Comic books September 1961

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, 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. Ellen longs to join the other teens for swimming and outings, but her mother is so overprotective that it borders on the delusional. Grace learns the hard way that football star Dodd is only dating her to get her help in preparing for exams. Strait-laced Alma is swept off her feet by bad-boy Dick, who flouts the rules and "runs with a fast crowd." Plus a story featuring art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Give Me Your Heart!; Yesterday; I Played The Fool; Teen-Age Troubles; The Edge of Scandal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, 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. Nancy and Dale get suspended after they're caught kissing at a school dance, and that's just the start of Nancy's troubles. Sally must choose between Kirk and Fred, in a story with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Patti has always been a "tomboy," but her mother wants to girl her up for her 16th birthday party. That Collins Girl; The Heart Specialist First for a Husband; Day of Reckoning!; He, She, and a Ski; Escape!; A New Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

British edition. Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, 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. Nancy and Dale get suspended after they're caught kissing at a school dance, and that's just the start of Nancy's troubles. Sally must choose between Kirk and Fred, in a story with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Patti has always been a "tomboy," but her mother wants to girl her up for her 16th birthday party. NOTE: This is the British edition, published at the same time as the American edition and identical except for the cover price, which is LM 9d rather than 12c. That Collins Girl; The Heart Specialist First for a Husband; Day of Reckoning!; He, She, and a Ski; Escape!; A New Love. 32 pages, Full Color.

Volume 45, Issue 9 - September, 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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Issue 360. Sept. 16, 1961. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 20 pages. Black and white.

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Cover pencils by Lynn Karp. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Droopy half-pagers "Hooping It Up," "Hide-Out," "Baby Buggy Blues" and "Canine Canopy"; Tom & Jerry in "Miniature Mouse" with pencils by Lynn Karp; Spike & Tyke in "Digging Dog"; Mouse Musketeers in "The Gold-Getter"; Bertie Bird text story "Fig-Fetching Frolic"; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy in "Bringing Up Kitty"; and Wuff the Prairie Dog in "Fun on the Run"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. The Totem-Pole Trial starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray; Tomahawk is sentenced to death. The Chief without a Tribe starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. The Right to be Different! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Night of the Hunt text story. Tomahawk Dies at Dawn, art by Fred Ray. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sept. 28, 1961 issue. Anti-Communist cover. Excellent Reed Crandall art (6 pages) for "This is Communism," Chapter 1 in a series on the communist threat to our liberty. We thought the commies were a real concern back then, but fortunately, communism is dead (Thank you, Ronald Reagan) pretty much everywhere except in a few backward countries and in the minds of goofy college professors. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 5 #6 - September 1961. Men's interest magazine featuring adventure fiction, true life stories, and pictorials. In this issue: Beware of Girl Gamblers: Sin Cheaters for Cash - they blend love with cards and craps; The Big Blonde and the Black Beast Ripper; They Kept Murder in the Family - killers find victims in their own home; and The Happiest Medium and Her Wonderful House Where Dreams Come True - she mixed ghosts and women for a fast buck. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover. Turok in "The Hidden Monster" in which Turok and Andar are mistaken for shape shifters and battle both dinosaurs and cavemen and "The Winged Men" in which Turok and Andar battle a tribe of winged warriors. Issue also has backup feature "Young Earth - Plants Lead the Way," a one-page text feature "First Hunt," and one-page strips. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Bob Brown. The Creature That Couldn't Exist, art by George Roussos. The Right to Be Different! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. The Man Who Hunted His Own Body, art by Howard Purcell. The Crops that Could Kill text story. The Alien Brat from Planet Byra, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown; Space Ranger and Cryll endure the antics of an alien boy who tells them his parents were kidnapped by bandits. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Magic Mutt," "Souvenir From Crete," "Eagle Out of the Past" (script by Zev Zimmer, art by Pete Costanza), and "I Owe It All to Myself!" (script by Pierre Alonzo, art by Tom Hickey). Kurt Schaffenberger cover. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #5. Fall 1960. Pictorials and articles and stories from around the world. "Death in the Afternoon" pictorial of Hemingway attending his final bullfight; "Button Down" Bob Newhart article about his standup routine. 8.5" x 11". 68 pages. Partial color, mostly B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by Tony Strobl and John Liggera. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Al Hubbard, Tony Strobl, Bob Karp, Al Taliaferro, Chase Craig, Pete Alvarado, Carl Fallberg, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 21 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. A strange rash of robberies involves crooks using a mind-control scent on their victims. In a story by Barks, private eye Donald must prevent a rare opal from being stolen. The Big Bad Wolf is going to be kicked out of his rogues' club, unless Li'l Bad Wolf helps him commit a bad deed. Donald Duck: Mr. Private Eye; Scamp: Moving Day Mix-Up; Li'l Bad Wolf: Winners Weepers; Trip Trouble; Mickey Mouse: The Great Giveaway Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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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. 84 pages, B&W.

Walter Lantz' Woody Woodpecker. "Weighty Problem"; Woody and pals are performing as acrobats and use some of their expertise to close a suitcase. "The Golden Fleece"; Woody and the kids are attacked by pirates and escape to an island with a sheep that appears to be the Golden Fleece of legend; When the pirates arrive and try to capture the sheep, Woody and the kids escape again, to be picked up by a cruise ship. "The Clobbered Coach"; When the boys gather for their baseball game, they find the umpire can't make it; Reddy disguises himself as a substitute umpire but the boys discover him and the whole team chases him away. "The Rainmaker Faker"; A phony rainmaker accuses Woody of stealing his rattle, in an attempt to avoid fulfilling a contract; Woody is forced into a raindance and there is finally rain after he waxes his car. "Chilly Plays It Cool" text story. "The Barber Boo Boo"; Woody gets a job as a dog barber and despite some mix-ups, manages to get Mrs. Van Giltbilt's dogs trimmed and delivered to the dog show on time. "Hot Stuff" one-page story; Woody and Winnie are on a date at an expensive restaurant and order a flaming dish, which sets the kitchen on fire. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Issue 521. UK reprint from US "The World Around Us" (Gilberton, 1958 series) #32. Includes: "The Golden Shore" (Gray Morrow), "The Mayas" and "Omens of Evil" (Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers). 6.5" x 10.25". 48 pages. Full color.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Challenge of the Faceless Creatures starring Superman and Batman, script by Jerry Coleman and Jim Mooney; Two criminals use ancient magic to control three artificial being that can each steal one of Superman's powers. The Weapons that Boomeranged starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Jack Miller, art by Jim Mooney. The Deadly Trophy Hunt starring Green Arrow, script by Ed Herron, art by Lee Elias; Green Arrow and Speedy go along on an expedition of the Adventurers' Club to help keep them out of trouble. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani¸ Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, William Tewkesbury and Dick Giordano. Classic Western tales starring real-life frontier Marshal Wyatt Earp as the man who can clean up any town, no matter how lawless. The Travers Brothers use simple-minded, gun-loving Joey to set a trap for Wyatt. Wyatt investigates after master horseman Lin is found trampled to death by one of his own horses. Apache Goyatha refuses to identify the man who attacked him, even when it risks starting a war with the Apache tribe. A Gun for Joey; The Hidden Hand; The Night Stalker; Blind Bluff; Letter Writer; The Apache Way. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Xero is a Hugo Award-winning fanzine published by Science Fiction author Richard Lupoff and his wife, Pat Lupoff. Alongside the hardcore SF reviews and reports contributed by the likes of L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Ebert, Harlan Ellison, Frederik Pohl among others, one of Xero's greatest strengths was its reporting on comic books. And, of course, like most fanzines, Xero is also filled with lots of fan art.
Issue six features the fifth and sixth installment of the series All In Color For A Dime: "The Several Soldiers of Victory" by Dick Lupoff & "Me to Your Leader Take" by Dick Ellington. 8 1/2" x 11", loose pages bound with staples, B&W, 80 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Xero is a Hugo Award-winning fanzine published by Science Fiction author Richard Lupoff and his wife, Pat Lupoff. Alongside the hardcore SF reviews and reports contributed by the likes of L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Ebert, Harlan Ellison, Frederik Pohl among others, one of Xero's greatest strengths was its reporting on comic books. And, of course, like most fanzines, Xero is also filled with lots of fan art.
Issue six features the fifth and sixth installment of the series All In Color For A Dime: "The Several Soldiers of Victory" by Dick Lupoff & "Me to Your Leader Take" by Dick Ellington. 8 1/2" x 11", loose pages bound with staples, B&W, 80 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Xero is a Hugo Award-winning fanzine published by Science Fiction author Richard Lupoff and his wife, Pat Lupoff. Alongside the hardcore SF reviews and reports contributed by the likes of L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Ebert, Harlan Ellison, Frederik Pohl among others, one of Xero's greatest strengths was its reporting on comic books. And, of course, like most fanzines, Xero is also filled with lots of fan art.
Issue six features the fifth and sixth installment of the series All In Color For A Dime: "The Several Soldiers of Victory" by Dick Lupoff & "Me to Your Leader Take" by Dick Ellington. 8 1/2" x 11", loose pages bound with staples, B&W, 80 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Xero is a Hugo Award-winning fanzine published by Science Fiction author Richard Lupoff and his wife, Pat Lupoff. Alongside the hardcore SF reviews and reports contributed by the likes of L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Ebert, Harlan Ellison, Frederik Pohl among others, one of Xero's greatest strengths was its reporting on comic books. And, of course, like most fanzines, Xero is also filled with lots of fan art.
Issue six features the fifth and sixth installment of the series All In Color For A Dime: "The Several Soldiers of Victory" by Dick Lupoff & "Me to Your Leader Take" by Dick Ellington. 8 1/2" x 11", loose pages bound with staples, B&W, 80 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Xero is a Hugo Award-winning fanzine published by Science Fiction author Richard Lupoff and his wife, Pat Lupoff. Alongside the hardcore SF reviews and reports contributed by the likes of L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Ebert, Harlan Ellison, Frederik Pohl among others, one of Xero's greatest strengths was its reporting on comic books. And, of course, like most fanzines, Xero is also filled with lots of fan art.
Issue six features the fifth and sixth installment of the series All In Color For A Dime: "The Several Soldiers of Victory" by Dick Lupoff & "Me to Your Leader Take" by Dick Ellington. 8 1/2" x 11", loose pages bound with staples, B&W, 80 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Xero is a Hugo Award-winning fanzine published by Science Fiction author Richard Lupoff and his wife, Pat Lupoff. Alongside the hardcore SF reviews and reports contributed by the likes of L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Ebert, Harlan Ellison, Frederik Pohl among others, one of Xero's greatest strengths was its reporting on comic books. And, of course, like most fanzines, Xero is also filled with lots of fan art.
Issue six features the fifth and sixth installment of the series All In Color For A Dime: "The Several Soldiers of Victory" by Dick Lupoff & "Me to Your Leader Take" by Dick Ellington. 8 1/2" x 11", loose pages bound with staples, B&W, 80 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Xero is a Hugo Award-winning fanzine published by Science Fiction author Richard Lupoff and his wife, Pat Lupoff. Alongside the hardcore SF reviews and reports contributed by the likes of L. Sprague de Camp, Roger Ebert, Harlan Ellison, Frederik Pohl among others, one of Xero's greatest strengths was its reporting on comic books. And, of course, like most fanzines, Xero is also filled with lots of fan art.
Issue six features the fifth and sixth installment of the series All In Color For A Dime: "The Several Soldiers of Victory" by Dick Lupoff & "Me to Your Leader Take" by Dick Ellington. 8 1/2" x 11", loose pages bound with staples, B&W, 80 pgs. Cover price $1.00.

Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. "Beach Boy," pencils by Kay Wright; Yogi wants to be a surfing idol, but it turns out to be harder than he expects. "The Honey Hassle," pencils by Kay Wright; Yogi and Boo Boo want honey, but they're so far behind with their bill that the bees close off credit; Hearing that Yogi has a bad reputation, the honey stand owner uses a Yogi suit to steal honey in the park. "Itty Bitty Bodyguard," pencils by Harvey Eisenberg; Yakky decides the be Chopper's bodyguard; He keeps getting Chopper into mayhem, but insists that he's actually saving the day. "The Fish Fry Guy," pencils by Kay Wright; Yogi insists that he's a great fisherman, and laughs when Boo Boo reels in an old boot; But Yogi catches nothing, while the boot contains a big fish. "Bing Bong Bear," pencils by Harvey Eisenberg, inks by John Liggera; Yogi has chronic ringing in his ears, and the doctor traces it to a guilty conscience. "The Help Mates" starring T. Tankhead Turtle text story, art by Harvey Eisenberg. "The Book Bungler," pencils by Pete Alvarado, inks by Steve Steere; Snagglepuss's job at the library isn't working out well - he even unwittingly helps Bart the Book Bandit. "Learning the Language," pencils by Kay Wright; Yogi falls for a German bear, and tries sleep learning in hopes of quickly speaking her language; He gets the tape mixed up with a wiretap tape of crooks planning to kidnap Frieda. "Bringing Up Boo Boo," art by Kay Wright; Yogi disguises Boo Boo as a little girl, hoping visitors will give "her" plenty of eats. "The Average Bee," pencils by Kay Wright; Being smarter than the average bear, Yogi waits until the bees have all flown to the flower beds before he reaches into their hollow tree for honey. "Food for Thought," pencils by Kay Wright; Yogi gets good results by taking a "do not feed the bears" sign and adding "too much." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.