Comic books March 1960

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.

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Lloyd Bridges photo cover. Marked for Disaster, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, pencils by Russ Manning. Seashore Safety text story, art by Tony DiPaola. Turnabout Treasure, art by John Ushler. Shark Surf, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Russ Manning. Mountains Beneath the Sea. The Big Fish, art by Russ Manning. Ocean Locomotion, art by Russ Manning. Based on the classic television series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Young couples face the romance and angst of married life after the honeymoon. Elizabeth sees old flame Don at her wedding, and wonders if she made the right choice, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. New bride Anne wants to manage the finances, but hubby "David Blaine" doesn't see it that way, and that's just the start of their problems. Jan falls for her boss Roger, even though he's old enough to be her father. Count Your Blessings; The Lost Magic; Independent; Spring in My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 26, Issue 8. The magazine of sex science, founded in 1933 by Hugo Gernsback. 5" x 8", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story chapter one, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; When a professional hypnotist gets transferred to Bilko's outfit, Bilko asks to be hypnotized into believing he's Pervis Peesley, rock and roll legend; But when Bilko doesn't "concentrate on the watch," the suggestion is picked up by someone else. Untitled story chapter two, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; Colonel Hall's wife falls in love with Doberman's voice, and Hall fears his wife will leave him for "a private!" Bilko gets permission to take Doberman on a cross-country concert tour, mostly to get him off the base. This Ain't the Army humor page by Henry Boltinoff. It's Fun to Help Others! public service announcement with Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Untitled story chapter three, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; Hall cancels Doberman's tour when he becomes concerned that his wife will leave him if Doberman isn't around; Bilko's last gambit--to hypnotize Mrs. Hall into falling in love with her husband's voice; Unfortunately the hypnotist has transferred out, leaving Bilko to try to do it himself. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Keller. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Western action as Sheriff Luke Spade tries to keep the peace in Tombstone. Sheriff Spade finds himself alone after he shuts down a crooked casino and gets the Ferris Gang on his case. Spade tries to protect the new family in town, a Turkish immigrant and his nephew, from ignorant cowfolk. Outlaw Lin comes to Tombstone, intent on avenging his brother's death. Man Alone; The Timid Turk; Boots and Saddles; The Brand; Vengeance Trail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 1. 1960. June Wilkinson cover. Men's interest magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and nude pictorials. This issue features a 6-page June Wilkinson spread. 8.5" x 11". 66 pages. Black and white. MATURE. Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 16, Issue 9 - March 1960. Adventure stories, articles and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Mar 1960. Vol.5-No.36. Humor Digest featuring jokes, cartoons and a few live model photos. Photo cover. Cartoons by Bill Ward, Bill Wenzel, Stanley Rayon, and others. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/4-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno and Joe Gill. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. In his first appearance, with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, a hapless worker trapped on an experimental rocket is transformed into the atomic-powered superhero Captain Atom. Assigned to investigate an Earthlike planet, Earth astronauts are drawn to a nearby planet instead. The enslaved Kukons struggle to escape the aliens who have conquered their world. The Galactic Scourge; Introducing Captain Atom; Venture in Ventura; The Captive World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 11, Issue 3 - March, 1960. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. Illustrations by Mort Kuntsler, Bruce Minney, Charles Copeland, Gil Cohen, and Samson Pollen. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Irv Novick. Trail of the Terror Rockets! starring Mademoiselle Marie, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Mort Drucker; Mademoiselle Marie must find the location of the German Terror Rocket launching facility. Honor, Loyalty! half-page story of the 56th Infantry Regiment, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. We Made Ace!, script by Bob Haney, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Washing Machine Charlie!, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi; story of the Japanese fighter pilot "Washing Machine Charlie." Sink That Sub!, script by Hank Chapman, art by Russ Heath. Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "It's Fun to Help Others!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Secret of the Flying Buzz Saw!" (art by Russ Heath); "The Man Who Created Himself!"; and "The Case of the Martian Witness!" Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Fraccio, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A worldwide catastrophe is avoided because of The Thing in the Box. A couple going on a pleasure drive in the country winds up trapped on train tracks. A filmmaker is captured and put on trial by leprechauns for making fun of their society in his movies. The Thing in the Box; Champion of Champions; The Word; Suspense; The Little People and John Wygant III. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Uncle Charley Tackles the Baby-Talk Mystery; Charley sets up a tape recorder to record Sugar while Arthur pays a visit. Little Giants; Sugar's mom keeps Sugar busy with a dollhouse where she acts out her frustrations with the adults in her life. The Strange Stranger; Sugar and Spike meet a new kid in the neighborhood, but the question is: Is the kid a boy or a girl? Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Valentine Mix-Up starring Sugar & Spike. Superman on Television ad. Pint Size Valentines by Mayer. It's Fun to Help Others! public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

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Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

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Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Spoiled Superboy!, art by Al Plastino; After Smallville refuses to make Superboy a special deputy, he goes on a rampage of poor sportsmanship. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Notorious Captain Sinbad Kent!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Sikela; Superboy makes a time trip to prove the Kents aren't descended from pirates. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Life on Krypton!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; Using his Mind Prober Ray, Superboy recalls the events of a day of his life as young Kal-El on Krypton; His father Jor-El had put Krypto into a test rocket and sent him into space, but was unable to bring him back. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Jimmy Olsen's Four Fads!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Brave and the Bold #28 ad. Phantom Fingers Olsen, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy joins a shoplifting gang to find out who is calling the shots. Jimmy Olsen's Private Monster!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte; A monster appears whenever Jimmy uses his signal watch. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Monstro... The Menace from the Murky Depths!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A giant octopus appears in the harbor of a communist seaport; An American marine biologist is sent to help, and finds that it is an ordinary octopus enlarged by communist nuclear tests, and will shrink back in 24 hours. "The Story of Sammy Snork!", art by Bill Everett; A criminal accidentally boards a Martian flying saucer and ends up on display in a zoo. "I Am the Changing Man!", art by Steve Ditko; A shape-changing alien assumes the identity of trusted figures to sow panic; He is caught when he assumes the form of a dog he sees on a poster, not noticing that it is on a space flight for the next year. "The Recipe" text story. "The Runaway Planet!", art by Doug Wildey; A professor believes that a planet on a collision course will not destroy Earth because of the power that governs the universe; The planet is actually a spaceship come to greet the humans. "It Walks by Night!", art by Don Heck; Robots are outlawed after a series of malfunctions; One man builds a robot in secret, he is found out and the robot destroyed but the man, a robot in disguise, escapes. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. I Dared Defy the Floating Head!, art by Paul Reinman; A giant floating head appears over New York, claiming that it is the advance scout of an alien invasion, and ordering everyone to evacuate. I Live Again!, art by Steve Ditko; The animated statue rises up from where it fell in the last story and decides to go to America so that it can conquer the world. New Glasses text story. I–Am–The–Genie!, art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko; A criminal finds a genie and uses it to wreak havoc, but when he goes too far he takes the genies place in the bottle. Mummex---King of the Mummies!, art by Don Heck; An archaeologist finds a giant mummy in the Egyptian desert; It rises and searches the tombs and museums of the area, examining several mummies before returning into the desert. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Tarzan Challenges the Ape King," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan challenges the leader of a group of mangani raiding the Waziris' fields. "Mabu Meets the Krus" text story. "Trouble on the Trail," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy and Dombie are kidnapped by the Warambas in order to force the Waziris to aid them against the cattle raiding Masai. "The Enemies' Fate," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The rifle traders escape and are killed in a volcanic eruption. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by and Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Charlton's long-running romance comic coincides with the blossoming of America's teen culture from the 1950s to the 1970s. Rosalie dates Mike, the toughest guy in the neighborhood, but when Mike mistreats her, his brother Ed reveals his true feelings. Jack is seven years older than Sue, and the age difference becomes an obstacle to their love, in a story with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Linda is engaged to Ken, but she's not sure she really loves him. Too Young to Love; Mike's Girl; Busy Money; A Ring for My Trophy; A Lesson in Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 280. Mar. 5, 1960. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 24 pages. Black and white.

Issue 281. Mar. 12, 1960. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 24 pages. Black and white.

Issue 282. Mar. 19, 1960. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 20 pages. Black and white.

Issue 283. Mar. 26, 1960. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 20 pages. Black and white.

Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg, Lynn Karp, Vivie Risto and unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry in "The Space Man" with pencils by Harvey Eisenberg; Spike & Tyke in "Outfox the Fox" with art by Lynn Karp; Bertie Bird text story "The Best Nest" with art by Eisenberg; Wuff the Prairie Dog in "Westward Ho-Ho!" with art by Vivie Risto; Mouse Musketeers in "Hark, the Lark" with art by Karp; and Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy in "Birthday Boys" with art by Karp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. The Frontier Sorcerer starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. The Man Who Insures America starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. The Beast from the Deep starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray; Tomahawk and Dan battle a giant sea monster. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover. Turok in "The Way Out of Lost Valley" in which Turok and Andar's efforts to find a way out of the valley lead to a battle with cavemen and "Return of the Giants" in which Turok and Andar face the return of the tribe of giants who appeared in issue number 16. Issue also has backup feature "Young Earth - The Mystery In Rock," a one-page text feature "The Spirit Cat." No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.