Comic books August 1961

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August 1961. Cover by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). Stories: "The Moon Moth" by Jack Vance, "The Gatekeepers" by J.T. McIntosh, "The Air of Castor Oil" by Jim Harmon, "The King of the City" by Keith Laumer, "Lochinvar" by Margaret St. Clair, "The God Next Door" by Bill Doede, "Aloys" by R.A. Lafferty, "The Stuff" by Henry Slesar, "Return Engagement" by Lester de Rey, and "The Deep Down Dragon" by Judith Merril. Illustrations by West, Walker, Virgil Finlay, Emsh, and Dick Francis. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.; 194 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

August, 1961 (no number). Men's interest humor digest published by Humorama, a division of Martin Goodman Publishing. Features adult girlie cartoons and racy pin-ups of photo models. Mia Macklin, Deirdre Kelly and Carol Blake on the cover. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7- 1/2in., 98 Pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

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.

Vintage men's interest magazine that features short fiction stories, music reviews, adult humor comics, interviews, fashion, and nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 82 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

She thought when she was chosen Queen that she would be closer to winning Jeff...but her crowning was only an..."Invitation to Tears," the cover-featured 8 page story. Plus: 7 page story "My Midnight Love" drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs; 1 page story "Charm in Romance" pencilled by John Forte; 7 page story "Love Beyond Recall"; 7 page story "What Love Should Be"; 2 page From Barbara Miles, with Love letters page. Cover pencils by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. "Gorgo Returns," script by Joe Gill, art by Steve Ditko; The British electrify the waters off the Irish coast which drive the Gorgo creature and its infant west until they rest off the east coast of America; The baby Gorgo fouls the trans-Atlantic telephone cable so divers go out to fix it; Alerted to the presence of Gorgo, the creature is attacked and finally incapacitated in a sandpit while the mother is sleeping; When she wakes up and finds him missing, she attacks New York city; The world's weakest Hydrogen bomb is dropped on Gorgo which not only fails to damage New York, it doesn't kill the monster; One of the divers who initially found the baby Gorgo waves flame at its snout so it will break free of the sandpit and they can use smoke to drive it out to sea; Two cannon shells are loaded with a nerve agent, one for mama and one for baby, and are fired into them; Baby Gorgo collapses, but mama scoops him up and returns to the sea floor; The men think the nerve agents have killed them, but they are merely snoozin. 36 pgs., full cologr. Cover price $0.10.

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Origin and first appearance of Sinestro. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. The Day 100,000 People Vanished!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; In an attempt to capture Green Lantern, Sinestro captures 100,000 people from the town of Valdale; The Guardians warn Green Lantern of Sinestro's plan and Green Lantern travels to Qward to rescue the citizens of Valdale. Wings of Destiny!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; Green Lantern accidentally changes Pieface into a bird while Green Lantern is having a dream. Later Green Lantern has to meet Terga at the airport and stop a hijacking. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sad Sack's Army Life Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Tartaglione and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, John Tartaglione and Dick Giordano. Teen love drama that showcases the social mores and concerns of its time and place, often featuring early art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Kay and Bill meet in the library and hit it off, but when his grades start to suffer, she wonders if she should break up with him for his future's sake. Nora goes to Colorado for health reasons and meets handsome Ron, but she's torn by her commitment to hometown boyfriend Frank. After false charges send her father to prison, Sue decides to get revenge on the handsome son of the man who accused him. Forever and a Day; Revenge Is Sweet; Sharing; Take My Love. 32 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. A sneeze from Stumbo the Giant could spell disaster for Tinytown. Stumbo uses a steam-shovel as a back-scratcher. When Stumbo overdoes his diet in a big way, the result is barely recognizable to the people of Tinytown. No Such People; Hot Property; Cousin Glowy; Stumbo: The Mighty Diet! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey reprints the adventures of the mischievous little devil and his regular backup feature, Stumbo the Giant. Stumbo tries to help the Tinytowners build a tornado shelter, but first he must wrestle the whirlwind. Stumbo does a lot of things for the people of Tinytown, but some still consider him lazy. Hot Stuff; Spooky; Rags Rabbit; Stumbo: Big Lazy Bones. 80 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Man Who Was Doomed By Time," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Art Merrill risks his life to discover the secret of a patch of land where no plant or animal life can live. Superman ad. Secret Origins ad. "It's Fun to Serve!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. "The Songs of Disaster," art by Lee Elias; Composer Burton Mills learns that the music of a long-ago folk hero has fantastic occult powers. Batman ad. "The Man Who Defied Fate" text story. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "We Were Prisoners on the Beast Asteroid," art by Ruben Moreira; Two space explorers on a distant asteroid are menaced by four creatures that emerge from mysterious capsules. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "Return of the Phantom Physician," art by Bill Ely; Dr. Miles Menken is visited three times by his fabled ancestor Anselmo the Great, a physician with great healing powers. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. Superman ad. Secret Origins ad. "The Man With the Mineral Powers," art by Howard Sherman; Geologist Bart Hobbs convinces a grand jury that inexplicable transformations of his body forced him to commit various thefts, but his lies are eventually exposed. The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets ad. "The Day the World Vanished" text story. "The Creatures of Camouflage Forest," script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Astronauts bring back plants from an asteroid that are actually creatures that can change their forms. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Pat Masulli. Stories and art by George Wildman and others. The comical misadventures of a caveman boy and his dinosaur pal. The cave people go to see a new event called a "circus." Meanwhile, Hunk and his friend Cecil find strange relics of a future civilization, including a telephone and a convertible. Then they set out to sail to the edge of the world on a wooden raft. Hunk; Raro the Rabbit; No Rest for the Weary; How Hunk Met His Dinosaur. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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Volume 23, Issue 10- August 1961. Cover by Irma Wilde. Stories and art by Ted Key, Margot Austin, James Playsted Wood, Maurine Remenih, Lenore Ross, Beth Applegate, Viola Payne, Marguerite Wolf, Marjorie Lawrence, Lillian Vandervere, Jack and Marilyn Ross, Marion Crist, Dorothy Bennett, Becky Krehbiel, Jay Troth, Tom Hall, George Pay, Paul Packer, Jack Weaver, Jean Rapp, Wilmer Wickham, Florence McCurdy, Georgette Baris, Betty Jaxon, Helen Hamilton, and Sam Marley. A long-running magazine of fiction, fact and comics for children. A feature on Lori Martin, star of the 1960 TV series National Velvet, based on the beloved horse story that also inspired the Liz Taylor movie. Lori Martin in "National Velvet"; A Vacation-Cabin Mystery; A Conch Shell for Babette; A Yoke for Johnson Calf; Adventure in the Night; John Baxter, Patriot; The Strange Namesake of Mr. Foddle and Mr. Bean; Diz and Liz; The Three Silly Kittens; Seashore Gossip; Water Games; Sounds Under the Sea; Did You Ever?; State Flag to Color; Two Pages to Test Your Wits; Make a Rocket Ship; Shellcraft. 7-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 4, No. 6 - August 1961. Vintage men's interest magazine that focused mainly on tasteful nude pin-up photography, but also included articles, reviews, adult humor comics strips, and erotic short fiction stories. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. "I Brought the Roc to Life!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Two newlyweds in Egypt uncover a huge egg in the sand that hatches into the Roc in the warm sunlight. "The Boy Who Vanished!," art by Paul Reinman; A lame boy wills himself to the future and his legs are healed before he sends himself home. "The Painting," art by Steve Ditko; An art dealer who buys quality paintings at rock-bottom insulting prices from poverty stricken artists and then sells them for thousands attempts to steal a beautiful painting from a gypsy who refuses to sell it; The dealer has the gypsy arrested on a trumped up charge and burgles the man's wagon to remove the painting. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Cover by Steve Ditko. "I Brought the Roc to Life!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Two newlyweds in Egypt uncover a huge egg in the sand that hatches into the Roc in the warm sunlight. "The Boy Who Vanished!," art by Paul Reinman; A lame boy wills himself to the future and his legs are healed before he sends himself home. "The Painting," art by Steve Ditko; An art dealer who buys quality paintings at rock-bottom insulting prices from poverty stricken artists and then sells them for thousands attempts to steal a beautiful painting from a gypsy who refuses to sell it; The dealer has the gypsy arrested on a trumped up charge and burgles the man's wagon to remove the painting. 36 pgs., full color.

First 12-cent cover price. "Man Bites Dog," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead agrees to watch Veronica's dog for the afternoon; Jughead tries to lock up the dog so he can eat the dog's steak, but the dog keeps outsmarting Jughead until finally the dog shares its steak with Jughead. "Conform and Reform," art by Samm Schwartz; Archie and Reggie tease Jughead for being so lazy, so Jughead decides to conform to their ways. Archie Annual ad. "The List" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "The Anxious One," art by Samm Schwartz; Archie tries to get Jughead to go on a triple-date with Reggie and him; Reggie says it would be wrong to infringe on Jughead's right to choose and sends Jughead away; Jughead is suspicious that Reggie sent him away and decides that Reggie can't tell him what to do, so he shows up ready for the date, not realizing he was outfoxed by Reggie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Gray-templed gunslinger "Kid" Montana deals out justice in the lawless lands of the northern range. The Texas Rangers try to capture the mysterious stagecoach robber known as Black Mask, who seems to know whenever a money shipment is made. A starving Kiowa tribe is saved by its kindness to a stray dog. Kid Montana gets mixed up in a conflict involving a desperate outlaw, his kid brother, a gang of gunslingers, a rattlesnake and a broken idol. The Broken Idol!; The Spotted Mutt; No Death For the Enemy; Holdup!; Ranch For Rent; The Dude Schoolmaster. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Long Running SF/Political Fanzine edited by Ted Pauls, the owner of a prominent SF mail-order bookstore. Fanzine reviews by Marion Bradley. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. 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. Bob and Sandra replicate Decker's experiments (from the Konga movie) on another hapless baby chimp, and soon Konga the monster-sized ape is stalking London streets once more. (The story also explains how Konga changes species as he grows, something the movie left out.) Konga; Tarlo the Tartar; Man-Apes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. "The Persistent One," script by Frank Doyle; Jughead and Reggie watch Archie try and try and try again to get into the Lodge Mansion to see Veronica. "Horror Scope," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Given confidence by a horoscope reading, Archie becomes a champion on the ball diamond. "Trouble with Tessie," pencils by Bob White, inks by Bob White; To show his appreciation for the Andrews family hosting him on a student exchange program, the student gives Archie a baby elephant. "Spring Cleaning," script and art by Joe Edwards; Hap's demand that Jinx clean out her closet ends up costing him. "The Way to a Man's Heart," script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Hazel Marten (as Bill Woggon), inks by Cassie Bill; Debby plans a picnic with Buzz, but Taffy has other ideas. "Meowing on the Movie Set," script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Hazel Marten (as Bill Woggon), inks by Cassie Bill; Katy and Gloria trade barbs as they pose for photographers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie dreams that he's a sailor on a whaling ship during the time of Moby Dick. On a camping trip, Ollie encounters Russian spies and mistakes them for local Natives. Sailing! Sailing!; Ramon and Coliflor: Maybe Not So Loco; Paulo Puppini's Puppets; The Mystery of the Green Sheep. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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August 5, 1961. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

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August 12, 1961. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

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August 19, 1961. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

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August 26, 1961. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

The Good Fortune; The Monster on the Beach; Alvin wears rubber monster feet at the beach. Auction Sale; The Fellers think they are bidding on an Indian headdress at an auction. Little Itch Gets a Dose of Her Own Medicine; Lulu tells Alvin about Itchs meanness tonic. Tip for Tub; Tubby expects a tip when he carries groceries for Fifi and Gloria. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover of Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. The Escape, art by Tom Gill; Outlaws kidnap an escape artist and Dan Reid to help a member of the gang escape from jail. The Man with the Gun, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger must decide which of a group of men attempted to rob the express agency. The Gatling Gun, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto cross the Rio Grande into Mexico to find the bandits who stole a Gatling gun from the Army. The Shrinking Ice, art by Jon Small; While hunting seals Young Hawk and Little Buck are separated from Sea Eagle and Maliktok by an ice pack breakup. They reach land and are given a sign by the Spirit Bear. Illustrated ad for Kelloggs Corn Flakes breakfast cereal featuring the Official Huck Hound Club. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Women confide tales of romance to their diaries, in a series that sometimes reflected its tumultuous times. Erica falls for the handsome man who stops by the bar every night in the restaurant where she works. Non-fiction comics pieces, on decorating a teen's bedroom (or "bed-sitting room") and good manners, reflect the customs and ideas of its time, 1961. Handsome publisher Phil falls for redheaded Amy, but he has a reputation as a ladies' man. Featuring early art by Joe Sinnott of Fantastic Four fame. Arrival of Love; Your Room; Teen-Age Manners; Poor Patsy; Lucky Girl; Don't Speak of Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story. 3/4" cumulative spine split.

Volume 11, Issue 8 - August 1961. Cover by Mort Kunstler. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.