Comic books June 1962

Painted cover by Leo Morey. Stories and art by Angelo Torres, Bob Powell, Leo Morey, Ernest Schroeder, Bill Majeski, Howard Ostwind, Dee Caruso and Bill Levine. Sometimes listed as Vol. 2 No. 7. 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. A rocket scientist writes poetry about the early Space Race. A Sick look at plastic surgery. What really happened to Amelia Earhart. A look at the Axis powers after World War II. Plus early art by future Mad artist Angelo Torres. Great Moments in Medicine: Plastic Surgery... the Unveiling; The Numbers Game; Sicknificant News of the World; Sick, Sick World; The Dean Rusk Show; Movie Producers; Favorite Movie Scenes: The Room; The Killer; Real Italian Movies; Comments by Sickmund; The Mystery of Amelia Earhart; Interesting Occupations; A Prevue of Our Forthcoming Pocketbook of Historical Events by Hysteric-ill Scholars; The Peace Corps; Judgment at Neurosisberg; The Agent; The Waiter; Dental Detective; TV Cooking Show; Great Military Leaders. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 25, No. 8 - June 1962. 8.25" x 11.5", 38 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Dick Giordano. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A long-missing space negotiator returns with a distress call... or is he merely a decoy for an alien plot? A scientist builds a giant space bubble to keep Earth safe from alien invasion. Earth goes to war with a planet whose temperature is so hot, the surface is literally on fire. The Decoy!; The Invisible Wall; The Fire Planet; Situation in Space; The World Where Man Has Wings. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

"Battle Between the Two Earths!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino); "Gran'pa Fights a Space-War!" (art by Sid Greene); and the Atomic Knights in "Menace of the Metal-Looters!" (art by Murphy Anderson). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Molno. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A steelworker has a superhuman tolerance for heat, and that's just the way he likes it. A man changes his life after a near-death experience gives him a glimpse of the Beyond. Eccentric hypnotist Ranga uses radio to become a mad dictator, with his listeners in his thrall. The Heat Worshipper; The Barking Dog!; The Beyond; The Lucky Ones; Ranga's Eye. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "When a Planet Dies!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Humans are forced underground by the Suns death; An approaching planet alarms many, but humans vote against destroying it: saving Earth as the new planet, really a sun, thaws the dying world. "Mystery Pupil," art by Joe Maneely; A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal. "The Madness!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man is transported by a mist to the 16th century, where he is locked up as a madman; He escapes and is transported with the asylum keeper back to the present, where the keeper is taken for mad! "Goodbye to Linda Brown," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A girl in a wheelchair living with her aunt and uncle begins sleepwalking; In her sleep, she wheels herself underwater. "Behind the Dreadful Door!", art by Gene Colan; A painter breaks into a room which he thinks is the source of a famous artist's inspiration; It contains supernatural beings that model for the artist, who take the intruder as their own model. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "When a Planet Dies!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Humans are forced underground by the Suns death; An approaching planet alarms many, but humans vote against destroying it: saving Earth as the new planet, really a sun, thaws the dying world. "Mystery Pupil," art by Joe Maneely; A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal. "The Madness!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man is transported by a mist to the 16th century, where he is locked up as a madman; He escapes and is transported with the asylum keeper back to the present, where the keeper is taken for mad! "Goodbye to Linda Brown," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A girl in a wheelchair living with her aunt and uncle begins sleepwalking; In her sleep, she wheels herself underwater. "Behind the Dreadful Door!", art by Gene Colan; A painter breaks into a room which he thinks is the source of a famous artist's inspiration; It contains supernatural beings that model for the artist, who take the intruder as their own model. 36 pgs., full color.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Super-Mischief of Superbaby!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; Superbaby breaks a criminal out of jail; Jonathan and Martha Kent despair of finding a way to discipline Superbaby, but it turns out that his "misdeeds" are actually blessings in disguise; They also learn that Superbaby can be disciplined by withholding from him the one thing he most values - the love of his parents. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Secret Life of Krypto!, art by George Papp; When Krypto goes to visit Clark Kent's ham radio pal in the European nation of Morvania, two villains trap him with a Kryptonite chunk and attempt to get him to kill Rolf, king of that nation. Your Pass to New Worlds! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Adventure Comics, Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, and Action Comics. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Jimmy Olsen, Coward!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Professor Potter's invention supposedly transfers Clark Kent's timid personality into Jimmy. Your Pass to New Worlds! public service announcement about libraries, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Olsen the Roughneck!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Forte; Lucy thinks that Jimmy thinks she wants to be slapped around. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Jimmy Olsen's Wildest Adventure!, script by Bill Finger, art by John Forte. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Ghost Rode a Roller Coaster!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An amusement park owner hires an engineer to design frightening rides and works him to death; The engineer's ghost returns and takes the park owner on a deadly roller coaster ride. "Trouble Bubble" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Creature from Krangro," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien commander is sent to Earth to prove his courage by capturing three humans, but he accidentally takes statues of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. "The Man Who Couldn't Grow Old!", art by Don Heck; An evil duke seeks the secret of eternal youth, and an old man in Egypt turns him into a mummy. "Inside the Fallout Shelter!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A selfish man builds a bomb shelter only for himself, but when a false alarm panics him he finds himself locked in for a month without a can opener to open his food. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Ghost Rode a Roller Coaster!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An amusement park owner hires an engineer to design frightening rides and works him to death; The engineer's ghost returns and takes the park owner on a deadly roller coaster ride. "Trouble Bubble" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Creature from Krangro," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien commander is sent to Earth to prove his courage by capturing three humans, but he accidentally takes statues of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. "The Man Who Couldn't Grow Old!", art by Don Heck; An evil duke seeks the secret of eternal youth, and an old man in Egypt turns him into a mummy. "Inside the Fallout Shelter!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A selfish man builds a bomb shelter only for himself, but when a false alarm panics him he finds himself locked in for a month without a can opener to open his food. 36 pgs., full color

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Quicksand!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A greedy man tries to kill his brother to gain his half of the estate by tricking him into quicksand. Venus! text story. The Bully Boy!, art by Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman; An electronic teacher observes a weak student being bullied and offers to train him in body building and fighting styles. The Girl in the Black Hood!, art by and Don Heck; A famous photographer never allows anyone to see her face. I Am a Martian!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man cant get anyone to believe that he is a Martian, but when he is allowed to modify a fire truck ladder he uses it to get home. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Quicksand!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A greedy man tries to kill his brother to gain his half of the estate by tricking him into quicksand. Venus! text story. The Bully Boy!, art by Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman; An electronic teacher observes a weak student being bullied and offers to train him in body building and fighting styles. The Girl in the Black Hood!, art by and Don Heck; A famous photographer never allows anyone to see her face. I Am a Martian!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man cant get anyone to believe that he is a Martian, but when he is allowed to modify a fire truck ladder he uses it to get home. 36 pgs., full color.

Painted cover art by George Wilson. Portrait of a water monitor by Jesse Marsh. "The Fountain of Opar," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; After the white pygmies abandon the city of Opar, La leads the Oparians back to their city on top of the Rock of Opar. "The Father of Elephants," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy intimidates a pair of hunters and orders them to cease to hunt elephants. "The Copper Chain" text story. "A Captive People," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El slips into the Tungelu lands and kidnaps the stranger who has gained control over Natongo. "Sneak Attack," art by Jesse Marsh; Boy and Dombie protect Knobby from a leopard and then see to it that he joins a herd of wild giraffe. Portrait of an army ant by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia 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. Despite her misgivings, 16-year-old Rita dates 21-year-old Harry, in a story featuring art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Laura, raised by her tyrannical "Aunt May," becomes caught up in May's scheme to swindle Laura's newly discovered grandfather. As Phyllis's wedding day approaches, she finds her friend Susan paying a lot of attention to Phyllis's fiance Ted. I Never Knew Love; No Plan for Love; Reach for a Star; Always Be True; Teenage Troubles; I Was a Woman Too Soon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Top Cat "Dibble Trouble" (inside front cover), Top Cat "The Ghost Host", Top Cat "The Cat's Meow", Top Cat "Transfer Troubles", Augie Doggie "Multi-Dutied Daddy", Top Cat "Tin Can Alley", Top Cat "Parade Panic", Top Cat "Trade Wind", "The Quacky Duckling" text story (inside back cover), Top Cat "Top Flop" (back cover). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 1, Issue 11 - June, 1962. 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.

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June 7, 1962 issue. Excellent Reed Crandall art (6 pages) for "This is Communism," Chapter 10 in a series on the communist threat to our liberty. "The Greatest Indian, the Story of Kateri Tekakwitha," written by Earnest Larsen with excellent art by Joe Sinnott. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 31, Issue 4 - June 1962. Formerly New Detective Magazine. Adventure articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 84 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Issue #51. June 1962. Magazine with articles and history relating to the American West. 8.5" x 11". 72 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

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Written by Paul S. Newman. Art by Jack Sparling. Enslaved by cunning cavemen, Turok turns against Andar, his only possible rescuer! Turok and Andar star in "The Secret Cavern" and "Plateau of Death" by Paul S. Newman and Jack Sparling. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Tony Strobl and John Liggera. Stories and art by Carl Barks and Tony Strobl. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. Scrooge's new money bin is made out of unbreakable glass, but the Beagle Boys and Magica De Spell just take that as a challenge. This Carl Barks story was adapted into an episode of the beloved 1980s Disney cartoon show "Duck Tales." Gyro Gearloose competes against his inventor neighbor with their "instant food" technologies. Donald and his nephews try to keep Scrooge from selling a vacant lot that they've been using as a playground. Monkey Business; The Unsafe Safe; Gyro Gearloose: Madcap Inventors; Much Luck McDuck; Collection Day; Seeing Is Believing; Playmates. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

"Sam's a Hard Man to Convince!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"; art by Chic Stone), "Unlucky Horseshoe!" (script by Hughes as "Lafcadio Lee"; art by Tom Hickey), "Out of Nowhere" (art by Ogden Whitney), and "Sentimental Spirit!" (script by Hughes as "Pierre Alonzo"; art by Ed Moritz). Whitney cover. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Jack Bradbury, Bob Karp, Al Taliaferro, Tony Strobl, John Liggera, Carl Fallberg, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 22 #9. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Goofy finds cereal box-top 23, which he needs for a puzzle, but Pete wants box-top 23 for his own nefarious purposes. In a story by Barks, the kids' dog keeps spoiling Donald's animal photos. The Big Bad Wolf resorts to rocket science in his continuing skirmishes with the Three Little Pigs. Donald Duck: Medaling Around; Li'l Bad Wolf: Rocketing Rogue; Ludwig Von Drake: Topper Troubles; Chip 'n' Dale: Donald's Last Stand; B Is for Bongo; Mickey Mouse: The Incredible Box Top Plot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.