Comic books August 1959

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7-Up Sam Vol. 04 (1959) "The Big E in Merchandising Means Extra Displays" is an in-house promotional comic published by 7-Up. Featuring comic strip advertising art by Vic Herman, the creator of the 7 Up Sam institutional promotional campaign for 7 Up. Learn how banners and signs can help your 7-Up sales. This issue also features the story "Sign Language Sells More 7-Up." 8 pages, fullcolor, 7-in x 10-in.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. 1st appearance of Bizarro Lois Lane (cover & story) in "The Bride of Bizarro!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Bizarro keeps the real Superman from revealing to Lois that she has been proposed to by Bizarro's duplicate, whom he calls New Bizarro, with a kryptonite meteorite, but Lois realizes New Bizarro is not the true Man of Steel; The New Bizarro doesn't give up easily, and the duplicates fight each other. "The Abominable Snowman!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill vs. The Abominable Snowman. Half-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. "Supergirl Visits the 21st Century!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl takes her first flight across the time-barrier from 1959 into the future, about a hundred years hence; She secretly observes a brilliant young orphan named Tommy on an asteroid orphanage. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 8 - 1950s men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, humor and nude pin up girls. This issue: Pat Wiles on the cover, Candid London Lass, The Off-Stage Shenanigans of Strippers, Paris Strips at El Rancho Vegas, Nightclub Hostesses Boom in Japan, Shirley Hauser, Corinne Amsterdam, Gia Rossi and more. 66 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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August 1959. Cover by John Leone. Men's adventure magazine with stories, articles, pictorials, and humor. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Great Superboy Doublecross, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela; Dad Kent hires a private detective to discover Superboy's secret identity. Have Arrow--Will Travel! starring Green Arrow, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Lee Elias; Speedy takes up odd-jobs to raise money for a sailboat; Some crooks try to take advantage of Speedy but he catches onto their scheme. The Great Ocean Election! starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The hero of Mouseville stars alongside other characters from Paul Terry's Terrytoons. Title includes "CBS Television Presents" to tie in with the 1950s TV show Mighty Mouse Playhouse. Everyone thinks Professor Loco is crazy when he claims to have found the legendary Sargasso Sea, but Sinister Sam and his cronies believe him. Rudy Rooster finds out about sunlight and magnifying glasses the hard way. Dinky; The Secret of Sargasso; The Bear Facts; Dinky: Lifeguard Rudy; Silly Sidney: Hustle for Muscle; Little Roquefort: Mercy for Percy; Heckle and Jeckle; Gandy Goose; Dimwit. Final issue published by Pines; Dell picked up the series with Adventures of Mighty Mouse (1955-1980 Pines/Dell/Gold Key) #144B. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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This series is titled "Adventures of the Fly" from issue 1 to issue 30. Edited by John Goldwater. Cover by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Stories by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, George Tuska, and Bill Draut. Archie Comics amiable and agile super-hero The Fly battles an assortment of nefarious villains, including arch foe Spider Spry. Includes origin story. Includes an adventure starring The Shield as well. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken in "The Ghost Ship Shake-Up!" and "Thoughts Aplenty!" Chillie Willy in "Junior Janboree!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "School Daze," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; With the end of term impending, Betty and Veronica go around the school browbeating the other students into not thinking it's a good thing as a favor to Miss Grundy. "Elvis Presley" Betty Presents the Star of the Month; Short biography of singer Elvis Presley. "A Pat Hand," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica thinks Reggie is double-jointed. "Subject to Failing," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The good news is that Veronica didn't fail Algebra. "Sheep Skinned," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Jughead and the other boys accuse the girls of being "sheep" because they always start wearing the latest fashions, whether or not the boys find those new fashions appealing. "Designing Woman," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; When Betty shows off the dress she made herself, and it turns out to be a duplicate of the dress Veronica just bought from Paris, Veronica decides to make sure that Betty never wears that dress. "Third-Class Male"; Jughead gets a little revenge for having to stand in a postal line behind two gossiping women. "All Cracked Up," script and art by Joe Edwards (as Joe Harold); Jenkins has an appointment to keep. "One Big Pane," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty and Veronica attempt to convince Archie that an empty window frame actually contains a pane of glass. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Mis-numbered Vol. 64 # 6 on contents page! August 1959 - Volume 63, Issue 6 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Murray Leinster, A. Bertram Chandler, George Whitley, Randall Garrett, Anne Walker, and Theodore L. Thomas. Illustrations by Freas, Bernklau, Martinez, Summers, and van Dongen. Cover by Freas. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Secret Life of Bat-Hound," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; After Ace is brought to permanently live at Wayne Manor by John Wilker, Bat-Hound goes into action with Batwoman to save the Caped Crusaders trapped in a cave-in. Half-page Crime Punishment! story. Tips on Summer Fun! public service announcement with Peter Porkchops, art by Rube Grossman. "The Last Days of Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Carter Nichols sends the Dynamic Duo back to ancient Venice to gather evidence in a case, but only Batman returns, while Robin is shifted to Gotham City a few days into the future, where he discovers a new criminal will kill Batman. Half-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. "King Batman the First," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; While chasing down a wanted criminal, the Dynamic Duo are transported to another planet where Batman becomes king, albeit temporarily, as his being an alien causes him to be imprisoned. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Find 'Em--Chase 'Em--Blast 'Em" (pencils by Jack Kirby), "T"The Trapped Patrol," "Bataan" (art by Joe Sinnott), "Back to Bataan" (art by Sinnott), "Ring of Steel" (pencils by Kirby), and a two-page text story, "The Outcasts." Kirby cover pencils. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Hart. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Ernie Hart. In the Old West, Black Fury and his herd of wild horses roam the prairie, and resist human efforts to tame them. Most of the stories in this issue feature really nice horse artwork by Ernie Hart. To save one of the herd's colts trapped by a landslide, Black Fury must get help from a nearby farmboy. A vengeful rancher vows to chase Black Fury down after he makes off with a mare. A kindly but impoverished farmer protects an injured Black Fury from renegade Apaches. Trapped; Code of the Desert; Survival; The Trap; Seven Notches; Trail of the Apache. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Bugs Bunny in "Bamboozling the Bool Bandits" and "The Rockin' Rabbit." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "The Perfect Trap," and Tweety and Sylvester in "The Schemer and the Dreamer." No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 15. No. 1. August 1, 1959. Illustrated throughout. 5" x 6 1/4". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by L. B. Cole. "Hans Humdrum," art by George Peltz; A poor couple with a small farm have three sons: Peter, Paul, and Hans, who is nicknamed Hans Humdrum because hes not very bright; When the kids get older, their parents send them away to work. "The Camel and the Pig," art by George Peltz; Is it better to be tall or short?; The classic fable The Camel and the Pig examines this age-old question; In the end, they discover it is great to just be yourself. "There Was An Old Man Who Said How," script by Edward Lear, art by George Peltz; classic limerick. Color This Picture With Crayons page, art by George Peltz. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Hans Humdrum. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Bob White. Stand by for Saturn, script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; Cosmo and his friends land on Saturn. All About Saturn fact page. The Magic Gumdrops, script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; Cosmo and friends explore the planet of Saturn, which is populated by vegetable people; Orbi eats magic gumdrops that cause him to shrink. Pardon My Size, script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; After landing on Saturn's ring, Orbi eats another gumdrop and becomes so big he's in danger of falling off the planet. On to Mars, script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's Donald Duck's Beach Party. Issue has Donald Duck in "Mission to Mangomoa," Mickey Mouse & Goofy in "The Golden Sea Shell," Li'l Bad Wolf in "Wrong but Right," Humphrey Bear & the Ranger in "The Bashful Brute," Brer Rabbit in "The Rabbit Habit," Dumbo & Timothy in "Elephant Orbit," and one-page puzzlers and games. Entire issue is comic and puzzlers, no ads in book. Story and art credits: unknown. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Walt Disney's Summer Fun. Giant size comic featuring Mickey Mouse in "Tunnel of Hidden Treasure," Uncle Scrooge and Gyro Gearloose in "Fun? What's That?" (by Carl Barks), Jiminy Cricket and Dumbo and Timothy in "Daredevil Dusters," Pluto in "The Marvelous Mutt," Goofy in "The Reluctant Dragon," Donald Duck in "Jungle Hi-Jinks" (by Carl Barks), and one-page puzzles and activities. Story and art credits: unknown. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Al Wiseman. The Cookie Jar text article about Dennis on TV. Dennis vs The U.S. Army, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Joey, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman; Joey goes to the beach. The Invisible Papers text story. Ghost Town, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Ad for Dennis the Menace books which reprint the daily cartoon strips. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chester Gould and others. Harvey, best known for its children's comics, reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. In the Comics Code era, some of the original art is altered to remove violent content and narrative repetition. This issue reprints strips from 1939. At first, it seems two Bovanian princes are robbing the wealthy estates where they are invited as guests, but there's more to the story than meets the eye. Mask of A Criminal; Minit Mystery. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#66, 7-8/59 10c. Issue features "The Paper Route Panic" in which Donald helps his nephews with their paper route which leads to all sorts of trouble and "The Found Hound." Issue also has Goofy in "The Mixed-Up Fixer," a one-page text story "Monkey Business," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $4.99 Full length spine split to cover and internal wraps. Piece missing, slightly affects art and story. Oxidation

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $75.00 View scans "Joe Simon" and "George Tuska" written on interior margins. Signatures not verified. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Final issue of the series. "Lovable Lou, the Toy Master" (pencils by Al Williamson and Larry Ivie, inks by Joe Simon), "Upsy Daisy" (pencils by George Tuska), "I Wish I Were the Shield," and "The Ultra-Sonic Spies" (art by Joe Simon/Jack Kirby). Two-page Fly story. Simon/Kirby cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - August, 1959. Cover photo of Sandra Giles by Sam Wu. Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, essays, poetry, adult humor comics, and tasteful nude pin-up pictorials. This issue features short fiction stories by Niels Mortensen, Theodore Pratt, William Link, Richard Levinson, William Garvin, and E.W. Northnagel. Also features "The Last Word", a column by Jack Kerouac. 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Whole number 179. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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August, 1959. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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"Hepzibah's Dream!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"; art by John Buscema), "All the Time in the World!" (script by Bob Standish, art by John Rosenberger), "The Lonely Life of Homer Hergis" (script by Hughes as "Greg Olivetti"; art by Pete Costanza), and "The Day the Earth Trembled!" (script by Pierce Rand, art by Paul Reinman). Ogden Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 6, Issue 7 - August 1959, Men's interest magazine containing political, sports and entertainment articles and pin-ups. 5" x 7.5", 138 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Todd Andrews as The Gray Ghost. Photo cover and photos inside front cover. Jesse Marsh art. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "HIGH ADVENTURE, No. 1001." Based on a series of TV Specials by Lowell Thomas, newsman, adventurer, and explorer. Photo cover with Lowell Thomas. Brief facts and photos of Australian Aborigines. Mystery in Australia; Lowell Thomas goes to the Australian Outback to solve the mystery of Harold Bell Lasseter, who set off a gold rush in the 1920s, then vanished. The Mountains of the Moon; Lowell Thomas explores the region around the Mountains of the Moon in equatorial Africa. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Bob Fujitani. Brief facts and photos of the Mountains of the Moon area of Africa. Facts about the Aborigines' boomerang and womera. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "JOHN PAUL JONES, No. 1007." Adapted from the movie "John Paul Jones." Photo cover of John Paul Jones (as played by Robert Stack). Intro with photos. John Paul Jones; Born is Scotland, John Paul goes to sea at the age of 12; Later, as a ship's captain, he puts down a mutiny, but kills the ringleader; He must flee to Virginia where he changes his name to John Paul Jones; Through Patrick Henry he becomes involved in the Continental Navy of the American Revolution. Proud Ancestors; facts about American fighting ships of various wars. Historic Flags of the Revolutionary War fact page. Scripts by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Dan Spiegle. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BAT MASTERSON, No. 1013." Based on the "Bat Masterson" TV series. Photo cover of Bat Masterson (as played by Gene Barry). Preview with photos. The Tough Crew; Bat stops a gang of bullies from harassing an orphan boy; Later the boy tells Bat that the gang is the same one that robbed a railroad payroll and killed his father. The Treasure Hole; June Borden comes west only to find her father murdered in a tussle over a gold nugget. Apache Pass fact page. Tombstone fact page. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jerry Robinson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "PEANUTS, No. 1015." Cover art by Dale Hale [as Schulz]. The Bird Patter; Charlie Brown and Lucy are annoyed when Linus approaches birds and pats them on the head. The Snicker-Snack Caper; Charlie Brown worries that the "Snicker-Snack" breakfast cereal company will go out of business because of all the premiums they give away. Quest For Recognition; Snoopy wants to get some respect, so he pretends he is a wise owl; When that doesn't work he decides to be the world's fastest hunting dog. The Jump-Rope Conquest; Patty and Violet are annoyed when Lucy brags about how good she is at jumping rope and try to find someone in the neighborhood who is better. Scripts and art by Dale Hale. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "WAGON TRAIN, No. 1019." Based on the "Wagon Train" TV series. Cover photo of Flint McCullough (as played by Robert Horton) and Major Seth Adams (as played by Ward Bond). Intro with photos. Broken Treaty; The Sioux accuse the wagon train of having a member who is smuggling arms and ammunition to their enemies, the Cheyenne. Trouble At Sierra; The wagon train is delayed because they must build a bridge across a river. Trails To Travel; how early explorers in the old West left markers for others to follow. Scripts by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Nat Edson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "JUNGLE JIM, No. 1020." Painted cover art. The Kurds filler page, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti; facts about the Kurdish people of the Middle East. The Vanishing Gems, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti; Jungle Jim finds the wreckage of a light plane in the jungle shortly after it goes down; The pilot is the Rajah of Bruntpur and he invites Jungle Jim to visit his palace. The Cursed One, art by Alberto Giolitti; Ranee and her cub fight off a crippled man-eating tiger that wants their kill, then the pair elude a tiger hunt by the local villagers. The Mugger of Am Ghat, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti; While exploring the jungle south of the Nepalese Border, Jungle Jim and Kolu witness the sacrifice of a goat from a bridge to a "mugger" (giant crocodile) in the river below. Facts about Afghanistan. Facts about cheetahs. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "JACE PEARSON'S TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS, No. 1021." Based on the 1955-59 "Tales of the Texas Rangers" TV series. Photo cover of Jace Pearson (as played by Willard Parker). Preview with photos. Hurricane, art by Tony Sgroi; Pearson and Morgan are sent to the Gulf area to investigate the Carlson gang; On the way they are to stop at Stardale to pick up Morgan's nephew Ricky Brian; Before the two can get to Stardale, a hurricane strikes; After taking refuge until the hurricane passes, the Rangers continue to Stardale, finding it hard hit by the hurricane. Pattillo Higgins, art by John Ushler; The story of Pattillo "Bud" Higgins, who was the catalyst for the drilling of the first oil well in Beaumont, Texas, in 1901. Bandit Bait, art by Tony Sgroi; Three outlaws ambush Pearson and Morgan and wound Morgan. Facts about the history of the Texas Rangers during the time of Texas's annexation to the United States. Facts about the first cattle drive through Texas, headed by Oliver Loving, who blazed what would become the "Sedalia Trail." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "THE BIG CIRCUS, No. 1036." Photo cover with actors from the film. Intro with photos of Victor Mature (as Hank Whirling), Rhonda Fleming (as Helen Harrison), and Red Buttons (as Randy Sherman). The Big Circus, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Jesse Marsh; When Hank Whirling wants to borrow $500,000 to operate his circus, the bank approves on the condition that their loan officer accompanies the circus on tour to oversee spending; The loan officer also hired a pretty female press agent over Whirling's objection; The show is plagued by disasters and everyone in the show becomes a suspect. Adapted from the 1959 movie "The Big Circus." Circus Chow, art by Jesse Marsh; facts about how food is served at a circus. Big-Top Buffoonery; facts about circus clowns. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vintage men's interest magazine that features short fiction stories, music reviews, adult humor comics, interviews, fashion, and nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 74 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Warren Kremer. A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue features Casper the Friendly Ghost, one of Harvey's mainstay characters. Casper convinces Wendy's aunts to take in the lonely Witch Widow, but it turns out they're incompatible, despite all being witches. Wendy tries magic to make the Ghostly Trio more sympathetic, but that backfires spectacularly. Spooky interferes with an alchemist as he's making gold and jewels. The Witch Widow; Spooky; Wendys Diary; To the Rescue!; So Sorry; Leos Sign; Spooky: The Sorcerers Apprentice. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bernard Baily. "I Scout Earth's Strangest Secrets!", art by Mort Meskin; Mark Merlin describes three recent cases that he took on in his job as a supernatural investigator. Half-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Creeping Creatures of Steel," art by George Roussos; Giant metal creatures at the Legend Land amusement park come to life and menace the patrons. "The Brief Life of Mr. Mechano" text story. "The Crazy House!" one-page story, script and art by Mort Drucker. "Tips on Summer Fun!" public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. "The Curse of the Prophetic Pencil," art by Bernard Baily; A pencil inexplicably writes messages to a group of scientists, warning them that their experiments in teleportation will draw an other-dimensional creature to Earth. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - August, 1959. Vintage men's interest magazine that focused mainly on tasteful nude pin-up photography, but also included articles, reviews, adult humor comics strips, and erotic short fiction stories. 8.5" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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August 1959. Humor Digest featuring jokes, pinups and cartoons. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/4-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $59.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

8.5" x 11", 80 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.