Comic books March 1961

Cover art by George Baker. "Big Help"; Sad Sack gets some help raking leaves. "War Practice"; Sarge learns how to win a war, by putting Sad Sack on the enemy's side. "In a Hurry"; Sad Sack loses his drivers license. "Too Much TV!"; Sad Sack falls asleep watching TV and dreams that gangsters have taken him hostage. "Peace and Quiet"; The General needs some peace and quiet and Sad Sack suggests his Uncle Sod Sack's farm. "Mars or Bust" text story. "Funnee Indian"; Sadie visits Eagle Beak on the Indian reservation. "Indian Humor"; Eagle Beak carves Sadie on a totem pole. "Smoked Out"; An Army missile lands on Chief Barefeet's reservation. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

March 1961. Vintage men's interest magazine with articles, erotic short fiction stories, humorous adult comic strips, and tasteful nude/non-nude cheesecake pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 60, Issue 3 - March 1961. Movie Fan Magazine. Debbie Reynolds photo cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 80 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Lloyd Bridges photo cover. Treasure from the Past, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning; Mike Nelson discovers a prehistoric wonder in an underwater cave. $2,000,000 Jackpot text story. Ski Spill, art by Warren Tufts. The Balboa Bandits, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning. Sea Grass, art by Manning. Aquatic Spider, art by Manning. Based on the classic television series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Keller and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Dick Giordano. Western action as Sheriff Luke Spade tries to keep the peace in Tombstone. After the bank's vault is damaged in a robbery attempt, Spade must keep a fortune in cash in the sheriff's office, but it's all part of an outlaw's master plan. Spade tries to protect a troubled orphan from his own tendencies to pick fights with outlaws and dangerous men. Spade faces vengeful outlaws' sons who were "suckled on rattlesnake poison, weaned on gunsmoke, as tough as lone wolves!" Delayed Action; Eager Johnny; Custer's Killer?; His Only Friend; The Black Jacks from Sonora. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 3. 1961. Men's interest magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and nude pictorials. This issue features a 3-page Diane Weber spread. 8.5" x 11". 66 pages. Black and white. MATURE. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Leo Morey. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Leo Morey, Bill Majeski, George Gregg, Dee Caruso and Bill Levine. Sometimes listed as Vol. 1 No. 6. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. Crestwood/Feature was the first of several publishers. After the death of his top animal star, Din Din Din, Jr., a Hollywood mogul seeks a way to keep the franchise going. A joke biography of Marilyn Monroe (still alive in 1961). A sitcom featuring the First Family, The Kennedys. A parody of record-club ads in comics, and a candid look at Candid Camera. Cover includes an appearance by Mad mascot Alfred E. Neuman. Beauty Expert; Twentieth Century; Woman Embezzles 2 Million from Bank; Sick Award; Hollywood Animal Stars; Hollywood Producer: The Sol Burlap Story; Fan Magazine Fans; The Marilyn Monroe Story; Academy Award Speech; Sick, Sick World; The Show That Was Too Sick for TV; The Capital Punishment Record Club; Saga of a Sick Ship; Police to Pose as Taxi Drivers; Sneaky Camera; From Sick Friends; A Career in Spying; News Headline: Spy Captured in Gotham; The Invention of the Telephone; Professor Sickmunds Calendar of Sick Events; Minute Movies. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1961. Celebrity gossip, crime stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 68 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Spooky - unlike his cousin, Casper the Friendly Ghost - loves to scare people, but his kindly ghost girlfriend Poil disapproves. Spooky and a beatnik ghost jazz musician have a difference of opinion on music. Spooky takes some magic pills that Witch Weevil cooked up to give him interesting dreams, but he can't find the "good dream" pill. Nightmare the ghost horse helps Harry the Horsefly with his dreams of becoming a knight at the joust. Dreams to Sleep By; The Ghostly Trio; Nightmare: The Horsefly Knight; Wendy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 12, No. 3. March 1961. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting, politics, and crime. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Guinea Pig Patrol! featuring War That Time Forgot, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Human Torpedo, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Abel. Gunner from the Past, script by Bob Haney, art by Russ Heath. Screaming Eagle Battle Story of the 101st Airborne Division, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

4th appearance of Atomic Knights in "The Lost City of Los Angeles!" (art by Murphy Anderson). Also in this issue: "Return of the Neanderthal Man!" and "The Interplanetary Tourists!" Anderson cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A strange tornado seems to be targeting Kansas farmer Ray Baldwin personally. Something about the spare room in Clyde's new apartment boosts his mental capacity so much, he figures out how to rule the world. Survivors of a nuclear war find a new planet of Stone Age hominids and become determined to keep them from repeating their planet's mistakes, in a story with early art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Strange Tornado; The Room of Genius; His Other Self; The Death Spiders; The Heritage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Thing Called...It!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A scientist builds a creature to kill a rival, but it refuses to obey; Its creator turns the local people against it. "The Utopia" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The World Beyond," art by Steve Ditko; A scientist creates a pill to shrink himself to subatomic size, convinced that whole other worlds exist at microscopic levels; His pill works, and he vanishes into a whole new world called Earth. "Fangs of the Monster," art by Don Heck; A cruel hunter pursues a sea monster for sport, but finds himself at its mercy; The creature is intelligent and telepathically berates the hunter. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Thing Called...It!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A scientist builds a creature to kill a rival, but it refuses to obey; Its creator turns the local people against it. "The Utopia" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The World Beyond," art by Steve Ditko; A scientist creates a pill to shrink himself to subatomic size, convinced that whole other worlds exist at microscopic levels; His pill works, and he vanishes into a whole new world called Earth. "Fangs of the Monster," art by Don Heck; A cruel hunter pursues a sea monster for sport, but finds himself at its mercy; The creature is intelligent and telepathically berates the hunter. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: Against Little Arthur, Snowball War, Flowers and Why Do They Dew, The Cupid Routine (A Valentine Tale) (with Uncle Charlie), and The Wanderer. Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Pint-Size Valentines. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sunday Pix Vol. 13 (1961) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol. 13 (1961) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol. 13 (1961) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol. 13 (1961) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "When Lana Lang First Suspected Clark Kent!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by George Papp; When Lana Lang almost discovers Clark Kent's Superboy identity, he recalls earlier times when she tried to expose him as the Boy of Steel during a dentist's appointment, a vaccination, and a skiing trip. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, Adventure Comics, and Action Comics. Ad for The Brave and the Bold and Hawkman. "Krypto's First Romance!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; Krypto falls in love with a female dog named Kolli from the planet Mogar whom he saves from a space capsule; He takes her to a pool of water which gives her super-powers when she drinks from it, but learns that emanations from her now-powerful body have stolen his own powers. "The Scarlet Jungle of Krypton!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; Using his mind-prober ray, Superboy remembers an incident in which baby Kal-El was accidentally teleported for a time to the Scarlet Jungle of Krypton. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Don't Sell Nature Short! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mexican series. "El Hechizo de Batman" Reprints material from World's Finest (1941) #109. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Jimmy Olsen's 1,000th Scoop!, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte; an alien invader kidnaps and impersonates Perry White. Don't Sell Nature Short! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. The Girl with Green Hair!, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte; a green-haired alien female chooses Jimmy as Earth's most handsome man. The Dream Detective!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Moolah the Mystic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Statement of ownership--average paid circulation 492,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 1 - March, 1961. Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, and Vince Colletta. Diary-centric stories of romance and heartbreak from Charlton. When Della's parents don't approve of her relationship with Dave, she decides to run away from home, but Dave's reaction is not what she expects. Barbara has an idea of the perfect man, and it doesn't at all match Jim, the handsome, unshaven hitchhiker she picks up by the side of the road. Helen dislikes her new manager Joe as soon as he tells her she's wearing too much makeup, and she decides to find out why he never smiles. Runaway!; The Cinderella Boy; Under the Banner of Love; Mistletoe Magic; Department of Romance; Good-Bye to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Goom! The Thing from Planet X!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; After attracting the hostile attention of Goom of Planet X, a scientist realizes that any civilization possessing such advanced technology must be benevolent and that his radar transmissions must have been intercepted by a criminal; He rebroadcasts to Planet X, and the Earth officials plan to execute him as a traitor summoning a full invasion fleet from Planet X, when the representatives from Planet X arrive and stop the execution and take Goom into their custody and leave the planet. "Masquerade" text story. "I Am the Living Ghost!", art by Steve Ditko; A man enters a castle determined to prove that there are no ghosts, but the events he experiences convince him that the castle is haunted, and so he flees. "Moomboo!", art by Don Heck; A shaman cons his tribe, but when a seemingly magic idol appears he attacks it and it vanishes. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Goom! The Thing from Planet X!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; After attracting the hostile attention of Goom of Planet X, a scientist realizes that any civilization possessing such advanced technology must be benevolent and that his radar transmissions must have been intercepted by a criminal; He rebroadcasts to Planet X, and the Earth officials plan to execute him as a traitor summoning a full invasion fleet from Planet X, when the representatives from Planet X arrive and stop the execution and take Goom into their custody and leave the planet. "Masquerade" text story. "I Am the Living Ghost!", art by Steve Ditko; A man enters a castle determined to prove that there are no ghosts, but the events he experiences convince him that the castle is haunted, and so he flees. "Moomboo!", art by Don Heck; A shaman cons his tribe, but when a seemingly magic idol appears he attacks it and it vanishes. 36 pgs., full color.

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Cover by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Dick Ayers. Vandoom, the Man Who Made a Creature!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Vandoom, the owner of a Transylvanian wax museum, sets out to build a new monster in order to bring customers back to the museum. Chapter 2: The Mark of Vandoom, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Spirit text story. Beware! Of the Ghastly Glass!, art by Steve Ditko; A man kills to gain possession of a magic crystal that grants him four wishes, but even his carefully worded wishes backfire, stranding him on the Moon. I Dared to Enter the Haunted Room!, art by Don Heck; A scientist builds an ultimate bomb and plans to use it to hold the world hostage. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Dick Ayers. Vandoom, the Man Who Made a Creature!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Vandoom, the owner of a Transylvanian wax museum, sets out to build a new monster in order to bring customers back to the museum. Chapter 2: The Mark of Vandoom, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Spirit text story. Beware! Of the Ghastly Glass!, art by Steve Ditko; A man kills to gain possession of a magic crystal that grants him four wishes, but even his carefully worded wishes backfire, stranding him on the Moon. I Dared to Enter the Haunted Room!, art by Don Heck; A scientist builds an ultimate bomb and plans to use it to hold the world hostage. 36 pgs., full color.

Painted cover art by George Wilson. "The Tyrant of Munyoro" starring Tarzan (John Clayton), N'Kima; Muviro, Thurak (mangani), Kabarounga, Bwanga, Munyoros (African tribe), Mabulu, and M'baki, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan recaptures an old villain. "The Lion's Hut," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Chief Muviro's grandson, Dombie, has run away from home; Boy, the son of Tarzan, traces the boy to a village led by Chief Kisumu, who in turn is controlled by witch doctor Kururi; They both deny any involvement, but they are secretly holding Dombie, planning to sell him to Muviro's enemies; Kururi tries to scare Boy off with tales of the ghost of Makuru, who haunts the village at night in the form of a lion. But Boy does not scare so easily. "New Country and Friends," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Making their way to a small village in the valley selected to be the new home of the Tengulus, the brothers encounter a rhinoceros and a band of gorillas. "The Old, Old Man" text story starring Mabu. "The Terror of Pal-ul-don," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan re-creates the growth formula and gives it to four of Jathon's lions in order to make them capable of defeating the giant boars that are threatening Cathne. Statement of ownership--average paid circulation 528,581. Portrait of Tarzan and Jad-Bal-Ja by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Jon D'Agostino and Dick Giordano. In this issue: "I'll Get You" with art by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta; "Fly to My Arms" with art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; "No Buddy Loves You" with art by Nicholas and Jon D'Agostino; 2-page text story "The Wandering Eye"; and "Forever Yours" with art by Dick Giordano. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Jon D'Agostino, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Vince Colletta. Charlton's romance comic captures the emerging teen culture of the early 1960s, when surfing, hot rods and new fashions in dance and dress swept America. Karen goes on a trip to forget a bad break-up, but during a layover at a snowed-in airport, she meets Jerry. Peg falls for wealthy Norm, whose family owns the mill where her impoverished father works, but his father doesn't approve of him dating Peg. Susie is crushed when her boyfriend Bruce moves away, and he takes the opportunity to break up with her. Plus a guide to keeping a diary, including examples of famous diaries from history. To Love Again; Tears in My Heart; Is My Diary Important?; Love Can Change; Lesson in Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani, and Vince Colletta. Charlton's long-running romance comic coincides with the blossoming of America's teen culture from the 1950s to the 1970s. Lola asks out new student Nicholas on a dare from the English teacher everyone calls Aunt Cupid, in a story with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. In a story that showcases its era, Betsy gets an "as you wish" note from the milkman who leaves her dairy products every morning. Anne falls for nerdy Harve, who looks like Clark Kent without the Superman, but Harve has low self-esteem and doesn't believe she could love someone like him. Cupid's Dare; Lettres D'Amour; Deception; You Want That Man?; Out of Despair. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 45, Issue 3 - March, 1961. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart Fine $15.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.

Issue 332. Mar. 4, 1961. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 24 pages. Black and white.