Comic books August 1961

"Emperor of the Earth!" (art by Murphy Anderson); "The 60 Million-Mile Long Weapon!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino); and Star Hawkins in "The Case of the 3-Eyed Invaders." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Return of...Grogg!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Koslov is sent back to Russia as a spy, and discovers that the dragon Grogg is still on the loose; He lures Grogg into a Soviet rocket and launches it on its mission to Mars, knowing that if the Soviets ever travel to Mars they will find an enraged dragon. "Peril on Paper" text story. "The Lighthouse from Nowhere!", art by Steve Ditko; A lighthouse appears by a village, but their teacher feels they shouldnt use it unearned and destroys it; They build a new one, never knowing that the first was a beacon for an alien invasion, now aborted. "The Macabre Mirror!", art by Don Heck; A greedy duke taxes his people into poverty; When he ignores a gypsy's warnings and tries to seize her ancient mirror he finds himself imprisoned within it forever, freeing his subjects. 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 Return of...Grogg!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Koslov is sent back to Russia as a spy, and discovers that the dragon Grogg is still on the loose; He lures Grogg into a Soviet rocket and launches it on its mission to Mars, knowing that if the Soviets ever travel to Mars they will find an enraged dragon. "Peril on Paper" text story. "The Lighthouse from Nowhere!", art by Steve Ditko; A lighthouse appears by a village, but their teacher feels they shouldnt use it unearned and destroys it; They build a new one, never knowing that the first was a beacon for an alien invasion, now aborted. "The Macabre Mirror!", art by Don Heck; A greedy duke taxes his people into poverty; When he ignores a gypsy's warnings and tries to seize her ancient mirror he finds himself imprisoned within it forever, freeing his subjects. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Joe Gill. Military drama focusing on the undersea vessels of WWII and the Cold War. Sub commander Mimms escapes a WWII POW camp, and swears to return and free the rest of the prisoners. A pilot crashes in the ocean and must fend off a hungry shark to survive. An Australian civil patrol member helps an Allied sub crew repair their damaged vessel. The Prisoner Returned; The Man Outside; Always Alert; Survival!; One Man Navy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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7th appearance of of the Legion of Super-Heroes and 1st appearances of the Legion of Super-Villains and the Adult Legion. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. The Great Mento!, art by Al Plastino; Perry White fakes ESP powers as The Great Mento (with Superman's help) to capture wanted criminals. Krypto Battles Titano!, art by Al Plastino; Krypto travels into the prehistoric past to meet Titano. The Legion of Super-Villains!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; Luthor contacts and teams up with Legion of Super-Villains from 30th Century; adult Legion of Super-Heroes comes to 20th Century to help Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Lois Lane's Super-Brain!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; After tampering with Professor Holt's brain machine Lois gives herself super-intelligence, but also makes her head grow out of proportion with her body. House ad for Superman Annual #3. House ad for Secret Origins #1. The Battle of the Sisters!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois is shocked when Superman asks Lucy Lane to marry him. House ad for Batman Annual #1. The Last Days of Lois Lane!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois believes she's got less than a week to live due to radiation poisoning and tries to get stories that no other reporter would attempt. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Colossus Lives Again," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The crab-creatures of Cancrius III come back to try to take over the earth and begin by taking control of Colossus again; Bob O'Bryan, a scenery designer, comes up with the idea of creating a plaster of Paris creature to trick the crab-creatures into it taking over. "Weather Man" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Rocking Horse," art by Paul Reinman; A lame boy in a poor house asks for a rocking horse from charity, enraging his parents; When their house is destroyed in an earthquake the horse saves the boy, showing the value of love. "The Bomb," art by Steve Ditko; A threatening object that appears to be a bomb drops from the sky and lands in New York City; The object even emits ticking sounds that lead people to believe they are in imminent danger and so the city the evacuated. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Colossus Lives Again," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The crab-creatures of Cancrius III come back to try to take over the earth and begin by taking control of Colossus again; Bob O'Bryan, a scenery designer, comes up with the idea of creating a plaster of Paris creature to trick the crab-creatures into it taking over. "Weather Man" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Rocking Horse," art by Paul Reinman; A lame boy in a poor house asks for a rocking horse from charity, enraging his parents; When their house is destroyed in an earthquake the horse saves the boy, showing the value of love. "The Bomb," art by Steve Ditko; A threatening object that appears to be a bomb drops from the sky and lands in New York City; The object even emits ticking sounds that lead people to believe they are in imminent danger and so the city the evacuated. 36 pgs., full color.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A teenager mans a drill-pod and finds a primitive tribe and a horrible creature beneath the surface. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Patent Pending text story. Help!, art by Don Heck; A writer buys a used typewriter that will only type a plea for help and an address, no matter what keys are struck. For Whom the Drum Beats!, art by Steve Ditko; A second-string drummer is envious of another member of the band, and so when he hears about a local gypsy, he goes to see her about improving his playing ability. 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 and Dick Ayers. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A teenager mans a drill-pod and finds a primitive tribe and a horrible creature beneath the surface. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Patent Pending text story. Help!, art by Don Heck; A writer buys a used typewriter that will only type a plea for help and an address, no matter what keys are struck. For Whom the Drum Beats!, art by Steve Ditko; A second-string drummer is envious of another member of the band, and so when he hears about a local gypsy, he goes to see her about improving his playing ability. 36 pgs., full color.

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Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Treeways" illustration by Jesse Marsh; A jungle landscape. "Jungle Revolt," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and his friend, Chief Buto, discover that young men from Buto's tribe are poaching elephants; One of the young men, Numumba, has the backing of the local witch doctor, Kisambu; The witch doctor trains a chimp into throwing a spear, attacking Numumba; He then blames the attack on Tarzan and Buto. "The Great Heat" text story starring Mabu. "Ambassador to Imanga," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan, Boy, and Dombie ride to the council of King Imanga, despite the efforts of Imanga's enemies to prevent them from arriving in time. "Walls of Mystery," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers find a strange, walled city and rescue a young woman being pursued by forces of Ugamguela. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. The legendary lawmen of frontier Texas bring justice to the lawless West. While hiding out from a bank job, the Bartlett gang encounters something in the snowy mountains - something large, shaggy, man-shaped, and feral. The story of the real-life Cortina Wars with the Mexican militia leader Juan Cortina, from the point of view of the Rangers. Rookie Ranger Clint falls for Nan, the beautiful outlaw's moll he's escorting to prison, and that is a mistake. Mountain Monster; 49 Men; A Pair of Deuces!; Gun Crazy; Westward Is The Way; He Had It Made. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 45, Issue 8 - August, 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.

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Stories and art by George Wildman and others. A poor man's Casper, Timmy is not merely misunderstood; he's actively afraid of everything. Timmy and Maxie get jobs in Mexico, just when a gang of bandits is planning to loot the lost gold of Cortez. In a four-part, issue-length story, Timmy and Maxie must escape the bandits when they discover there isn't any gold. But the gang follows them back to the city. The Lost Gold of Cortez; Trade-In Time; Big Rock Animals: Ducks Don't Dip; The Return of the Bandits; Katrina; The Deputies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tip-top Topics (1961) was a promotional comic book for salesmen and the families of Tip-Top employees. Art by Vic Herman. This giveaway comic/sale brochure/newsletter is the August 1961 issue Vol. 5 # 8 of Tip-Top Topics," a monthly publication for the Tip-Top Bread Company featuring Herman's Deliveryman, Tip-Top Ted. Includes colorful cartoon panels and the latest news about the Tip-Top Co. 4 pages, folds out to 8.5-in. x 11-in., B&W and Red ink, white paper stock.

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Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp, John Liggera, Fred Abranz, Vivie Risto, Steve Steere, Vic Lockman and unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry in "Tuffy, the Swami" with art by Lynn Karp; Mouse Musketeers in "Cat-Choo" with pencils by Karp; Spike & Tyke in "Puppy Love" with art by Karp and John Liggera; Bertie Bird text story "A Sizable Situation" with art by Fred Abranz; Wuff the Prairie Dog in "The Arty Smarties" with art by Vivie Risto; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy in "Finny Fun" with art by Karp and Steve Steere; and Droopy half-pagers "Exhausted," "Noiseless Nap," "Have a Ball" and "The Moocher Pooch" with art by Vic Lockman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - August, 1961. Men's interest magazine that focuses heavily on the bachelor lifestyle with tons of articles that explore sexual health, erotic short fiction stories, adult humor comic strips, product reviews, and nude pin-up photography. - 8" x 10.5", 76 pages, Color/B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Volume 30, Issue 5 - August, 1961. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 13, Issue 6, Whole Number 76 - July-August, 1965. Magazine with articles and history relating to the American West. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Issue 21 - August 1961. 8" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "When the Kid Was Marked for Murder!", script by Stan Lee, art by John Severin; At a local saloon in the town of Tombstone the Two-Gun Kid is challenged by Natchez Krull, who wants to make a reputation for himself by outdrawing him. "No Guns in Town" text story. "The Deadly Dude!", script by Stan Lee, art by John Severin; The Two-Gun Kid rides past a mine and witnesses its owners being hassled by a gang of men. "The Outlaw!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Fury of Ox Miller!", script by Stan Lee, art by John Severin; The Two-Gun Kid is walking through a town when suddenly he is tripped by a local outlaw named Ox Miller. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Uncle Scrooge in "Mythic Mystery" in which Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews explore a mountain and are transported to the mythical land of Valhalla and "Chugwagon Derby." Issue also has Gyro Gearloose in "Wily Rival" and a one-page text feature "Do-It-Yourself Picnic." Stories by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Bob Brown. The Boy Usurper of Planet Zonn, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by John Giunta. It's Fun to Serve! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Dr. Floogle humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Disaster Patrol featuring Spaceman-at-Work, art by George Roussos; The Patrol rescues people from various disasters on their respective planets. Advance Force to Planet Earth text story. The Martian Who Walked With Doom starring Space Ranger, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Friend Jinks" (script by Richard Hughes as "Kurato Osaki," art by Odgen Whitney), "Man of Magic" (script by Hughes as "Zev Zimmer," art by John Rosenberger), and "Doomed Village" (script by Hughes as "Lafcadio Lee," art by Tom Hickey). One-page "The Seeing Eye" (art by Paul Reinman). Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Vince Alascia. Strange stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror that fit within the guidelines of the new Comics Code. Square Stanley hangs out with Gigi at her Beatnik parties, where she says things like "Isn't this the uttermost?...Take off, cube, and fly!", in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Baxter is eccentric anyway, but when he starts talking about a woman no one else can see, it seems he's finally lost it. A commuter boards a bus that suddenly takes off and flies, and he realizes he should have taken the local, not the express. Where Does It Go?; The Mirage; Who's Crazy?; Been There Before?; The Wanderers; Way Out, Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Maurice Whitman, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. The "newest" branch of the US military (officially created in 1947) is featured in war comics from Charlton. A storm sends a Cold War-era US pilot into enemy territory over the Mideast. Joe dreams of flying the jets that he guards every day as an MP. Basic-training buddies Jake and Whitey both become pilots, but Jake can't compete with Whitey's skills in the cockpit. The Defector; The Hero-Worshipper; Ex-Hero; Whirlybirds; Marauder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. Stories by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg, Bob Karp and unknown. Art by Carl Barks, Paul Murry, Al Hubbard, Tony Strobl and Al Taliaferro. Donald Duck stars in Carl Barks' "Duck Luck"! Plus: Mickey Mouse and Goofy in "The Golden Touch" (part 3 of 3); Chip 'n' Dale in "In the Mood for Food"; Gyro Gearloose in "The Rescue Robot"; 1-page Dumbo text story "Dumbo's Double Trouble"; and a Donald Duck Sunday strip. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Warren Kremer has Wendy and Casper. Stories by unknown. Art by Howie Post and unknown. Wendy stars in: "The Magic Spectacles"; "The Ornery Witch"; and untitled 1-pager. Plus: A letter from Wendy to readers in 1-pager "Wendy's Diary." Also in this issue: Hagmar in "No Place to Haunt"; Spooky in "Family Man"; untitled Nightmare 2-pager; and 1-page text story "The Marriage of Minnie"! Characters in this issue: Wendy; Thelma; Zelma; Velma; Sellsby O. Sellers (introduction); Hagmar (introduction); Spooky; Poil; Percy (introduction); Sis (introduction); Nightmare; Minnie the Moth; Oscar the Fly. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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A collection of stories with art and photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., approx. 76 pages, B&W.