Comic books October 1961

Cover by Jack Abel. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno, and Jack Abel. Military drama focusing on the undersea vessels of WWII and the Cold War. US and Soviet sub crews battle in the Arctic, giving new meaning to the phrase "Cold War." After surviving a near-drowning, a sub technician fears the water. A sub crew tries to figure out how the Soviets keep detecting their supposedly undetectable submarine. You Die at Sixty Below; One Kind of Fear; The Raider; Shoot to Save; Canned Courage; The Betrayal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Last 10-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superboy Meets Ben Hur!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Superboy journeys back in time to meet Ben-Hur and save Professor Lang's job. Ollie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Krypto's Arch-Enemy!" starring Luthor and Destructo (Luthor's dog), script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Luthor's origin retold; Luthor accidentally gives his dog super-powers and then uses him to disgrace Krypto. Giant Superman Annual ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $23.00 View scans Glue at spine. Water damage.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $21.00 View scans 1.5" spine tear from top of first few wraps.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $17.00 View scan 2 1/2" tear.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $17.00 View scan 2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.
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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $54.00 View scans Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The 20th Century Achilles!, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Superman stops a 20th century "Achilles" and discovers his secret. Mr. Mxyzptlk's Super-Mischief!, pencils by Curt Swan; Mr. Mxyzptlk changes his name to try to prevent Superman from sending him back to the 5th dimension. Superman Owes a Billion Dollars!, script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan; An IRS agent decides that Superman owes back taxes and must pay within 24 hours. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Lois Lane of the Future!, art by John Forte; Luthor's newest invention sends Superman a thousand years into the future, where he meets the super-powered Lois 4XR and tries to figure out if she is descended from him and Lois Lane. Lois Lane's Super-Lesson!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Lois agrees to marry the Rajah Bandhi if he can complete five super feats. House ad for Superman Annual #3. Lois Lane, Gun-Moll!, script by Bill Finger, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; When a machine that can bring out any evil in a person is used on Lois, she becomes Leopard Lady and marries Lex Luthor. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte. The Son of Jimmy Olsen!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Jinx of Metropolis!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Superman gives the Kryptonian deflector to President John F. Kennedy. Moolah the Mystic humor page, art by Henry Boltinoff. Jimmy Olsen's Sweethearts!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Al Plastino; Lana dumps Jimmy, who goes out with actress lookalikes (appearances by Marilyn Monroe, Gina Lollabrigida, Rock Hudson, Brigitte Bardot, Tuesday Weld, and Jayne Mansfield). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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-

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Beware of... Bruttu," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An often bullied scientist accidentally transforms himself into a monster, and is attacked when he cant make himself understood; In his new form he discovers that the girl hed thought out of his league really loves him, and manages to make himself human again. "Mystery Trip" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Only One Is Human!", art by Don Heck; A human unit on Mars realises that a disguised Martian is in their midst, they cannot tell the imposter and the real human apart, until a false piece of bad news makes the real human weep, uncovering the Martian. "The Anatomy of a Nightmare!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A science fiction writer is stuck, so he takes some pills, hoping a nightmare will inspire him; He dreams of horrible red-eyed aliens, but is disappointed, since that's only his own dull world. 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 Steve Ditko. "Beware of... Bruttu," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An often bullied scientist accidentally transforms himself into a monster, and is attacked when he cant make himself understood; In his new form he discovers that the girl hed thought out of his league really loves him, and manages to make himself human again. "Mystery Trip" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Only One Is Human!", art by Don Heck; A human unit on Mars realises that a disguised Martian is in their midst, they cannot tell the imposter and the real human apart, until a false piece of bad news makes the real human weep, uncovering the Martian. "The Anatomy of a Nightmare!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A science fiction writer is stuck, so he takes some pills, hoping a nightmare will inspire him; He dreams of horrible red-eyed aliens, but is disappointed, since that's only his own dull world. 36 pgs., full color.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Found the Abominable Snowman! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A TV producer fakes a film of the Abominable Snowman in the arctic, but runs afoul of an ancient underground civilization of lizard-men and a giant octopus. The Snowman's Secret!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Recipe text story. Something Missing!!, art by Don Heck; The first mission to Mercury has a stow-away, the lover of one of the pilots. He Waits in the Dark!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A mysterious janitor comes to work for a slumlord, but he has strange powers and ends the man's evil ways. 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 Found the Abominable Snowman! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A TV producer fakes a film of the Abominable Snowman in the arctic, but runs afoul of an ancient underground civilization of lizard-men and a giant octopus. The Snowman's Secret!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Recipe text story. Something Missing!!, art by Don Heck; The first mission to Mercury has a stow-away, the lover of one of the pilots. He Waits in the Dark!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A mysterious janitor comes to work for a slumlord, but he has strange powers and ends the man's evil ways. 36 pgs., full color.

Volume 1 -Issue 2, December,1961. Men's interest magazine featuring articles, stories, and female pinups. "The Male Prostitute In America," "Rape of Warsaw." 8.5 in. x 11 in. 82 pages. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Bill Molno and Sal Trapani. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Vince Alascia, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. The legendary lawmen of frontier Texas bring justice to the lawless West. A Texas Ranger and his prisoner ride into town, but from the clean-shaven look of the prisoner and the rough look of the Ranger, something isn't as it seems. When news of a new railroad causes a land-speculation bubble in town, the Masked Raider must deal with the chaos, while his alter ego Les deals with Polly's attraction to the railroad rep. Ranger Pike Slocum chases Deering into the remote badlands for a surprising reason. Borderbound; Dangerous Work; Masked Raider: The Charming Dude; Sheriff Slidell; Whitey Dawes, Texas Wolf. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. 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 and Wilma find a deserted house and decide to move in, but when a teacher wants to start a day-care in the house, they must decide what to do. Then silver is discovered under the house, and the owner decides to dress as a ghost to scare the new tenant out! Baby genius Junie is hired to deliver telegrams. A Darling Little House; Spooked; Raro the Rabbit: Cute Cubs; Junie Delivers a Telegram. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp, Vivie Risto, Fred Abranz, Steve Steere and unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry in "Knittin' Kitten" with pencils by Lynn Karp; Wuff the Prairie Dog in "Jumbo Friend" with art by Vivie Risto; Bertie Bird text story "The Eater Beater" with art by Fred Abranz; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy in "Turkey Hero" with art by Karp and Steve Steere; Mouse Musketeers in "Mouseproof House" with art by Karp and Steere; and Spike & Tyke in "Dollemma" with pencils by Karp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Vintage 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", 82 pages, Color/B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Borth art, Crandall art, "This Goddless Communism" story.

Excellent Reed Crandall art (6 pages) for "This is Communism," Chapter 2 in a series on the communist threat to our liberty. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 30, Issue 6 - October, 1961. Formerly New Detective Magazine. Adventure articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Soiling. Piece missing back cover.

Volume 14, Issue 2, Whole Number 78 - November-December, 1966. Magazine with articles and history relating to the American West. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Guns of the Two-Gun Kid!", script by Stan Lee, art by John Severin; The Two-Gun Kid is riding along the range when he spots a lone man being chased by a posse; The Kid realizes that the posse is being led by the sheriff of Eagle Pass. "Sheep Run" text story. "The Two-Gun's Revenge!", script by Stan Lee, art by John Severin. "On the Trail of the Tombstone Kid!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck. "Colts Blaze in Boontown!", script by Stan Lee, art by John Severin; The Two-Gun Kid stops into the local saloon in Boontown and witnesses some of the locals picking on an elderly mop boy named Charlie, who claims that he has a son, but nobody believes him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $21.00 View scan 1.5" Spine split from top.

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Cover art by Bob Brown. Trap of the Space Convict, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. House ad for Showcase #34, featuring the Atom's first Silver Age appearance, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. A Message from Otto the Robot! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. The Strange Code of Creox!, art by Bill Ely. The Alien Deceivers text story. The Amazing Dr. Elektro, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown; Space Ranger's crew disguise themselves to lure Dr. Elektro and his gang of phantom raiders into attacking their ship. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ogden Whitney. Maremba's Medal, script by Richard Hughes [as Shane O'Shea], art by Tom Hickey. Ancient Memories, script by Richard Hughes, art by John Forte. Secret of the Well, script by Richard Hughes, art by Hy Eisman. The Fabulous Friends of Harvey Thurbish, script by Richard Hughes [as Zev Zimmer], art by John Rosenberger. The Ghost of Garna Mountain, script by Kurato Osaki, art by Bill Walsh. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Strange stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror that fit within the guidelines of the new Comics Code. Aliens rescue a fisherman and adopt him into their society. Scientists examine a feral boy raised by wolves. Hunters get the feeling there is something hiding in a notch in the hills. Never Return; A Small Matter of Time; Good Guesser; Wego the Wolf Boy; The Thing in the Ledge! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories by Carl Barks, Carl Fallberg, Bob Karp and unknown. Art by Carl Barks, Paul Murry, Al Hubbard, Tony Strobl, John Liggera and Al Taliaferro. Donald Duck stars in Carl Barks' "Hound Hounder"! Plus: Mickey Mouse and Goofy in "The Great Giveaway Mystery" (part 2 of 3); Chip 'n' Dale in "The Missing Apples Mystery"; Gyro Gearloose in "The Travel-Egg"; 1-page Mickey Mouse text story "The Up-to-Date Witch"; and a Donald Duck daily strip. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Casper's friend Wendy only wants to help people with her magic, which disgusts her three sinister aunts. Wendy gets involved in the Cinderella story when she encounters the search for a glass slipper. Spooky has his hands full with a ghost baby. Helpful Hags; The Glass Slipper; Hagmar: Problem Ghost; Ill-Timed; Small Wonder; Spooky: Bootiful Baby. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Warren Kremer. Untitled one-page story; When Wendy sees several airborne vehicles with landing lights, she wants some of her own for her broom. Untitled one-page story; Wendy gives Casper a flying carpet to ride on. "Witch Weevil's Revenge" (Part One); Witch Weevil is angry with Wendy for planting flowers in Dismal Swamp, so she casts a spell to make Wendy look like an evil witch; Since Casper really planted the flowers, he wants to help Wendy to break the spell. Untitled story, art by Warren Kremer; Wendy helps protect an old tree from woodchoppers. "The Search" (Part Two); Casper and Wendy have to find several impossible items to break Witch Weevil's spell. Untitled one-page story; The Trio tries to scare Casper by dressing up as a bear, but instead they're frightened by a hunter. "The Magic Trick" (Part Three); Wendy and Casper bring back all the items Witch Weevil needs to remove her spell on Wendy, but they still have to trick her into keeping her word. "The Solution" text story. Untitled story; Spooky has to get his derby back from a pesky fox who stole it. "The Missing Wand" (Part One), art by Warren Kremer; Wendy and Casper try to find Wendy's magic wand. Untitled story, art by Warren Kremer; Fatso is walking in his sleep and can't be woken. The Wicked Wizard" (Part Two), art by Warren Kremer; Wendy and Casper learn that the Wicked Wizard has Wendy's wand and he won't give it back. Sad Sack ad. "The Battle" (Part Three), art by Warren Kremer; The Wicked Wizard only uses tricks because he doesn't have any magic of his own. "Haunted Clubhouse" text story. "A Sight for Sore Eyes"; Spooky wonders what he looks like since he can't see himself in a mirror. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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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.

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First 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Wonder Woman - Battle Prize," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Steve Trevor challenges Mer-Man to a contest to prove which is better suited to Wonder Woman's love. "Part Two: Wonder Woman - Battle Prize!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Part Three: Wonder Woman - Battle Prize," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman immediately falls in love with Sir Galahad, Knight with a flying horse and a flying saucer. "Part Four: Wonder Woman - Battle Prize!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Wonder Woman discovers Sir Galahad is actually an amoeba from outer space with a hate for all Amazons. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.