Comic books January 1959

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#220, January 1959, 10c. Issue has Donald Duck, Scamp, and Chip ?N' Dale in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part one of "The Monster of Sawtooth Mountain." Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips and a one-page text feature "Uncle Scrooge's Christmas Spirit." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Art and story credits on other stories: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 64, Issue 6 - January 1959. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 22, No. 4. January 1959. Includes: "Bushwhack at Gallows Gap!" by Jim Brewer; "Terror Trail" by Lauran Paine; "Die, Gun-Wolf!" by E. E. Clement; "Outpost Fort" H. C. Early; "How Bad Were the Badlands?" by Harold Gluck; "Remember Birch Coulee" by D. L. McDonald and T. J. Kerttula; and "Return the Gun" by Lee Floren. 5.25" x 7.25". 130 pages. Text with occasional illustrations. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

"Shadow Boxed"; Linda follows Laurie and Wilbur because she feels they are acting suspicious; She follows them to an unknown house where Laurie brings her inside and introduces her to a blind date named Mert. "The Sweet Freeze" starring Lil Jinx. "Prank and File," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan Decarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Linda and Alec scheme to let Linda go to the state fair with Wilbur and Alec instead of Laurie. "Dark Eyes"; Laurie gives herself a black eye but covers it with mascara; Wilbur gives her another on the opposite eye at the dance. "Sooner or Later" starring Tiny. "Smart As an Ox!"; Linda, not to be beaten by Laurie, goes to great lengths to receive a most helpful student award; It turns out that Laurie was only helping to raise her grades. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Wonder Woman Album!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Tara, the photographer for the Amazonian Institute tries to collect pictures of Wonder Woman in action. "The Box of Three Dooms!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Gadget Maker sends three toys to kill Wonder Woman. Women of the Wigwams article. Marriage a la Mode non-fiction page, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Illustrated Story of Space. Painted cover by Gay Welker. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Gerald McCann, Sam Glanzman, and Graham Ingels. Educational comics on a wide variety of topics from Gilberton, the publisher of Classics Illustrated. This issue focuses on the history and science of space exploration, then (1959) still in its early days. Featuring art by legends Jack Kirby, Sam Glanzman, and Graham Ingels, including Countdown! by Ingels; What Is Space? and Assignment Space Station by Glanzman; and Training for Space, featuring layouts by Jack Kirby. Training for Space also features appearances by real-life aerospace pioneers Colonel John P. Stapp and Don Farrell. Nice cover by Gay Welker is fairly accurate, considering it was painted in 1958. The Illustrated Story of Space; Training for Space; Rocket Around the Moon; What Is Space?; Where Are We?; Birth of the Rocket; American Rockets; Man-Made Moons; Countdown!; Assignment Space Station; Planet Patter; Life on Other Planets? 80 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

1st Edition - 1st printing. By Charles Schulz. Another humorous adventure with Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts Gang! Softcover (Horizontal Format), 7-in. x 5-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings (Horizontal Format). By Charles Schulz. Another humorous adventure with Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts Gang! Softcover (Horizontal Format), 7-in. x 5-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.