Comic books August 1963

NOTE: Says Issue #196, but it is actually issue #106. 52 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Selling, Advertising and Merchandising with 7-Up, Vol. 8 No. 08 "Togetherness Test" (August 1963). This comic book was produced for the 7-Up Bottling Co. as a marketing and training tool for employees. Featuring comic strip advertising art by Vic Herman, the creator of the 7 Up Sam institutional promotional campaign for 7 Up.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Monster from Krypton!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Red Kryptonite transforms Superman into a giant Kryptonian monster, the Drang. Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman ad. Batman and Robin ad. Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane ad. One-page Tricksy World's Greatest Stunt Man story by Henry Boltinoff. "Supergirl's Big Brother!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; When the Danvers' son Jan (long believed dead in Korea) returns, Linda shares her secret identity with him and gives him temporary super-powers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Vol. 7, No. 8. August 1963. Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult humor comics and nude pin up girls. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 139, Issue 6 - August 1963. Cover by Rafael DeSoto. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Part I: The War Between the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; The Legion of Substitute-Heroes tries to fill in for the Legion, but the Legion tells the Subs to disband. Part II: The Duel of the Legions!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; The Substitutes realize the Legion has been replaced by aliens, chase the aliens away, and save the real Legion. Smallville's War Against Superbaby!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Casey the Cop / humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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"The Magic Bark!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea," art by Chic Stone); "He's Watching Over Me!"; "I Wouldn't Make the Same Mistake Again!" (script by Hughes as "Zev Zimmer," art by Paul Reinman); and "The Girl Outside." Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Mort Drucker. Untitled Bob Hope story, art by Mort Drucker; Bob enters a tv contest to win a house, but while searching for the mystery package, accidentally comes across the Mona Lisa. How Not to Enjoy a Vacation public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Untitled Bob Hope story, art by Mort Drucker; Is the Mona Lisa a fake or not? Untitled Bob Hope story, art by Mort Drucker. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by John Rosenberger. The Birth of the Cat Gang, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Rosenberger; The Jaguar and Cat Girl review their lives and the turns they've taken lately. And a group of cat burglars don cat masks and become The Cat Gang. Jaguar Versus The Cat Gang!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Rosenberger; Jaguar suspects Cat Girl of being the brains behind the Cat Gang; To prove her innocence and to gain the Jaguar's trust, she puts a plan into effect to capture the would-be cat burglars. Black Hood Teaches Karate one-pager. The Menace of the Winged Bull, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Rosenberger; The Jaguar journeys to Iran to investigate a band of marauding Black Knights who use a winged bull to rob the townsfolk. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

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Johnny Cloud in "The Time-Bomb Ace," "The Jet and the Pilot," and "Dogfight Dodger!" Edited by Robert Kanigher. Cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Irv Novick, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolisi, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, and Hank Chapman. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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August 1963. Cover by John Schoenherr. Science Fact: "Change" by R. A. J. Phillips. Novelettes: "The Hate Disease" by Murray Leinster, "To Invade New York" by Irwin Lewis, and "Controlled Experiment" by Arthur Porges. Plus several more stories. Cover price $0.50.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. The War of the Water Sprites, art by Nick Cardy; Aquaman goes to Quisp's home world; Quirk removes Quisp's powers; giants plan to invade the surface world. Homer the Skin Diver humor page by Henry Boltinoff. City Under the Ice article. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Harry Lucey. Stories by Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards and unknown. Art by Harry Lucey and Joe Edwards. In "Alphabet Soup," the Archie characters are represented by a strange alphabet: ABVJRGWmBMDECL! Plus: Instead of carving hearts with their initials in a tree, Li'l Jinx and Greg opt for something different in the 1-pager "That's Different" by Joe Edwards; Archie and Veronica are plagued by photograph peddlers in the 1-pager "Photo Fin-Ish"; Archie gets an expensive vase stuck on his head in "Head Work"; Reggie accuses Archie of being a gold-digger, that he would only marry Veronica for her money in "Career Boy"; and Mr. Lodge is chasing Archie, who's chasing Reggie, who's pulling Veronica with him in "Fast Company"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Archies Jokes Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Bob White. Tennis Anyone?, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Betty and Veronica try to keep an appointment with Archie and Jughead while avoiding Reggie, fearing the inevitable conflict between Archie and Reggie. Radar Scoop, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty points out that Veronica can sense when Archie is about to ask another girl out and Veronica decides to put the theory to the test. Advertisement for Archie Giant Series #23. Short biography of television actor Johnny Crawford. Nuisance Value, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica begin teasing Archie at the beach to try to get him to show some life. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Mr. Fix-It Of The Space World, art by Joe Edwards; Captain Sprocket gets an award for his discovery of the planet Nishdu. Ocean Commotion starring Professor Transistor, art by Joe Edwards. Bewitched, Bothered and Hilda, art by Joe Edwards; a witch beauty contest. Six Fix, art by Joe Edwards; The Jovians from Jupiter have problems too. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Untitled story; Papa mails requests for tickets to Art Duckletter's show and the Quackamount movie studios. Untitled story; When Huey stops the Fox from breaking into their clubhouse, the other ducklings make Huey president of the club. Hooray For Hollyduck; Huey goes on "Art Duckletter's Quack Party" and creates havoc; movie director Hans Von Waddling, watching on live television, finds him hilarious and vows to get him for his next picture. Untitled story; Katnip chases Buzzy into an amusement park. Dumb Stardom; Von Waddling quickly finishes the picture, just filming Huey being Huey, but Huey ruins the negatives and gets fired. Valley Fudge; After showing Huey paintings of General George Washingduck and their ancestor Colonel Dick Duck, Papa falls asleep and dreams about Huey meeting them. The Weakling; Papa gets some anti-pep pills for Huey, who takes the whole bottle and loses consciousness. Food For Thought; Herman defeats Katnip once again, this time with a fake radio cooking show. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Warren Kremer. A gigantic duckling toddler with strength to match, well-meaning Huey creates slapstick havoc wherever he goes. An Army experiment results in Attack of the 50-Foot Huey. He must be reduced to normal size, before he leaves an even wider path of destruction than usual. The mice plan to tire Katnip out so he can't chase them. Look - Im a Monster; Fun at Home; How to Cure a Cold; Duck Suit; Jest for Fun; Herman and Katnip: Holiday on Mice. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Vintage men's interest magazine filled with erotic adult fiction stories, jokes and humor, adult themed comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. "The Villain of the Year," script by Dave Wood, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; After receiving a tip on a crime from reporter Hal Lake, Batman goes undercover and discovers that Lake is using an underworld alias in order to gather information, is mentally unbalanced, and a criminal called the Jackal. "The Hunt for Batman's Secret Identity," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; When Mirror Man escapes from prison and reforms his gang, he once again tries to prove his belief that Batman is Bruce Wayne...and he does...and doesn't! 2/3-page True Crime Laffs by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 6, Issue 4 - August 1963. Men's magazine with a focus on military and war articles, fitness, and girls! 8.5 in. x 11 in., 66 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $0.35.

The Beatles Book (also known as Beatles Monthly) was a long-running fanzine produced by Beat Publications that was dedicated to the legacy of the incredible pop-culture phenomenon known as The Beatles. First published in August 1963, the magazine ran until production stopped with the 77th issue published in December,1969. It was revived in May, 1976, reprinting the first 77 issues with a few pages of added content. Beat Publications then continued producing new issues in October, 1982 until the publication ultimately ceased production with issue #321 printed in January, 2003. 6" x 8", 46 pages, B&W.

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"One Second...to Disaster" - Written by Carl Memling. Art by John Tartaglione and Vince Colletta. Photo Cover shows Ben Casey (as played by Vince Edwards), David Zorba (as played by Sam Jaffe) and Maggie Graham (as played by Bettye Ackerman). A chance meeting on 59 West leads to romance...all with Ben's approval! Also: "9 Lives Has Dr. Dazzler"! Plus: the 1-page filler "They Were First." And: "The Intended Victim" text story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Vintage men's interest magazine with a focus on racy adult short fiction stories, sports and war articles, adult themed comic strips, and tasteful pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 66 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by John Severin, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero of the Old West. In a story somewhat progressive for its era, Billy faces off against a killer who has a prejudice against Native Americans. Someone who looks just like Billy the Kid robs a town of its treasury, and the real Billy must clear his name. Billy is riding as a scout for a wagon train when anthrax strikes the party, and only he can go for help. No Notches for Injuns; The $50,000 Robbery; Billy Isn't Silly; A Killer Crows; Creeping Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.