Comic books February 1958

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.60

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.40

Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.00

The Spider Spins Again; Tubby tries to solve the mystery of the footprints around Lulus house. The Spider Spins Again; Tubby tries to solve the mystery of the footprints around Lulus house. Groundhog Day; On a frigid Groundhog Day, the Fellers want to make sure the groundhog doesnt see his shadow. The Secret Girl Friend; Lulu thinks Tubbys big fancy valentine is going to be for her. Little Itchs Beautiful Baby Picture; Lulu tells Alvin about when Itch challenged the poor little girl to a beauty contest. The Voice; Chubby wants to go with Tubby to his violin lesson. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Al Avison. 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. Baby Wind takes Little Max and Talking Balloon into outer space, where they help a sky-fairy polish a star and meet the Man-in-the-Moon. Joe reads Max's fairy story about a boy and his magic backpack. A girl and her brother win a pet skunk in a raffle. Little Max Visits the Moon; Strictly For The Birds; Humphrey: All Wet; A New Weapon; Wouldn't It Be Funny!; The Magic Knapsack; Pen Pals Puzzles; Humphrey: Destruction Job; Humphrey: Hole-Y Mess; Not So Lucky; Little Max Rhymes with Reason. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. Facts about desert plants. The Great Stage Race, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Dan Kentown uses gunmen to stop a rival stage line's shipments. The Blocked Train, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto trail train robbers to a town; The mystery is how they identify the robber's horses without having seen them during the chase. Landslide Defense, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Young Hawk and Little Buck follow a river in a deep canyon in Mexico; They start a landslide to escape an ambush by strange warriors. Dan Reid's Ordeal, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; Dan Reid interrupts an Indian shaman trying to make a bulletproof shirt and is taken prisoner. Promo for subscriptions to Dells Lone Ranger comic; Premium is Dell Comic Pocket Picture Holder; Also Dells Pledge to Parents. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Don Spaulding. The War Shield; Tonto helps Otter Tail track a puma. Into the Enemy Camp; Tonto rescues Stone Bear from an Arikara camp. The Canyon Crossing; The Painted Pony faces many dangers while trying to reach fresh grass. Riding the Flood; A flood threatens Stone Bear's camp. Illustrated article about Indian sign language. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

10c cover-priced standard edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

15c cover-priced variant. In 1958 Dell experimented with raising the price of their comics from 10¢ to 15¢. They tried it out in a few markets but soon abandoned the idea. Only a relative few of these 15¢ comics were printed and sold. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $7.20

Add to cart Very Good $3.20

Volume 14, Issue 2 - February 1958. Cover by Emsh. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Chad Oliver, Anthony Brode, Rog Phillips, Robert Silverberg, Zenna Henderson, Allen Kim Lang, and Avram Davidson. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Fine $41.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $11.00

Volume 8, Issue 2 - February 1958. Gorgeous cover by James Bama. Adventure stories, articles and pictorials. Interior art by James Bama, Sid Shores, Joe Little, John Kuller, Tom Ryan, John Leone, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 8, Issue 4 - February, 1958. Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and war stories. Illustration by Mark Schneider. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - February 1958. Men's adventure articles and pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W - Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Back cover missing.

Cover by Charles Copeland, Art by Bob Stanley and Sanford Pollen. Features story by William Ard. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $12.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 2, Issue 1 - February 1958. Men's interest magazine focusing on war and crime true life stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text with B&W illustrations and photos throughout. NOTE: Becomes "Showdown For Men" at Volume 1, Issue 6 Cover price $0.25.

Volume 34, Issue 2 - February 1958. Men's interest magazine focusing on crime hunting and war stories, with pictorials of beautiful women. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $6.00 Water damage.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.80

10¢ Edition. Mickey Mouse in "The Timber Treasure Trail" in which Mickey and Goofy travel to Buzzsaw Gulch to clear Goofy's uncle's name and "The Missing Money." Issue also has The Li'l Bad Wolf in "Full House," one-page text story "The Galloping Garden. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

15¢ Variant. Mickey Mouse in "The Timber Treasure Trail" in which Mickey and Goofy travel to Buzzsaw Gulch to clear Goofy's uncle's name and "The Missing Money." Issue also has The Li'l Bad Wolf in "Full House," one-page text story "The Galloping Garden. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

February 1st, 1958 - German language reprint. 32 pages, full color.

February 8th, 1958 - German language reprint. 32 pages, full color.

Add to cart Good $8.00

February 15th, 1958 - German language reprint. 32 pages, full color.

February 22nd, 1958 - German language reprint. 32 pages, full color.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $3.80

Stories and art by Ted Willis and Harold Abbey. Kids' comics from Ajax-Farrell. Mighty Bear tries to help Betsy Bear cure her hiccups by taking her to a haunted house. Penguin Icicle Ike gets a new camera and decides he wants to be a news photographer. Since Pidgy's Magic Paint can paint anything, Bobby has him paint a made-up word, and the result is a nameless nightmare. Mighty Bear and the Flying Ghost!; Icicle Ike: Smile for the Birdie!; The Lil Pan Band; The Amazing Artist!; Home, Sweet Home! Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Mighty Ghost (1958) #4. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Fine $53.00 View scans Corner Damage.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $6.00 View scan

Volume 7, Issue 8-80 - February, 1958. Vintage Men's magazine featuring articles, pictorials, and pin-ups. This issue features "Can Hollywood Seduce Sophia Loren?" Article and photospread legendary Sophia Loren, an article on the astounding career of 1920's Prize Fighter 'Incredible' Billy Miske, and the premiere article of Jane Dolinger "Muzo - Mountain of Green GOld" investigating the emerald mines of Columbia. Also, this month's Uncovered Cover Girl Patty Conley. 62 pages, black and white and color. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling.

Volume 51, Issue 9 - September 1957. Janet Leigh photo cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 92 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Sheldon Moldoff and Henry Boltinoff. Mr. District Attorney in: "The Architect of Crime" with art by Sheldon Moldoff; "The Cruise Racket!" with art by Moldoff; and "The Underworld Zoo" with art by Moldoff. Also in this issue: Casey the Cop 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Strange Laws 1-pager by Boltinoff; and The D.A. File 1-page text article. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Australian Reprint. Cover by Jack Kirby. Reprints stores from "The House of Mystery (1951)" series and "My Greatest Adventure (1955) series. "The Human Dragon" - Art by Jack Kirby; "Just Imagine - Time-Traveling into the Past and Future!" - Story by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisenger, and Virgil Finlay; "The Phantom of Wheels" - Art by John Prentice. "The Magic Spectacles" - Art by Ruben Moreira; 24 pages, B&W.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Al Williamson and Angelo Torres. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman who craves excitement gets more than she bargained for; A guy tries to overcome his social anxiety to let a girl know how he feels about her; Advice on accentuating your physical and romantic appeal. Featuring art by EC legend Al Williamson. The Person You Want to Be; The Girl Who Wanted Excitement; Spring Meeting; Dangerous Romance; A Dog Will Always Know...; Shy Guy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. In 1890s Alaska, Dutch has a profitable sideline in long-frozen brontosaurus steaks, in one of several stories in his issue with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, a coat is able to teleport its wearers to a parallel universe. The galaxy learns the secret of peaceful Planetoid X. The Angry Things; This Was an Unexplored World; And Life Goes On; The Garden of Time; The Watchers; Freight Car Prisoner; Element X; The Talking Dog; Madman at Large; The Cheapest Steak in Nome; Simba; Second Hand; The King of Planetoid X. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

"Secret Skyscraper of the Spaceship," "Mail Rider to the Stars," "Follow the Space-Leader" (pencils by Gil Kane), and "The Dual-Identity World!" Carmine Infantino art? Kane cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Man Overboard" (art by Gene Colan), "The Marines Have Landed" (art by Paul Reinman), Our Fighting Fleet in "Revenge" (art by John Forte), "Every Man For Himself" (art by Syd Shores), and Torpedo Taylor in "Stand By For Action" (art by Don Heck), plus a two-page text story, "The Daring Plan." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 27 - February, 1958. Scottish/UK SF Magazine. Squarebound, 5 1/82-in. x 8 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $2.50

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

15 Cent Test market variant. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 23, Issue 68 - February, 1958. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, Text Only.

Nifty Gals & Gags (1951) is a humor digest published by Dearfield Publishing Company. Features the character Dead-Eye Nick who as a "wolf" is always on the prowl for his next young catch. Also contains a page with words of advice from Nick. 96 pages, color cover with B&W illustrations, 5.25-in x 7.25-in. Cover price $0.25.