Comic books January 1962

Volume 11, Issue 6 - January 1962. Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, celebrities, war, and glamour girls. 4-in. x 6-in., 100 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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First 12-cent cover-price. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Prisoners of the Dinosaur Zoo," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Investigating the remains of a robot and a dinosaur, the Suicide Squad enter a cave, are swallowed by another dinosaur, and find an entire prehistoric world within it. "Rain of Fire!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Suicide Squad is captured by an artist who turns them into golden statues and intends to sell them to a gang boss. The Amazing Avalanche Hunters! article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Newly married romance, and all the complications that go with it. Dancer Suzanne tries to find success on stage, but nothing works until she meets Bill, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Tom is angered by the way his pregnant wife, Jan, depends more on her father than she does on Tom. After dating no one but Don, Jean decides she wants to play the field before they settle down. Plus advice on talking to boys, and a look at love traditions around the world. Beyond My Love; Conversationally Speaking; Love, Love Makes The World Go 'Round; Marriage on the Campus; First Man; Ask Me Twice. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bugs Bunny in "Idle Idol Emeralds," "Mutiny on the Bunny," "Mystery at Mouldy Mansion," and "Aqua Antics." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "Henery Makes a Catch," and Tweety and Sylvester in "When the Cat's Away." No story/art credits given. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation in the book states that the average number of monthly subscribers to the comic is 497,724. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Edited by Betty Sears. Featuring some comic content. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

Vol. 8, No. 1 - January 1962. Vintage men's interest magazine full of erotic fiction, adult themed humor, comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W/Color -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

UK edition. No date.

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Volume 1, No. 9. January 1962. Cartoon Parade is a mature humor digest magazine aimed at men that featured mostly single page cartoon gags and photo Pin-Ups of pretty women (no nudity). This issue features a 6-page comic strip "Supersonic Sammy in Big Cheese of the Milky Way" penciled by Basil Wolverton. A number of cartoons are drawn by Bill Ward, plus one by Dan DeCarlo and one by Jack Cole (under alias "Jake"). Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Howard Post. Cover by Warren Kremer. Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. Casper is mystified when the Ghostly Trio's scaring practice suddenly falls silent. Casper shrinks to the size of a bug and enters the insect world. Casper literally scares the picture off of his jigsaw puzzle. To Bee or Not to Bee; No Picnic; Music Lover; Spooky: Bad Bug; The Strange Fish; Adding Salt to the Wounds; A Towering Feat; Spooky: A Man or a Mouse. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Howard Post. Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. The return of "Something," the Baby Ghost. Casper eludes the rain when it's too much for his umbrella. The Scarecrows Fantastic Face; Awful Alices Revenge; Pretty Awful and Awful Nice; Wendy: The New Robe; Nightmare: Gone Bugs; The Little Monster; Getting in the Picture; The Big Race; Spooky: No Spook Spark. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage men's interest magazine dedicated to War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with adult themed comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

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First 12-cent cover price. "Death Guarded the Doom Box." The Challengers face a series of traps and obstacles while attempting to thwart a criminal intent on landing a wizard's deadly device. "The Island in the Sky." Two alien scientists warn the Challengers about Zog, a villain who has stolen a sky platform. Art and cover by Bob Brown. Cover price $0.12.

Photo cover features Clint Walker. Stories and art by Rex Maxon and Tom Gill. Wandering cowpoke Cheyenne aids the law in the lawless West, based on the 1950s TV show starring Clint Walker. Cheyenne puts his own life on the line to help a military court-martial discover the truth. Cheyenne is hired to bring a message to a hermit from his dying brother, but the hermit is armed and unfriendly. Small Bear's new pet dog warns off Pawnee raiders, and that just angers the Pawnee. Indian Tribal Music; Court Martial; Small Bear: Warning in the Night; The Man from Silver City; The Hermit's Brother; The Cherokees. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Jack Keller and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Dick Giordano. An orphan raised by the Cheyenne tribe, the frontier scout called the Cheyenne Kid lives between two worlds. Cheyenne Kid must learn why his "blood brother" Stone Deer has seemingly turned renegade, before the other settlers can kill him. The Cheyenne Kid makes a death-defying cliff dive on horseback, to warn the riverboat Missouri Belle of danger ahead. A prospector and a lone wolf must cooperate to survive in a remote cabin. The Dangerous Dandy; The Enemy; Carey's Chance; The Battle of the Brothers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Queen's Necklace, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Gray Morrow art. (HRN 164, with 1/62 date). The three million dollar necklace had disappeared. The jewelers had delivered it to Queen Maria Antoinette. But she said she had sent it back, and she showed a receipt for the jewelers. The jewelers said they had never received the necklace. They produced a letter for the Queen accepting the necklace and promising payment. Who had stolen Maria Antoinette's necklace? Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Sam Glanzman and others. Unlike other war comics of the era, Dell's Combat focused on the events of historic battles, rather than war fiction, with art by WWII veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman. This issue focuses on the Japanese attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor. A surprise attack on the nation, it is instrumental in the US entry into WWII. The weather and superior sailing helps Drake defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588. Plus one-pagers on the planes of Pearl Harbor, and the US Marines. Pearl Harbor; General John Pershing; Defeat of the Spanish Armada; The Fighting Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Last 10-cent cover price. Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. Dennis Goes to Germany article. Talking Turkey starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Owen Fitzgerald. Football Fever, script by Fred Toole, art by Owen Fitzgerald. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Hank Ketcham. Top Secret text story. Power Play text story. Shorty's Tall Stories; the story of The Lost Ravioli Mine. Groan-Up Dennis, script by Fred Toole, art by Owen Fitzgerald. Jay North Visits Dennis Club article. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff. "Prey of the Alien Hunters" starring Batman and Robin, art by Jim Mooney; Batman and Robin are abducted to another planet where they are hunted by a trio of aliens for the pleasure of the hunters employer; The Dynamic Duo overcome most of the obstacles and they join forces with the oppressed people of the planet to overthrown the emperor hunter. Lefty Looie humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. "Body-Guard for a Spy" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Jones seems to be protecting a spy from Diane. "Aquaman's Secret Teacher" starring Aquaman, Aqualad, and Captain Bean, art by Nick Cardy; Captain Bean has been telling tall-tales about meeting Aquaman and helping him to the local children. Strangest Prison in the World text article. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Digest sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5" x 7", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - 1962. Short-Lived vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on nude black and white pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 46 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

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Volume 6, Issue 3 - January, 1962. Men's interest magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and nude pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W and color. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.