Comic books February 1959

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Cartoons and jokes by readers and artists of the time. 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text,(with B&W Illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.35.

15¢ Test Market Price Variant. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. The Unbearable Bear, art by Jack Bradbury; Chip 'n' Dale deal with a mooching bear who has been spoiled by tourists. Habitat Trouble, art by Jack Bradbury; Seeking peace and quiet, Chip 'n' Dale try to live like beavers. The Sawing Session starring Three Little Pigs, script by Carl Fallberg, art by Jack Bradbury; Gyro designs a robot to keep the lazy brothers from loafing. Southern Exposure, art by Jack Bradbury; Tired of the cold weather, Chip 'n' Dale try to find a way to fly south. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Magic Dish. Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Peltz and William A. Walsh. Gilberton expanded its successful Classics Illustrated line with this series devoted to famous fairy tales. A young man sets out for a life of adventure after a king's magic dish grants him the ability to talk with animals. Plus Aesop's fable about The Wolf and the Kid, and a look at the chinchilla. And a poem by Edward Lear, There Was an Old Person of Dover. The Magic Dish; Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Kid; There Was an Old Person of Dover; The Animal World: The Chinchilla; Color This Picture With Crayons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - February, 1959. Vintage men's interest magazine with a focus on adult jokes/cartoons, editorials, x-rated fiction, and black and white nude photography. This issue includes a full color life-sized nude pin-up poster. 8.5" x 11", 58 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.00.

Men's humor digest directed towards college males with a focus on the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. The Sad Sacks, pencils by Harvey Eisenberg, inks by Steve Steere; Tom fattens a Turkey for Thanksgiving Day but is then unable to eat it. The Case of Eggs, pencils by Harvey Eisenberg, inks by John Liggera; Tom goes into business as Easter egg seller. A Promise to Thomas, pencils by Harvey Eisenberg, inks by John Liggera; It's the fourth of July but Tom wants no fireworks in his yard. The Pictorial Pooch, pencils by Harvey Eisenberg, inks by Steve Steere; Droopy is the editor of the Daily Dog News. 150 Civil War Soldiers ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob White. The Great Gillywump Hunt!, script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; On the moon, Cosmo and Orbi are told by the Moonlings that the Dark Side of the Moon is inhabited by a terrifying unseen creature called the Gillywump, who emits spooky noises. Moon Rocket text article; The Martians go to investigate and find that the Gillywump is a harmless creature who makes "GRONK!" noises because he has a terrible cold. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Severin, Bill McCartney, Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Syd Shores, Richard Doxee, Bernard Baily, Angelo Torres, and Dick Richards. Severin cover. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Paul Bunyan, Humphrey Bear, Jiminy Cricket, The Social Lion, Goliath II, cut-out on back cover. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Peril at Playland Isle" starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; When the wealthy builder of a new amusement park is killed, Batman and Robin nearly lose their lives tracking down the real killer. Warden Willis two-page humor by Henry Boltinoff. "The Golden Lie Detector" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Peter Zembler. "Web of Guilt" text story. "Menace of the Martian Weapons!" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; A cache of Martian weapons falls to Earth and into Buggsy Roach's hands. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. 5 1/2" cumulative spine split.

#63, 1-2/59 10c. Issue features "Secret Safari" in which Donald and his nephews journey to Africa to locate a rare butterfly and "The Grounded Flying Saucer." Issue also has Goofy in "The Unhelpful Helper," a one-page text story "Yule 'Tired,'" and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 10 #61 -Feb. 7, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Shepherd King. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 10 #7 - Feb. 14, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Shepherd King. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 10 #8 - Feb. 21, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Shepherd King. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 10 #9 - Feb. 28, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Shepherd King. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Volume 33, Issue 2A - February 1959. Digest, 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Text cover. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.

Volume 3, Issue 8 - February 1959. Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, essays, poetry, adult humor comics, and tasteful nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Men's interest magazine focused on the counter-culture movement, with related news, articles, satire comics, and nude pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 80 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.00.

February, 1959. Cover by Edward Valigursky. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Marion Zimmer Bradely, Tom Godwin, John Christopher, A. Bertram Chandler, and Jack Sharkey. Illustrations by Summers. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 12 - Number 2, February 1959. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. The thrill scontinue with a Condensed version of New Air Force UFO reports, Frank Edwards "UFO'S Buzz Train", and Canada's Unknown Stigmatist! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Ensign Marsh must overcome the rumors that he and his Corsair aircraft are a "jinx," in a story with art by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. SAC bomber pilot Murphy wants to leave the Air Force for personal reasons, but his shorthanded commanders want him to stay in. A pilot stranded on an island tries to avoid sniper fire until a rescue team arrives. Plus an illustrated guide to the planes and pilots of World War I. Jinxed Corsair; The Crippled Eagle; The Blackpool Front; More Wings Than He Knows; The Old Birds of World War I. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Film in Review is a publication of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc, an independent, non-profit organization of public citizens founded in 1909 to represent the interests of the motion picture public. This National Board further assists the development of the motion picture as a source of entertainment, as education, and as art, by providing media for the expression of the public's opinion about films and their cultural and social effects. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Published by Raymond A. Palmer, science fiction writer and editor of Amazing Stories and other publications. 6.5" x 9.25", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Large format French language magazine with a focus on nude photography. Tinted B&W with some color.

Cover art by Ogden Whitney. "Legend of the Clock!" starring Gary, Mr. Janero, Duke De Bascon, Marquis Duchamps, Monsieur Lechat, Aline and Rene, script by Richard Hughes (as Jonathan Burns), art by John Buscema. "The House of Tomorrow!", script by Richard Hughes (as Shane O'Shea), art by John Forte; Saturnian furniture is mistaken for Bob Carter's designs, but the futuristic furniture gets better reviews that his traditional work. "Somewhere I'll Find You!" starring Lyle Gordon, Ellen, and Vincent H. Carr, script by Richard Hughes (as Bob Standish), art by Paul Reinman. "Strange Journey," script by Richard Hughes (as Thomas R. Drew), art by Ogden Whitney; Professor Bordoni's experimental car takes him to another dimension, from which he is banished as a mental case... back to Earth! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Tales of Wells Fargo. Photo Cover shows Jim Hardie (as portrayed by Dale Robertson). Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Alberto Giolitti. Featuring the tales "A Nose For Trouble" and "They Declared War," plus the Famous Road Agents filler "Tom Bell"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "PEANUTS, No. 969." Cover art by Dale Hale. Linus's Blanket Addiction; Linus goes into withdrawal symptoms when Lucy hides his blanket. The Ball-Chasing Gig; Snoopy is fooled when Linus pretends to throw a ball and tells him to fetch it. The Kite Calamity; Lucy tries to help Charlie Brown get his kite into the air. Linus the Liar; Linus is causing problems for the group with a series of lies. All art by Dale Hale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Wagon Train TV tie-in. Photo Cover shows actors Ward Bond and Robert Horton. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Escape To Justice" and "Prairie Pursuit," plus the 1-pager "Bees...Oregon Bound"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Guarded Gold; Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam encounter a bear while hunting for gold. The Double Double-cross; Elmer and his brother Delmer meet Daffy Duck's brothers. The Impossible Parrot; Elmer has parrot troubles. Exterminated Exterminator; Elmer has termite troubles. The Temper Tester; Elmer has golf troubles. Based on Looney Toons cartoons. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is 'LOLLY AND PEPPER, No. 978." Based on the "Lolly" newspaper strip. Office Picnic; Mr. Quimby decides to throw a picnic for the office staff. Knot for Fun; Pepper thinks Lolly is going to elope with Mr. Maypole. Lolly and Pepper at the Fashion Show; When they can't get a baby-sitter, Pepper has to go to the fashion show with Lolly and Granny. Pepper's Day; Pepper tags along when Lolly has to deliver some papers to Mr. Quimby at a men's club on Saturday. Dog Tired; Pepper brings home a stray dog that causes a commotion in the house. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Maverick. Photo Cover shows Bret Maverick (as portrayed by James Garner) and Bart Maverick (as portrayed by Jack Kelly). Stories by unknown. Art by Dan Spiegle. Featuring the tales "The Lonesome Reunion" and "The Reluctant Groom," plus the 1-pagers "Gold Was Where You Found It" and "Wildcat Money"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "QUICK DRAW McGRAW, No. 1040." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Traveling Trouble Shooter; Quick Draw and Baba Looey have to catch the badmen causing trouble in Dodge City, Doomstone, and Sundown. Missing House Mystery; Snooper and Blabber follow the trail of a house that was stolen because of its wall murals by the famous artist Len Arty. Just Plain Doggie; Augie is embarrassed to be a "just plain doggie" so Doggie Daddy sends away to have the family tree traced. The Magnificent Massacre; Quick Draw is a scout for a wagon train, but the Indians think he's a Hollywood talent scout for the movies. Art by Harvey Eisenberg. Illustrated ad promoting free rental of a sound color film about rocket experimenting, produced by the Daisy Manufacturing Company in cooperation with the United State Air Force. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Daisy Air Rifle Ad on back cover. Indicia title is "BUFFALO BEE, No. 1061." Based on the Buffalo Bee character used in animated TV commercials for Nabisco Wheat Honeys breakfast cereal. Cover art by David Gantz. The Rajah's Ruby; The Rajah of Dishpanistan comes to Fleabite to rest his nerves after four attempts to remove him from the throne by stealing the Sacred Ruby which makes its possessor the Rajah. The Totem Pole; An anthropologist who has bought a wagonload of totem poles hires Herman to guard them. The Wind Wagon; T. Skinflint Nursenickle, an eccentric millionaire, invents a wind-powered wagon that sails on land or water. The Iron Man; The Catfish Kid outfits his gang in suits of bullet-proof armor to rob the Eldorado gold mine. All art by David Gantz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Buffalo Bee Art on back cover. Indicia title is "BUFFALO BEE, No. 1061." Based on the Buffalo Bee character used in animated TV commercials for Nabisco Wheat Honeys breakfast cereal. Cover art by David Gantz. The Rajah's Ruby; The Rajah of Dishpanistan comes to Fleabite to rest his nerves after four attempts to remove him from the throne by stealing the Sacred Ruby which makes its possessor the Rajah. The Totem Pole; An anthropologist who has bought a wagonload of totem poles hires Herman to guard them. The Wind Wagon; T. Skinflint Nursenickle, an eccentric millionaire, invents a wind-powered wagon that sails on land or water. The Iron Man; The Catfish Kid outfits his gang in suits of bullet-proof armor to rob the Eldorado gold mine. All art by David Gantz. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.