Comic books August 1969

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Ernie Bache. Women confide tales of romance to their diaries, in a series that sometimes reflected its tumultuous times. Rosemary suspects the worst when her fiance Nick introduces her to the beautiful Teresa, a stranger in the city who needed a ride. A soldier's girlfriend waits anxiously for news from overseas. Beautiful for You, My Love; The Saver; A Rose Has Beauty and Many Thorns; A Soldiers Promise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

First 15-cent issue. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Meet the Press," art by Samm Schwartz; A reporter from The Daily Square is sent to interview the Ma-ads and gets more than he bargained for. "Prize Protest," art by Samm Schwartz; Fran the Fan tries to get Bippy to stop protesting, but inadvertently gives him a new way to protest. "Laff Gaff," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A jester tries to cheer up a depressed king. "Clock Yock," art by Samm Schwartz; Fran the Fan tries to stay on top of clock trends. "Sit Bit," art by Samm Schwartz; Bippy answers to someone who accuses him of being lazy. "Flame Game," art by Stan Goldberg; Fran the Fan saves her records from her burning house, but her father rushes them back inside. "Moon Swoon," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A man moonlights as a werewolf. "Drippy Drama," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Fran the Fan tries to chip a piece from the wall of a hotel where the Mad House Ma-ads stayed. "Boozer the Loser!", pencils by Bob White; Boozer keeps blowing the opportunities in his life. "Ace Place," pencils by Samm Schwartz; When Rod the Mod doesn't have enough money for a nightclub, he takes Fran the Fan to a mod boutique. "Another Prize Protest," pencils by Samm Schwartz; A soda jerk gives Bippy a fair shake, but not the kind he's looking for. "Clothes Woes," art by Samm Schwartz; Rod the Mod gets jealous of the Ma-ads' mod clothes. Plus various other stories. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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August 1969. Whole No. 219. Science fiction stories: "An Adventure in the Yolla Bolly Middle Eel Wilderness" by Vance Aandahl, "The Shamblers of Misery" by Joseph Green, "The Money Builder" by Paul Thielen, "Next" by Gary Jennings, "Fraternity Brother" by Sterling E. Lanier, and "From the Darkness and the Depths" by Morgan Robertson. Film review of Ray Bradbury's "The Illustrated Man." Cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Science article by Isaac Asimov. Cover by Ronald Walotsky. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

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Number on cover 10046-908 Two Magnus stories, "Panic in Pacifica!" and "Web of Fire!" Aliens back-up story, "The Space Wizard!" No Russ Manning art in this issue. Painted cover. Cover price $0.15.

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Men's interest magazine featuring articles, stories, and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 76 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.50.

In the chiller "The One That Got Away," convict Alvin Jenks has just shot ol' Pete, but...the 8 page Dr. Graves story is drawn by Fred Himes. Plus: 2 page Dr. Graves contents pages drawn by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; 7 page Dr. Graves story "Uncle Arts [sic] Last Wish" drawn by Larry Woromay and Vince Alascia; 1 page text story "Skeleton Skeptic"; 8 page Dr. Graves story "Gift From an Unknown Giver" drawn by Steve Ditko. Cover by Jim Aparo. Cover price $0.12.

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"The Dragon's Teeth Part I' and "Electronic Invasion Part II" Painted front cover. # on cover 10145-908 August. #10 8/69 15c Cover price $0.15.

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Final issue. Reprints Fantastic Four 30, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense 63, Ant Man from Tales to Astonish #27, and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales 131. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. "The Dreaded Diablo!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; On a vacation in Transylvania, the FF encounter a castle inhabited by Diablo. Mr. Fantastic pinup, pencils by Jack Kirby. "Somewhere Lurks the Phantom," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers; Iron Man stops industrial saboteur the Phantom, who turns out to be one of his employees. Iron man pinup, pencils by Gene Colan. "The Man in the Ant Hill!", script by Larry Lieber (script) and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it; He is attacked by several ants, but one of them helps him escape and restore his ordinary size. "The Hunter and the Hunted," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In the far East, Strange is on the run from Mordo and his minions, unaware that Mordo's increased power comes from Dormammu; As Mordo forcibly recruits more followers to search for Strange, the mage makes plans to hop a plane to NYC. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 18 #8 - Men's magazine. In this issue: Buying a New Car? - Watch Out for the Sucker Traps Salesmen Use; Latest Turn-On Kick - Nude Film Clubs for Swap Couples; 1969 Report of a Lost Jungle Tribe - "I Survived South America's Last Stone-Age Savages"; An M.D.'s 5-Year Experiment Pays Off - A Diet That Really Boosts Your Sex Power; and From An Amazing True Best-Seller - A 10-Time P.O.W. Escape Artist Tells How He Did It. Plus MEN's Fiction of the Month: The Girl with the Golden Legs - her secret ambushed a love-crazed cop in a gun battle for his life. And $5.95 Book Bonus: The Body Traders. "Agonizing suspense...a violent tale of rescue and betrayal you just can't stop reading..." - The Post Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky. The Beauty of the Beast, script and p pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Roussos; Mr. Conan, owner of Magna Studios, gets the Metal Men to help him film a horror movie; Tina gets abducted by a monster. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Mickey Mouse in "The Moose Monster Mystery" in which Mickey and Goofy investigate Minnie's disappearance in Winnipeg. Issue also has The Junior Woodchucks in "Up Mount Pebbledown," one-page text story "The Baby Mouse," and Gold Key Comics Club News pages throughout book. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover. Mighty Samson in "Day of the Deluge" and "The Drowning City" in which Mighty Samson tries to help everyone when a flood occurs. Queen Terra of Jerz appearance. Backup feature Tom Morrow in "The Ultra-Thief." Issue also has Gold Key Comics Club News features and one-page text feature "Lost Civilizations: Carthage." No art/story credits given. Cover price $0.15.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

August, 1969 - Vintage Men's magazine featuring articles, pictorials, and pin-ups. This issue features articles on the rise of Lewd content in cinemas, and model Linda Newell! MATURE READERS Cover price $1.00.

Vintage men's interest magazine focused on articles, erotic short fiction stories, adult humor comics, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.75.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. I'm Still Alive! starring Sgt Rock / story, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert and Russ Heath. Dive-Bombers of Midway battle album, art by Ken Barr. Letter column art by Kubert. Fill A Dead Man's Boots, script by Howard Liss, art by Fred Ray. Navy Talk humor page, art by John Costanza. DC comics add, art by Curt Swan, Henry Scarpelli, and Neal Adams. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Blind Alley," script by Al Hartley, pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Archie convinces himself that he can stop being a klutz through the power of positive thinking. "Gotta Be a Winner," pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Go Go Magazine is seeking their Teenager of the Year in Riverdale and Betty and Veronica are so focused on winning that it's putting a crimp in Archie's social life. "Mad Hatter," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx decides to make her own decorative hat. Betty and Veronica Pin Up, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "It's Real Camp," pencils by Al Hartley, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Jughead's idea of roughing it doesn't jibe with Archie and Reggie's idea of roughing it. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Jim Aparo. Stories by Dick Wood and D. J. Arneson. Art by Jim Aparo, Don Perlin, Pat Boyette, and Vince Alascia. Charlton presents the comic-book adventures of the seemingly immortal crime-fighter called The Phantom. The Phantom learns that he is considered a living idol for an Indian terror cult. Fortune hunters think they have the Bengali riches to themselves after The Phantom is seemingly killed, in a story with art (and cover) by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo. A backup story features art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. The Curse of Kallai; The Jungle People; The Phantoms Death. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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First 15-cent cover price. Cover art by Bill Draut. "The Man Who Died Three Times!", script by Otto Binder, art by Bill Draut; Young Billy Hatton watches his father Cyrus Hatton wander off in a stupor; He gets into his car and crashes into a nearby bridge; Horror-stricken, Billy runs home to tell his mom that his father had died; The Phantom Stranger appears and decides to investigate this spectacle. "The House of Strange Secrets," script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Stage magician Robart lures a traveler to his house; He wants to kill him and be able to cast a black magic spell; The Phantom Stranger appears on the scene, protects the innocent man and foils Robarts evil plans. "The Girl Who Lived 5,000 Years," script by Ed Herron, art by Leonard Starr; Dr. Thirteen once learned of the existence of a 5,000 year old Babylonian woman named Tateeka who came to life once every one-hundred years at Lamson Manor; A resident of the manor, Mister Hendricks would charge men one-thousand dollars for a life-changing experience with Tateeka; But each of these men would soon commit suicide not long after dating Tateeka. "Fact File #8" article about The Spectre. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

Men's interest magazine featuring fiction, articles, pictorials, and humor. 8" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Contains chapter 130 of The Bible Story / The Story of Man by Mad Magazine artist Basil Wolverton. See Tomorrow's World magazine for more Wolverton's Bible chapters.

The world's longest running men's magazine, featuring advice columns, pictorials, illustrations and humor. In this issue: The Living Theater, On Stage and Off; Senator Frank Church Blueprints a New Approach to Foreign Policy; Eye-Filling Pictorials on the Bunnies of Detroit and "Sweet Charity's" Paula Kelly; An Uncensored Look at the Smothers Brothers; An Exclusive Interview with Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark; Gold and the Fast Money Manipulators; Irwin Shaw Visits a Foreign Film Festival; and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $1.00.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.