Comic books May 1957

Saddle Stitched, 8 1/2- x 10 1/2-in, 52 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Al Plastino. "Superman's Super-Skyscraper," art by Al Plastino; Superman constructs a skyscraper in Metropolis and turns it into a museum of his past cases. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Gorilla King of the Jungle" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman; A former Hollywood animal star, Kongorilla is being returned to the jungle, but his former trainer tries to prove the ape has human intelligence. Two-page Lionel and His Lions story by Henry Boltinoff. "Space Dreams for Sale" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. A Date With Effie public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Curt Swan. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 6 - May, 1957. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 132, No. 5. May 1957. Cover by Phil Ronfor. Fiction, articles, pictorials. Interior art by Frank Cozzarelli, Bill Graveline, Harry Rosenbaum, Irving Zusman, Gil Cohen, Bob Schultz. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 90 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Clark Kent's Super-Dad, script by Jerry Coleman, art by John Sikela; Pa Kent gains super-powers and goes into action as Strongman. Hy Wire humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Iceberg of Doom starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by Ramona Fradon. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. The Invisible Doom!, art by Gene Colan; A chemist's assistant uses newly invented invisible dye to rob a bank. The Watcher!, art by Marvin Stein; An inventor destroys a portal that allows him to reach through to thousands, even millions, of miles away when an alien notices his observations and attacks. The Missing Film text story, art by John Severin. One Hour Till Doomsday!, art by Robert Q. Sale; Two farmers fool an escaped convict into panicking by convincing him the world is about to end since they know of a total eclipse scheduled for that afternoon. Beware ... the Brimm!, art by Angelo Torres. Mission ... Murder!, art by Howard O'Donnell. Trapped in the Room of Darkness, art by Syd Shores; similar plot to Star Trek's "The Enemy Within." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Kurt Schaffenberger and Ogden Whitney. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Cover by Owen Fitzgerald? Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in a 3-part untitled snake-charmer of a tale! Plus: Tommy untitled back-up story. And: "A Date with Effie" public service announcement by Jack Schiff, Curt Swan & Stan Kaye. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. No issue number listed; title includes "CBS Television Presents" to tie in with the 1950s TV show Mighty Mouse Playhouse. Mouseville panics when "space cats" arrive in a flying saucer. Mama Bear figures out how to get the rug beaten and let Papa play football with the boys at the same time. A plunger gives Gandy Goose the idea of how to paint the ceiling. Little Roquefort; The Flying Mousers; Heckle and Jeckle: Red Hot Rails; Dinky: Mystery in the Corn Shed; Champion Assistant; Dinky; Gaston Le Crayon: Hold That Pose!; Heckle and Jeckle; Terry Bears; Gandy Goose. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Combat Waterboy," "G.I. Indian Fighter" (art by Russ Heath), "Frogman Photographer," and "Battle Buoy!" Edited by Whitney Ellsworth and Robert Kanigher. Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolisi, Bob Haney, Russ Heath, Bob Haney, Jack Abel, and Irv Novick. 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 $0.10.

Edited by Julius Schwartz. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Written by Robert Kanigher, Gardner Fox and John Broome. Art by Ross Andru, Sid Greene, Howard Sherman, Gil Kane, Mike Esposito and Joe Giella. How can Walt fire at those gunmen? His twin brother Wayne is in the way! For the startling answer, read..."Code of the Trigger Twins!" by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Also in this issue: Strong Bow in "Amazing Dream-Escapes of Strong Bow!" by Gardner Fox, Sid Greene and Joe Giella; Foley of the Fighting 5th in "Warhorse of the Fighting Fifth!" by John Broome and Howard Sherman; and Johnny Thunder in "Johnny Thunder's Indian Son!" by Robert Kanigher and Gil Kane. Plus: 1-pager "Calumet!" and 2-page text story "The Silent Mountains"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 31, Issue 5 - May, 1957. 5.5" x 7.5", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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May 1957 issue Cover price $0.50.

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Gail Davis [as Annie Oakley] photo cover. The Tall Tale, art by Dan Spiegle; Old Cy likes to tell tall tales, and if he had a gun in his hand, he'd scare any outlaw so bad he'd give up without a fight; Cy just never had the chance to prove it; Until now... Gold in Barton City, art by Bill Zeigler; A man is buying up horses just before a faked gold strike, but the U.S. Marshal knows who he is trailing, and why. The Target Trick, art by Dan Spiegle; Cutter and his trail crew have arrived, and Annie is aiming to get them hand over their guns, by showing some trick shooting. Gail Davis [as Annie Oakley] pinup. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Fancy That"; Veronica tries to sabotage Betty's entry in the dress-making contest by making it more plain but the simplicity of the design impresses the judges and Betty ends up winning. "Rage Before Beauty," pencils by George Frese; Veronica schemes to get the boys to each buy one part of an outfit Betty hates for Betty's birthday. "The Late Show" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Pin Points!"; When Archie gives his frat pin to Veronica, Betty comes up with a scheme to end up with it instead. "Base-Bawl Season"; Veronica tells Archie and Reggie that she will only date boys who are on the baseball team so they both try out but Reggie sabotages Archie's efforts so that he doesn't make the team. "Canoe Capers" text story; Betty calls Archie and asks him for a canoe ride. "Errant Boy"; Veronica gets jealous when she sees Archie giving jewelry to other girls, but he's only making deliveries to help Betty with her jewelry business. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Billy Bikeless" ad for Junior Sales Club of America. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Men's interest digest with comics, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 8, Issue 11 - May, 1957. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Midnight in the Wax Museum!; A reporter lets his imagination get the better of him when he accepts a bet to spend the night in a wax museum. Mystery in Mid-Air, art by John Forte. The Treasure Seekers text story, art by Mort Drucker. The Frightful Film!, art by Gray Morrow. The Floating Man, art by Joe Orlando. The Too Late Show, art by Ed Winiarski. The Creeping Threat!, art by John Romita. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1957. Cover by Emsh. Science fiction stories: "What's Eating You?" by Robert Randall, "Something in the Sky" by Lee Correy, "The Queen's Messenger" by John J. McGuire and "The Dawning Light"(Part 3 of 3) by Randall Garrett. Article "The Trapping of the Sun" by Isaac Asimov. Illustrations by Freas, Emsh, and van Dongen. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Baby Huey stars in: "Happy Birthday"; "Carnival Fun"; reprint tale "Huey's Other Mother"; and 1-pager "Apple Sap," reprinted from Paramount Animated Comics (1953) #5. Also in this issue: Buzzy 1-pager "Slumberland"; untitled Buzzy 1-pager; 1-page text story "Mess-Tache"; 1-page text story "It!"; and Herman and Katnip in "Mouse A-cat-emy," reprinted from Paramount Animated Comics (1953) #5. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Able Company is Doomed" (art by Gene Colan), "Occupation Force!" (art by Don Heck), "Calculated Risk!" (art by Paul Reinman), and "The Coward" (art by George Woodbridge), and "Iron Monsters!" (art by Joe Maneely), plus a two-page text story, "The German Spy." John Severin cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - May, 1957. 8" x 10", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Charles Cuidera and Sheldon Moldoff. Three stories! "The Doomed Dogfight" - Nazi Colonel von Cramm returns to challenge his old enemy Blackhawk to a rigged dogfight. Plus: "The Crimson Vultures" - The Vultures are criminal counterparts of the Blackhawks who plot to destroy the team. And: "The Eighth Blackhawk" - When Jim Turner saves Blackhawk's life, he is invited to become an honorary member of the team, but he is secretly planning to betray them to Zorac. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3, No. 8. May 1957. Blueline was considered the '50s hockey magazine. Tex Coulter cover. Articles include: "Gordie Howe - the Greatest", "All-Star Defenceman 1958-59", "N.H.L. Fans Want Overtime", and more. 8" x 11". 34 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 6, Issue 5 - May 1957. Men's interest magazine focusing on sports, celebrities, war, and glamour girls. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Bugs Bunny in "Disappearing Incas" and "The Big Box Bust." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "The Surprise Package," and Tweety and Sylvester in "The Foiled Fish Filcher." No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.