoying their camera club outing, but Alex keeps interfering with their shots by trying to make time with Josie. "The Write Story"; Li'l Jinx writes a school report on how she spent her day. Archie Club News. "Stars in her Eyes," art by Dan DeCarlo; Miss Grundy's excited that the vaudeville team Phil and Bill will be performing at school, for her horoscope says she'll meet a dark handsome stranger whose name begins with B. Bill turns out to be a chimp. "Kiss Miss," art by Dan DeCarlo; Betty's pledging a sorority, and forbidden to speak, write, or nod. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.