Comic books August 1962

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.

Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis tale (untitled; complete in three parts). Plus: The Quiet Man 1-pager; Inside Hollywood text piece; and 1-page Superman public service announcement "Be a Good Citizen!" by Jack Schiff and Sheldon Moldoff. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Vol. 11 #8 - The Adventure and Entertainment Magazine. Men's magazine featuring articles on hunting, fitness, politics, true crime, and buxom beauties. In this issue: Bruce McCandless - The Wounded Seaman Who Led a Sinking Cruiser to Victory at Guadalcanal; Air Ace Frank Luke - The Great U.S. Flyer Who Shot Down 21 Planes in 30 Glorious Hours; Saga of Big John Ashley - Hell-Raiser, Girl-Hunter, Dazzling Escape Artist; and How We Beat the Soviets to the World's Most Remarkable Missile. Plus Suspense Booklength: The Nymph in the Pink Kimono. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1 - Issue 7. August, 1962. Men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction, and female pinups. 8.5 in. x 11 in. 66 pages. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $6.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

Add to cart Fair $2.50 View scans Cover Detached.

Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Fine $27.00 View scans Spine stress. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting.

Volume 12, Issue 2-134 - August, 1962. (1-134 in indicia typo) Vintage Men's magazine featuring articles, pictorials, and pin-ups. This issue features the Uncovered Cover Girl Anne Austin, Bob Newhart, Modern Art for Men and more! 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, color and B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

August 1962 - "A Guide for Lazy Lovers." Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $18.00 View scan Residue and water spotting.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. We Tracked the Fabled Fish-Man!, script by France Herron, art by Ruben Moreira; Two explorers encounter a giant fish-man hybrid off the coast of Chile, near the island where the novel "Robinson Crusoe" was based. Ad for Superman Annual #5, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. I Won the Doom Castle, script by Jack Miller, art by Mort Meskin; Len Delano wins an ancient English castle in a lottery, but finds that it has a curse in it. Ad for Batman Annual #3. Ad for Lois Lane Annual #1, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. I Went to an Alien College, art by Howard Purcell; A college student is invited to an interplanetary exchange program with a student from the planet Uthol, but once he is there he figures out why he was really chosen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. A flying saucer is only visible to those who believe in flying saucers, like Joe. Solo space explorer Captain Franz Kone thinks he's got "space nerves" when he meets his exact duplicate on an uninhabited planet. Dave and Elsa learn the horrible secret of Giggling John's island resort, where everyone is unnaturally happy. See the Saucer; The Double Man!; Happy Island; The Time Turner; Space Kitchen; Terror Beach! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $10.75

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Adam Strange stars in "Ray-Gun in the Sky!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson). Star Rovers back-up story: "Where was I born--Venus? Mars? Jupiter?" (art by Sid Greene). Infantino/Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Volume 41, Issue 121 - August, 1962. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, Text Only.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $11.00 View scans

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Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.00 View scan Heavy water spotting.

Vol. 7, No. 4. August 1962. General men's interest entertainment magazine. Contains humor, sports, fiction and pin-ups. 8.5" x 11". 76 pages. Partial color and partial B&W. Mature. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta, Sal Gentile and Dick Giordano. Medical drama featuring a nurse and her attractive yet troubled patients. Betsy starts dating a pro baseball player, but their careers may get in the way of their romance. Newlywed Eileen promises that she will never argue with her new husband George, but that proves to be a difficult promise to keep. Diamond of Doubt; The Big Break-Up; Another Woman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. New Boy On Easy starring Sgt. Rock, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. The Sergeant with the Borrowed Stripes, script by Hank Chapman, art by Jerry Grandenetti. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.40

"The Last Holdout" starring Gunner and Sarge, "Periscope Pigeon," and "Gunner and the Bird!" Joe Kubert cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. Texas Ranger Clay must convince well-meaning vigilantes that actual law has come to Texas. Billy the Kid (the heroic Charlton version) joins forces with Pat Garrett (!) to transport captive outlaw Bundy Gurt to prison before his gang can set him free. Plus historical facts about the so-called "war bonnet" of the Plains Indians that are intended to correct popular misconceptions. Ranger Law; War Bonnet!; Billy the Kid: The Getaway Gang; The Man They Feared; Comanche Captive; The Patient Man! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Al Hartley. The Wonderful World of Fashion! Marriage on Their Minds! Hedy's Cheer-up Visit. The Big Man-hunt! Scripts by Stan Lee, pencils by Al Hartley. Patsy and Hedy's Footwear Fashions! South of the Border text story. More Heavenly Hair-dos. Paper dolls. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Al Hartley. Patsy's New Blonde Rivals. Patsy Takes Over! Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Al Hartley. Paper dolls. Patsy's Crowning Glory illo. June Wedding text story. Patsy's Pajama Party Pretties! illo. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Bob White. "About Face," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; All the kids are into the latest fad: putting faces on their pants and shirts. "Safety First," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie plays baseball. "Fly Girl's Night Off," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta; When a gang of crooks try to rob movie star Kim Brand's house, she defeats them without donning her Fly Girl costume. "Please Buy a Raffle," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx's dad doesn't want to get stuck buying all of her raffle tickets, but he outwits himself. Archie Club News. "Who Needs Archie?", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Both Betty and Veronica claim they didn't miss Archie while he was on vacation, but they both try to be the first to welcome him back. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

15¢ Test Market Variant. Cover art by Bob White. "About Face," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; All the kids are into the latest fad: putting faces on their pants and shirts. "Safety First," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie plays baseball. "Fly Girl's Night Off," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta; When a gang of crooks try to rob movie star Kim Brand's house, she defeats them without donning her Fly Girl costume. "Please Buy a Raffle," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx's dad doesn't want to get stuck buying all of her raffle tickets, but he outwits himself. Archie Club News. "Who Needs Archie?", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Both Betty and Veronica claim they didn't miss Archie while he was on vacation, but they both try to be the first to welcome him back. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.60.

America's Leading New Idea Magazine. 6.5" x 9.5", 236 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Title: Rage: The Magazine for Men Cover price $0.35.

Photo cover features Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming. Art by Dan Spiegle and others. Cover number is 01-684-208. Cowboys Gil and Rowdy have adventures on the trail; based on the Western TV series that introduced Clint Eastwood to the world. Gil holds a kangaroo court on the trail to save a man from vengeful Apaches. Rustlers decide it would be easier to rob Gil after he's sold the herd. A robber stashes his loot in a bag of beans that Wishbone inadvertently buys. Plus an article about the dangers of locoweed. An unusual item for the die-hard Eastwood fan. Trail Trial; Payoff at River Springs; A Good Buy; Water Misers; Danger on the Drive; The Vicious Plant. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Rawhide Kid stars in three tales by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers: "The Trail of Apache Joe!"; "The Little Man Laughs Last"; and "The Fallen Hero!" Also in this issue: "Yak Yancy, the Man Who Treed a Town" by Lee and Ayers. Plus: 2-page text story "Warpath" with illustration by Joe Maneely, reprinted from Matt Slade Gunfighter (1956) #3. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Vintage men's interest magazine that focuses on adventure short fiction stories, true crime, war updates, and pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. The third of Charlton's trifecta of monster comics based on 1961 monster B-movies, after Konga and Gorgo. In a Cold War story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott, Communist forces capture Reptisaurus, so the American military is assigned to set him free. A backup story muses on the old philosophical question, "How do I know I'm not just dreaming this?" Another backup story proposes possible alien races, including space ants and flying metal cookie-sheets with antennae. Plus a Cold War-era PSA. Reptisaurus vs. The Red Star; Dream or Reality; Your Role in the Cold War; Rulers of the Universe! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.