Comic books July 1963

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Amazing Confession of Perry White," art by Al Plastino; To protect Perry White from criminals who are trying to kill him, Superman pretends to be Perry, but things get complicated when Lois learns his "secret identity" and publishes the story, and when Perry gets impatient and starts to pretend that he's Superman. Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman ad. "The Day Super-Horse Went Wild!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; After Supergirl and Comet save Lori Lemaris and Jerro from Vostar, an Atlantean criminal scientist, he plots revenge by telepathically commanding Comet to go on a destructive spree through time and space. 36 Pages, Full Color.

NOTE: "This is Part 4 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302." – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

Cover price $0.12.

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Vol. 7, No. 7. July 1963. Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult humor comics and nude pin up girls. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Part I: The Doom of the Super-Heroes!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; The Legion confronts a masked raider looting Metropolis, who turns out to be deadly, killing several of the Legionnaires. Part II: Last Stand of the Legion!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; Superboy figures out Mask Man's identity and returns him to the 5th Dimension, restoring to life all the Legionnaires. When Krypto Was Superboy's Master!, script by George Kashdan, art by George Papp; Superboy and Krypto exchange minds. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. The latest menace to Mouseville is "Deep-Sleep Cheese," which lulls hapless mice into defenseless slumber. The cats set up a phony department store in Mouseville, and when Mitzi tries to warn Mighty Mouse, they trick him into flying into the furnace. Detective "Hugh Dunnit" tries to figure out why paper is being stolen. Keys of Knowledge; The Unknown Terror; Hugh Dunnit: The Stolen Paper Caper; Department Store Danger; The Hunting Season; The Missing Motorcycle; Lightning Raid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Edited by Victor Gorelick. Cover by John Rosenberger. Stories by Robert Bernstein and John Rosenberger. Archie Comics amiable and agile super-hero The Fly battles an assortment of nefarious villains, including the Spider and "Big Joe" Saxton. Black Hood Teaches Karate. 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $34,000 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Top edge label strip is coming loose. Label #0065054003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $722.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Multiple ad pages missing, does not interrupt art or story. Full length spine split. Heavy cover oxidation with brittleness. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Dr. Octopus in Spider-Man Versus Doctor Octopus, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; When an experiment goes wrong, Otto Octavius gains control of his robotic arms and decides to take over an atomic facility, but Spider-Man stops him. Spider-Man pin-up page by Ditko. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 140. First issue with a letters column (including a letter by MyComicShop president Buddy Saunders!). 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Vol. 38, No. 4 - April 1964. 5.5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Add to cart Good $6.60 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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July 1963. Cover by John Schoenherr. Science Fact: "The Big Fuel Feud" by Harry B. Porter. Serial: "The Ethical Engineer" by Harry Harrison. Novelette: "A Knyght Ther Was" by Robert F. Young. Plus many more stories. 96 Pages B&W Color Cover Cover price $0.50.

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"Pursuit of Happiness"; Veronica is chased by boys; Betty explains to Jughead that Veronica will let the boy catch her when it's the right one. "Vocal Yokel"; Betty proves that Veronica's voice teacher is only interested in rich students. Betty and Veronica Summer Fun ad. "Runner Up," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica twists a comment by Betty into an insult of Archie; Archie goes to talk to Betty, but Betty decides to play hard to get. Article on the career of English singer Frankie Vaughn. "Forget Me Not!" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script by Joe Edwards. "Directions, Please," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Betty tries the "old-fashioned girl" approach by baking cookies to get Archie; Veronica goes for the sexy dress and perfume method. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera. Featuring: 12 page Blackhawk story "The Super-Blackhawks of the Secret Dimension" (vs the Mind-Master) written by Dave Wood and drawn by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera; 11 page Blackhawk story "The Riddle of the Four Clues" drawn by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Cover price $0.12.

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Anthology type comic with spooky and mystery stories hosted by famous classic horror film actor Boris Karloff. This issue features "Something from the Past," The Menace of the Missing Mummy," "Lo! The Mighty Hunter" and "Burn, Witch, Burn." Issue also has one- page text feature "The Incredible Thinking Machines" and one-page strips. No story/art credits given. Back cover is pinup of front cover illustration. On cover: 10053-307, July. Cover price $0.12.

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Vol. 9, No. 4. July 1963. 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 $0.60.

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"One Challenger Must Die." The Challengers split into teams to stop the Volcano Men. Script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown. "Cosmo Turns Traitor." Cosmos's master comes to Earth looking for his pet. He's convinced by an alien that the Challengers are bad guys. Art by Bob Brown. Cover by Bob Brown. Cover price $0.12.

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The Scottish Chiefs, 5th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 154). Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Warren Kremer. Rubberland; Flying through an old worn-out tire, Hot Stuff finds himself in a strange place where the mischievous inhabitants are made of rubber. Girl Trouble; Princess Charma tries to make Hot Stuff jealous by flirting with a singing elf. The Hocus Pocus People; Hot Stuff accidentally spoils a magician's act, and then tries to learn stage magic himself from the magician's implements. The Noise Buster starring Stumbo the Giant, art by Warren Kremer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Tony Strobl & Larry Mayer. Stories by Carl Fallberg, Vic Lockman and unknown. Art by Tony Strobl, Jack Bradbury, John Liggera and Steve Steere. Donald Duck is featured in "Rivers of Gold," "The Top Brass Class" and "Dude Sleuth"! Plus: Goofy in "All Thumbs"! And: 1-page Big Bad Wolf text story "A Big Help"! Characters in this issue: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Beagle Boys, Gladstone Gander, Daisy Duck, Gus Goose, Gyro Gearloose, Gallopin' Gilroy, Goofy, Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Vol. 30 #15 - July 4, 1963. Long running music magazine focusing on jazz and blues. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 46 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 30 #16 - July 18, 1963. Long running music magazine focusing on jazz and blues. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 46 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 42, Issue 1 (Whole Number 236) - July, 1963. In this issue; "Blood Money" by Avram Davidson, "I;ll Never Play Detective Again" by Cornell Woolrich, "The Regent's Court Murder" by Agatha Christie, "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry, and many more. Digest, 5" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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ERB-dom was one of the best fanzines focusing on Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. Issue #7 includes the following articles: a letter from Roy G. Krenkel, The Unpublished Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Canaveral Report No. 1 by Richard A. Lupoff, Comparisons (between magazine and book versions of ERBs stories), Burroughs in Foreign Translation, John Carter of Mars in Comic Strip Form, 5 Barsoom Maps by Mike Resnick, Tarzan Went to Disneyland, Burroughs St. John An Analysis, and Burroughs Torture Chambers by Resnick. 20 pgs. July, 1963. Edited and published by Camille Cazedessus. Cover art by Bob Baggett.

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July, 1963. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $73.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.	Add to cart CGC 9.2 $2,849.99 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0615734026 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 3.0 $225.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1249550020 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 2.0 $222.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4104091002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Micro-World of Doctor Doom!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Fantastic Four answers a cry for help from someone too small to be seen. They arrive in a micro-world whose leader is Doctor Doom. Page explaining Reed Richards powers. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Issue 334 - June/July, 1963. Vintage magazine for the model airplane enthusiast, featuring articles, product reviews, tips and tricks for beginners, as well as blueprints to build your own models. 8" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $32.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

Edited by Ray Palmer. Articles about visitations from other worlds and American efforts at space travel. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/4-in. 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Freddy in "Klever Kid," "A Toy for Ernest," "The Freeze," "Little Helper," "Freddy's Frolics," "Join the Crowd," "The Date," "Charlene's Birthday" and "Captain My Captain"! Plus: 1-page story "Tea Party" on the inside front cover, and the half-page story "A Bath for Buttons" on the inside back cover! Starring Freddy McReady, Ernest, Charlene, Georgie, Freddy's mother and Buttons! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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One-shot issue of a comic book version of the long running comic strip Gil Thorp, the coach at Milford High School. Comic has book length story in which Gil Thorp is unexpectedly appointed as the coach of the Milford High School's varsity baseball team and has to contend with uncooperative and spoiled players, an interfering parent, gamblers, and more as he tries to get the team to work together and win. No art/story credits given but Jack Berrill, the creator, writer, and artist of the Gil Thorp comic strip had nothing to do with the comic nor was it sanctioned by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate which owns Gil Thorp. Cover price $0.12.

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"Master of the Power Ring" Written by Gardner Fox. Pencils by Gil Kane. Inks by Joe Giella. Hector Hammond uses his powers to control Green Lantern's ring from a distance. "Dual Masquerade of the Jordan Brothers" script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; An escaped convict wants revenge against Hal's uncle and his brother Jack. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "Keep Off Carrion Road," art by John Giunta; A machine that seems to be turning humans into strange creatures turns out to be a spaceship with lawmen from Pluto in search of escaped criminals. Batman ad. "A Tree Grows on Second Street" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff; The Badger Club learns about the rules for planting trees along the streets in their town. "Duel of the 20th Century Sorcerers," art by George Roussos; A man discovers the means to compel his employers to resume a centuries-old fight between their ancestors. "The Secret of the Stolen Faces!", art by Howard Sherman; The personification of Fate intervenes in the lives of four people to demonstrate that they should not wish to change their identities. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Photo cover features Marty Ingels and John Astin. Art by Henry Scarpelli. Cover number is 12-371-307. Bumbling carpenters make a classic situation for comedy, based on a short-lived TV series starring the Addams Family's John Astin. Arch needs peanuts if he's going to watch a ball game. A scientist hires Dickens and Fenster for house repairs, but he also has a helper robot, who soon becomes a third Stooge. Dickens has a trick to get rid of trash bags. Some Kind of a Nut; To Work, or Not to Work; A Clean Sweep. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Western series featuring the cowboy hero Idaho and his sidekick Frazzle. This issue features "Showdown at Ramrod," a book length story in which Idaho and Frazzle get falsely accused of bank robbery and murder. Story and art credits: Unknown. Inside covers have full-page features on boots and saddles and the mustang. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta and Maurice Whitman. Cover number is 12-384-312. A historical curiosity, a comic about Vietnam published so early in the war that it still used conventional war stories, before America realized that Vietnam was a very different war. Duke tries to track down the Viet Cong who are targeting vital rail shipments. Sgt. "Cactus" Kane must navigate a dangerous rope-line over a chasm to escape enemy territory, with Viet Cong troops firing on him the whole way. An American soldier tries to stop a South Vietnamese soldier who wants to kill every Viet Cong he sees. Several stories feature art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. The Helping Hand; Ring of Fire!; Run, Yank, Run!; Switcheroo!; Anyone Here Speak English?; The Village Dunces!; The Cost of War. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $34.00 or Best Offer View scan Centerfold detached at one staple. Interior tearing. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Saga of Sam Hawk, the Manhunter [Part 1], script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is beaten by Sam Hawk and captured, but he escapes while being taken to another town for trial. Tenderfoot text story, art by Joe Maneely. Showdown With Sam Hawk! [The Saga of Sam Hawk, Manhunter! Part 2]; The Kid has the opportunity to escape when Sam Hawk is captured by the Comanches but instead he rescues the marshal. Mission Accomplished! [The Saga of Sam Hawk, Manhunter! Part 3]; The Kid risks his life to bring medicine to Sam Hawk. The Schoolma'arm Was a Gent!!!, script by Stan Lee, art by Sol Brodsky; A male school-teacher stands up to a town bully. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.80

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Lassie and Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost] photo cover. Peoples of Africa (Number 13): The Yorubas article by Gaylord Du Bois. Monster of the Marshes, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jerry Robinson; Chief Lumbowo's people are terrorized by crocodiles at Lake Chad; One crocodile has killed five of the village men. The Head-Hunters, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jerry Robinson; Po Yin, Kyan Zit, and U Po Net are captured by marauding head-hunters who plan to use the three to distract farmers tilling their fields while a raid is conducted on their village. Primitive Dogs: The Hound article. The Raft, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jerry Robinson; Lassie and Timmy are the guests of Ted Welland on an excursion to a mahogany tree felling lot near Benin City. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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8.5" x 11", 40 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob White. Book-length story in four chapters: "Teevie Jeebies," "Tube Be Or Not Tube Be," "Image Scrimmage" and "Welcome Home," script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; While trying to fix the television set, an electrical power surge sucks Archie into the TV; Dilton and Jughead work to find a way to get Archie back to the real world, while he turns up on doctor shows, lawyer shows, Westerns and even commercials. A Game Kid one-pager starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.30 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.

July 6, 1963. 9" x 12". 24 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $18.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.30 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

July 13, 1963. 9" x 12". 24 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.30 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive. Foreign edition: UK.

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July 20, 1963. 9" x 12". 24 pages. Black and white.