Comic books May 1957

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10¢ Cover Price. Photo cover of the famous dog. Article on trading in the Navaho reservation. Ramrod, art by Sparky Moore; A new general is arriving and he doesn't seems to like dogs and boys, or anything else. Untitled Paul Bunyan, Jr. story, art by August Lenox; Paul captures a would-be robber on the keelboat by hauling him straight up by the halyard. The Trail of Crafty Joe text story. Mirage, art by Sparky Moore; Outlaws dressed up as soldiers are trying to bust Butch out of jail in Fort Apache. Fact page on how a rich silver vein called Gunsight Vein was found in the desert by George Dennis in 1860. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

15¢ Cover Price. Photo cover of the famous dog. Article on trading in the Navaho reservation. Ramrod, art by Sparky Moore; A new general is arriving and he doesn't seems to like dogs and boys, or anything else. Untitled Paul Bunyan, Jr. story, art by August Lenox; Paul captures a would-be robber on the keelboat by hauling him straight up by the halyard. The Trail of Crafty Joe text story. Mirage, art by Sparky Moore; Outlaws dressed up as soldiers are trying to bust Butch out of jail in Fort Apache. Fact page on how a rich silver vein called Gunsight Vein was found in the desert by George Dennis in 1860. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 36 #7 - Aug. 1957. Boxing magazine. Features articles, departments, ratings, fight reports around the world and more. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Richfield presents Rockets and Range Riders (1957) is an educational and promotional giveaway comic fully illustrated (cover and all interior art) by the legendary Alex Toth. Distributed by the Richfield Oil Company to promote Boron gasoline. A boy, his father, and his grandfather watch a rocket test in the American West. The boy tells Gramps how Boron makes rocket fuel more powerful. Gramps thinks Boron is some newfangled substance, but the boy tells him that it is element number five on the Atomic Scale, and that he has seen it before - as Borax. Gramps then tells the story of how he was a gold prospector in his youth. We see a great Western adventure sequence, with art similar to Toth's great work in the Zorro comic book. Gramps has finally found some gold nuggets, but two claim jumpers want to steal the claim from him. He barely gets away from the gunslingers. He is saved by a mule train carrying Borax, almost. The gunslingers find Grandpa, and he is wounded in a shootout. Unfortunately for Gramps, he loses his gold and ends up with a load of borax! Gramps' grandson relates that boron is considered as good as gold by many today. He tells Gramps all about the many uses of boron--in plastics, steel, medicine, agriculture, and rocket fuel! Then Dad tells Gramps and son how Boron is even more important as an additive for gasoline! We learn how Richfield makes a gasoline containing Boron. The back cover features a great ad for Richfield's Boron gasoline. The inside front cover shows a nice ad for Disney's Tomorrowland. 16 pages, full color, standard comic book dimensions, all newsprint, no cover price.

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Vintage men's interest magazine full of articles, short fiction, Adult oriented comic strips, and tasteful nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 80 pages, Mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by Jo Albistur, Ray Bailey, John Prentice, Bob Powell and Bill Draut. Numbering continues from True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (1949) #44. Tear-soaked tales of love, loss and reunion from Harvey. Fran finds love with Bob, but he's already promised to someone else, forcing them to make a difficult choice. David falls for Pam despite her disfiguring facial scars, but after she has plastic surgery, the dynamic in their relationship is changed. A poverty-stricken woman makes desperate choices. Like many stories reprinted from the comic's early incarnation as True Love Problems, this one has alterations to the art and text to conform to the Comics Code. The End of Love; Engagement Party; Can I Make a Go of it?; Marked Woman; Desperate Gamble; Perfect Love; Taking a Chance on Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Roscoe Vol. 4 No.3 "Tavern Presciption Selling" "(May 1957) is an in-house promotional comic book produced for the Falstaff Brewing Corp. by Vic Herman Studios. It was used to help company salesmen market Falstaff products. Ther are four main things to study in each tavern. Two pages of tips on how to plan your work day in partial comic book format, plus a two-page comic strip called "What Makes Taverns Tick." 8 pages, full color, white paper stock. 7-in.x10-in..

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Add to cart CGC 5.5 $150.00 View scan Paper: Off white to white Edgar Church (Mile High). Label #0072046006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Three-Gun Treachery starring Roy Rogers, art by Nat Edson; Roy catches the robber of a stagecoach, but $30.000 is missing. Golden Ambush text story. Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Nicholas Firfires; how the dishpan saved the life of Charley in a hailstorm. The Roundup starring Trigger, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Nat Edson; wild horses stampede into the roundup. The Indian Saddle fact page. View-Master ad with Donald Duck. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Wrong Writers," "Jet Age," "Sad Sack Goes to the Fair," "The Nightmare," and "Take Your Pick." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage men's interest magazine with articles, erotic short fiction stories, humorous adult comic strips, and tasteful nude/non-nude cheesecake pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

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Cover by Ed Emshwiller. "Quick Freeze" by Robert Silverberg. Other stories by Milton Lesser, Donald Franson, L. Sprague de Camp, Winston K. Marks, Irving Cox Jr, and Gerald Macdow. Softcover pulp, 6 3/4-in. x 9 1/4-in., 95 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Cover inks by Bernard Sachs. Stories by unknown. Art by Bernard Sachs and unknown. He wasn't going to let his love mail the letter! Mickey had come between them long enough! Read..."Love is a Riddle"! Plus: A young female painter finds out that there are more important things than her career (and the art critics don't like her work) in "Sweetheart's Wish!" Also featuring "Secret Love" and "Appointment with Heartbreak"! Plus: Oddities in Romance filler; Linda and Larry filler "Marriage Hint"; and letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. These mid-series issues feature Jingles and Wild Bill Hickok, main characters in the popular 1951-1958 television series "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok." Jingles is assigned to guard the fortune in the town bank, but he's asleep when the outlaws show up... or is he? The widow Hawkins convinces Jingles not to use his guns during his on-duty time as the marshal's deputy. "Roving marshal" Lash LaRue tracks bank robbers to a hideout built right into the side of chalk mountain, a seemingly impenetrable fortress. Asleep at the Switch; Wild Bill Hickok...Is an Old Meanie!; Pinto Pete; Western Watermark; Don Jingles the Bandito; The Happy Horse Thief; Lash LaRue: One Man Fort. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"A Trip for the Sheriff" (art by Gene Colan); "The Barton Gang Strikes" (art by Dick Ayers); "The Empty Holsters" (art by Bob Powell); "One of Our Deputies is Missing!" (art by Al Williamson); and "The Return of the Nevada Kid." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

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"I Fled Three Wives" and "New Facts About the Third Sex" (Oh for the days when there were just three sexes – – whatever the third was – – and not the woke alphabets soup we now have!)

Volume 6, Issue 5 - May, 1957. Short-Lived men's interest digest magazine full of all the stuff that bachelors need to know, as well as lots of tasteful black and white pin-up photography. 4" x 5.5", 66 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.15.

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Long running magazine featuring short news articles on musicians and bands, and lyrics to popular songs. 8-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Jon D'Agostino, Sal Trapani and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Another Charlton racing title combining technical jargon, old-fashioned romance and fisticuffs, and the great racecars of yesteryear. After unscrupulous rivals cause a life-altering crash, Denys is fine with retiring from racing - except that some people think he's a coward. "The car was green...everyone knows that's bad luck...and the number on the side was 13! To top it off, Jinx Gerrity was driving, making a package of bad luck that should have been easy to beat! But a redheaded gal named Midge had other ideas..." No improving on that. A female investor backs the rough-and-ready racer known as Hungry Joe. Plus famous racing cars from the early days of automobiles. Cowards Comeback; Jinx!; Chump or Champ; Your First Car, Oh; Famous Racing Cars; Hungry Joe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Spooky - unlike his cousin, Casper the Friendly Ghost - loves to scare people, but his kindly ghost girlfriend Poil disapproves. Spooky's latest would-be victims are unperturbed, no matter how loud he boo's. Spooky has another chaotic day, thanks to his mischievous bat pal, Bat Belfry. Spooky; The Ghostly Trio; Nightmare; Wendy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. Call For A Frogman, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. Combat Umbrella, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by Robert Stuart. Attack Time, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Periscope Rescue, script by Bill Finger, art by Russ Heath. Keep Up the Fire, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Mind Robbers of Venus!" (pencils by Gil Kane), "The Worlds That Switched Places," "The Anti-Invasion Machine!" (art by Carmine Infantino), and "The Man Who Cheated Time!" Kane cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Edited by Al Fago. Stories by Jack Oleck and unknown. Art by Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas, Manny Stallman? and Jon D'Agostino? Six terrifying Strange Suspense Stories! In this issue: "A World of His Own" by Jack Oleck and Steve Ditko; "The Last Laugh" by Oleck and Ditko; "Nightmare" with pencils by Charles Nicholas; "Checkmate" with art by Manny Stallman?; "Punchy Pete" with art by Jon D'Agostino?; and 2-page text story "Track That Train"! Note: Comics Code Authority message repeated with a text explanation at top of first story page followed by editor Al Fago's signature. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"He Floats Thru the Air" (art by Al Williamson and Ralph Mayo), "Menace From the Nether World!" (art by Gene Colan), "The Night of October Third!" (art by Dave Berg), "Man Lost" (art by Pete Morisi), "No Place on Earth," "The Secret of the Black Tube," and a two-page text story, "Sdrawkcab." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. "Mud Mud Mud!", script and art by Sheldon Mayer; The mothers decide to separate Sugar and Spike so they will learn to talk, but the only word they end up learning is "bang!" Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Magic Book," script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Peg and Barbara consult a child psychology book to figure out the kids' behavior. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "First Haircut," script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Spike goes to the barber for the first time, which doesn't go very well. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls page by Sheldon Mayer. "The Don't-Touch Thing," script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Sugar learns why she is not supposed to touch the radiator. "Three-Wheel Driver," script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Spike's dad buys toy steering wheels for Spike and Sugar and takes them for a drive, which ends up getting him stopped twice by the police. Sheldon Mayer describes how he came up with the idea for the series in the letters pages. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Sunday Pix Vol. 9 (1957). May 5, 1957. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 9 (1957). May 12, 1957. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 9 (1957). May 19, 1957. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Auction Item: CGC 4.5 View scans Auction opens May 6 Paper: Off white Label #4376221007

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $110.00 View scans Water spotting with staple rust.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $65.00 View scans Water damage. 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Piece missing (back cover).

1st full-issue (3-part) Superman story. Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Superman of the Past (Part 1), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After disposing of a Kryptonite meteor, Superman finds a box containing a mysterious helmet which contains "mind-tapes" of an adventure Jor-El had before Krypton blew up. The Secret of the Towers (Part 2), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. DC Slogan contest winners. Hy Wire humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Superman of the Present (Part 3). A Date With Effie public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 2 - May, 1957. Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. Cover by Charles Copeland. This issue features fiction contributions by Graham Greene and Robert Sheckley. 8.5" x 11", 92 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

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Cover inks by Dick Giordano. I, The Diary; A diary narrates the story of a blossoming love affair as it sits on a shelf in the bookstore where the man and woman work. Surprise Party; Jan loves Bill and thinks he loves her, but his relationship with Olga makes her feel insecure. Untitled story; Cindy falls in love at a masquerade ball. What, You Again? text story. Who Says?; A young lady's kid sister helps her play a prank on her boyfriend. Phantom Embrace; A young lady, heartbroken by a failed romance, refuses to give in to her feelings when a new man enters her life. Let This Be A Lesson one-page story; A young lady turns off her suitor by forcing him to listen to poetry. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover price is 10 cents. Gordon Scott photo cover. "Tarzan and the Queen's Luck," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps a young woman escape from her captivity among the Inkotas. "A Night for Stories" text story starring Mabu. "Tarzan and the Cattle Raiders," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy manages to lead a raiding party away from Buto's kraal. Untitled Brothers of the Spear, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers, with an Aba-Zulu army and the elephants of M'tembo raise the Tuareg siege of Tungelu. Boy's Friend, the Shrew illustration by Jesse Marsh. Bongo illustration by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover price is 15 cents. Gordon Scott photo cover. "Tarzan and the Queen's Luck," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan helps a young woman escape from her captivity among the Inkotas. "A Night for Stories" text story starring Mabu. "Tarzan and the Cattle Raiders," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Boy manages to lead a raiding party away from Buto's kraal. Untitled Brothers of the Spear, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers, with an Aba-Zulu army and the elephants of M'tembo raise the Tuareg siege of Tungelu. Boy's Friend, the Shrew illustration by Jesse Marsh. Bongo illustration by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.