Comic books October 1958

October, 1958. Stories by Stanley Ellin, Ed Lacy Holly Roth, William O'Farrell, Lawrence Treat, Margaret Manners, Paul Eiden, Oscar Schisgall, Bryce Walton, Matthew Gant, Henry Slesar, and Bill S. Ballinger. 128 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Long-running French publication featuring such strips as Johan and Peewit, The Smurfs, Boule et Bill, Gil Jourdan, Jerry Spring, and Gaston Lagaffe.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $900.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white French Edition. Label #4217818007

First appearance of The Smurfs.Long-running French publication featuring such strips as Johan and Peewit, The Smurfs, Boule et Bill, Gil Jourdan, Jerry Spring, and Gaston Lagaffe. Saddle stitich, 32 pages, PC/PB&W French language.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $4,500.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Belgian Edition. Label #4217818001

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $660.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Belgian Edition. Label #4217818006

Belgian price variant. First appearance of The Smurfs.Long-running French publication featuring such strips as Johan and Peewit, The Smurfs, Boule et Bill, Gil Jourdan, Jerry Spring, and Gaston Lagaffe. Saddle stitich, 32 pages, PC/PB&W French language.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $525.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white French Edition. Label #4191542003

First cover appearance of The Smurfs. Long-running French publication featuring such strips as Johan and Peewit, The Smurfs, Boule et Bill, Gil Jourdan, Jerry Spring, and Gaston Lagaffe.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $1,500.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Belgian Edition. Label #4217818015

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $700.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Belgian Edition. Label #4217818016

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $350.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Belgian Edition. Label #4217818017

Belgian price variant. First cover appearance of The Smurfs. Long-running French publication featuring such strips as Johan and Peewit, The Smurfs, Boule et Bill, Gil Jourdan, Jerry Spring, and Gaston Lagaffe.

Spooky - unlike his cousin, Casper the Friendly Ghost - loves to scare people, but his kindly ghost girlfriend Poil disapproves. Spooky figures out a way to get freeloader Bats Belfry out of his house, but it works too well. Spooky encounters the sinister witch Awful Alice. Wendy has a magical bear encounter. Awful Alice; The House Boo-tiful; The Shy Spook; Not So Lucky; Magic Lamp; Wendy: Bear-ly Bewitching. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 140 #4 - Oct. 1958. Articles and stories about hunting, fishing, wildlife, arms and ammunition and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. Frogman Bait, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jerry Grandenetti. A Tree On Tarawa, script by France Herron, art by Joe Kubert. Bush-League Battle, script by Bill Finger, art by Mort Drucker. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. One page story featuring Navy Log, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart VG 4.0 $37.00 View scans Cover and interior oxidation. Writing on interior cover.

"Secret of the Space-Giant!"; "The Human Time Machine!"; and "Throwback World!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $77.00 View scans Water damage.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $279.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4369208018 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $284.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #3866523006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $125.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Afraid To Open the Door!", art by Dan Loprino; A thief trying to rob a reclusive scientist finds him in a room with two doors; The scientist tells him if he leaves through the wrong door he will be trapped in a shadow world of strange creatures. "The House That Cried!", art by Christopher Rule; A hobo tries to rob an old woman in a dilapidated house who turns out to be a ghost. "The Ragged Man," art by Richard Doxsee; A heartless businessman gets what's coming to him when the Geiger counter he keeps on his yacht goes off and he spends all his money buying worthless land because he thinks that there is a fortune in uranium underwater. "The Terrible Tree!", art by John Forte; A man weakens a large redwood tree so that it will fall on his farm and he can collect on the insurance policy; Objects made from the tree pursue vengeance upon him. "The Perfectly Frightened Man," art by Robert Q. Sale; A man is convinced by his wife that he is the victim of a hoax designed to make him think he has inherited sorcerous powers, but when he says "I'll be a monkey's uncle", he turns into one. "The Missing Film" text story, art by John Severin. "When the Curtain Falls!", art by Bernard Baily; A jealous stagehand swaps a real dagger for a rubber prop hoping that his actor rival will stab himself and he will be free to pursue his love interest without competition. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Joe Gill. Military drama focusing on the undersea vessels of WWII and the Cold War. During WWII, Underwater Demolitions Team 38 discovers that an Axis sub is waiting to target incoming troops, but Team 38 only consists of two men. A US sub crew investigating mysterious disappearances at sea encounters a whirlpool and a new Soviet secret weapon. An underwater Special Forces soldier must disentangle a US destroyer's propeller from a mine without setting it off. Below the Storm; Fire Ships of Antwerp; Gestapos Prize; Hidden Menace; The World Below. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Dude Ranchers; Sugar & Spike ride a horse. Gardener's Surprise starring Sugar & Spike plant some unusual vegetables. Look Who's Here Again starring Sugar & Spike and Uncle Charley. Mystery of the Swinging Chair; Sugar & Spike learn how to swing. Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Lost -- A Free Education! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. 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. 10 (1958). 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. 10 (1958). "The True Story of Missionaries to Stone-Age Head-Hunters," "Paul Becomes a Christian," "Mowgli," and "Tullus." 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. 10 (1958). 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. 10 (1958). 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.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $799.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0236601018 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 4.0 $710.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back Label #3940748008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart CGC 3.0 $449.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1135978029 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 3.0 $449.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1022933005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart FR 1.0 $214.00 View scans Full-length spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

1st appearance of Bizarro. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Boy of Steel vs the Thing of Steel Chapter 1: The Amazing Bizarro, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; A scientist's experiment backfires and creates an imperfect duplicate of Superboy. Lost -- A Free Education! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Boy of Steel vs the Thing of Steel Chapter 2: The Runaway Super-Creature, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Bizarro's dimwitted attempts to help only create great danger for all those around him. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Boy of Steel vs the Thing of Steel Chapter 3: The Battle with Bizarro, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; The army unleashes an anachronistic A-bomb against Bizarro. Razor Blade Radio--Superboy's Workshop activity page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super Nose for News, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Jimmy's nose grows when he tells a lie, ala Pinocchio. Lost -- A Free Education! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. The Rock 'N' Roll Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Jimmy agrees to be a test subject for a week for men from Jupiter; He is granted the ability to read minds, but is also turned into a green, scaly Jovian. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, John Tartaglione, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Sweethearts was Charlton's continuation of the first monthly romance title, lasting from the romance boom of the '50s until the early '70s. Laura's shyness is so pronounced that her parents hire a specialist: enter handsome Bill. Redheaded Sheila searches for her missing beau Bob, unaware that he's an amnesiac after a robbery gone wrong. Steve breaks up with Freda after she flirts with another man, and she can't stop thinking about him. Shortcut to a Career; Shy Girl; The Third Rose; Cute Cloud; First Heartbreak, Then Love; The Haunted Heart! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan in "The Caravan of Destruction" and Billy MacGregor in "The Rancher's Daughter". 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs's famous hero. "Tarzan - King of the Beasts!" comic strip, western genre - "The Marble Sheriff!" Part 1, plus text filler article & stories. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Cover by Rube Grossman. Saved By A Skin; Patsy and Minus go sliding on a banana skin, which drives Fatsy crazy because he thinks it's silly. Play Time; The boys put on a production of Rip Van Winkle. Fun 'N Games; Fatsy tries to get the boys to play educational games. Slightly Poetic; Fatsy tries to recite the Charge of the Light Brigade but Patsy keeps interrupting him. The Scout; The boys sneak into the Big Feet's house to watch TV. Scripts by Sy Reit, art by Rube Grossman. Lost-- A Free Education! public service announcement with Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. A poor man's Casper, Timmy is not merely misunderstood; he's actively afraid of everything. 100 page giant. Timmy and Wilma get mixed up with the sinister Eric the Sorcerer. Old Man Weather is upset that everyone complains about the weather, so Timmy offers a solution. Timmy plays Cyrano de Bergerac for a lovesick lion who wants to woo a female bear. Sure I Have; Eric, the Bad Sorcerer!; You Take the Short Cut and We'll Take a Long Cut!; Home Cooking; Weather Wise; Shoo, Timmy, Shoo!; Atomic Mouse Approves 'Fun With Pop' Daily Habits; Stop Lion So Much; A Good Laugh; Message from the Moon; Atomic Mouse: Names Are Like That; Cococo the Clown; Maxie the Tough Li'l Ghost: Get Tough; Impy and Simpy; Mother Ghost Nursery Rhymes; Aunt Howly; Birds of a Feather; Slow Ghost; Pepito the Silent One; Work for a Wallaby!; Tom Cat; Keep It Under Your Hat; Scarcely Scared. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Written by Dale Hale and unknown. Art by Dale Hale and unknown. All brand-new stories! In this issue: Peanuts 1-pager by Dale Hale; Nancy in "Keep It Clean"; The Captain and the Kids in "Crime Doesn't Pay"; Peanuts tale by Hale; 1-page text story "Tree House"; and Sluggo in "Camping Out." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg, Steve Steere, Lynn Karp, Vivie Risto, Pete Alvarado and Vic Lockman. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale with art by Harvey Eisenberg and Steve Steere; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale with art by Lynn Karp; Bertie Bird text story "The Bold Bather" with art by Eisenberg; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale with art by Karp; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale with art by Vivie Risto; Mouse Musketeers tale with art by Karp; and Droopy half-pager with art by Pete Alvarado and Vic Lockman. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Joseph G. Schaller. Stories by Bill Berry, Capt. Frank Moss, Frank Borth, Henry P. Chapman, Eric St. Claire, Terry Brennan, Fran Matera, Paul Karch, Frank Huffman, and Max Pine. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 36 pages, full color.

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Edited by Joseph G. Schaller. Cover by Lloyd Ostendorf. Stories by Frank Huffman, Lloyd Ostendorf, Frank Borth, Frank Moss, Sydney Walter, Syl. Sowinski, Max Pine, Father Jack, and Bill Berry. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 36 pages, full color.

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Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, and humor. 8.5" x 11", 136 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.