Comic books August 1960

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Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Comic strip ad for Kraft Fudgies candy. No Sale, art by Jack Bradbury; Brer Bear and Brer Fox try to capture Bambi to sell to the zoo. Wolf Bait starring Li'l Bad Wolf, art by Paul Murry; The lazy brothers get lost in the woods while playing follow-the-leader. Big City Bedlam, art by Paul Murry; Chip 'n' Dale go to the city, but find it a dangerous place. Service with a Smile, art by Jack Bradbury; Donald has trouble with Chip 'n' Dale while he is running a service station. House ad for subscriptions to Dell Comics; premium is "Travel-O" board game. Dell Squeeze Toys ad with Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, and Pixie and Dixie. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by L. B. Cole. "The Bearskin Soldier," art by George Peltz; A wicked elf tricks a soldier into wearing a bear suit. If he wears it for seven years straight, he will be rich. "The Red-Bud Tree," art by George Peltz Once upon a time four young princes heard a story about a certain wonderful tree, called the Red-Bud Tree; No one of them had ever seen a Red-Bud Tree, and each prince wished to be the first to see one. "There Was a Young Lady of Russia," script by Edward Lear, art by George Peltz; classic limerick. Article on The Swordfish, art by L. B. Cole. Color This Picture with Crayons page, art by George Peltz. 36 pgs., 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. 8.5" x 11", 58 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.00.

Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. MacBerny Bunny, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Fred Abranz; Bugs visits with his Scottish cousin MacBerny Bunny and gets rid of the ghost that haunts his castle. Silly-Billy Bunny, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Fred Abranz; Sailing with his cousin Silly-Billy Bunny, Bugs meets a Robinson Crusoe-like castaway on a desert island. Bunji Bunny, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Fred Abranz; Aboard a rocket, Bugs reaches the snowy Humaloyan Mountains where he meets Bunji Bunny and the Abominable Snowman. The Greedy Speedster, pencils by Pete Alvarado; Wile E. Coyote wants to run as fast as the Road Runner. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Severin. Hollywood Life Stories ...From the Pages of History, script by Paul Laikin. How Family Life Would Be If the Sexes Changed Places, script by Paul Laikin, art by John Severin. If Literature Were Written in the Gossip Columns, script by Paul Laikin. Fake ad for Viceboy cigarettes, script by Paul Laikin, art by John Severin. Famous Proverb Shut-Ups, script by Paul Laikin, art by John Severin. Jack Davis art on several strips. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Scripts by Stan Lee, art and cover by Dan De Carlo Cover price $0.10.

UK editions are exactly the same as their US counterparts except for the UK cover price. Bugs Bunny Beach Party.

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Cover pencils by Tony Strobl. King Neptune's Magic Ring, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; Underwater, Bugs Bunny finds King Neptune's magical ring, which turns him into a fantastic diver. 3-D Bugs Bunny Picture activity page. The Ducking Duck, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Elmer Fudd ends up riding a shark with Daffy Duck. Jungle Bungle, script by Carl Fallberg, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; In Port Piranha, two crooks make Porky think he can photograph a six-inch-high burro. The Ghost Book Battle, pencils by Tony Strobl (first panel only) and Al Hubbard, inks by John liggera (first panel only) and Al Hubbard; Mary Jane and Sniffles face a Ghost Story Book who has been frightening Mary Jane's other books. The Surf Bird, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Sylvester saves Tweety from drowning; Tweety then tries to find a job to repay him. Haw, Haw, Hawk, pencils by Tony Strobl (first panel only) and Vivie Risto, inks by John Liggera (first panel only) and Vivie Risto; Henery goes hunting for hens and meets a smart pelican. Incognito Papacito starring Little Pancho Vanilla, pencils by Pete Alvarado, inks by Steve Steere. Beat by the Heat starring Beep The Road Runner, script by Carl Fallberg, art by Pete Alvarado. Bugs Bunny's Beach Party Pun Stumper activity page. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Nancy and Sluggo Summer Camp (August 1960). 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Al Wiseman. Article on behind the scenes information about the Dennis the Menace TV show. Ol' Camp Kennolyn, Here We Come!, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Texas or Bust starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Hank Ketcham. Moving Mountains text story. A Grampa Story, art by Al Wiseman; Grampa tells a tall tale about being captured by the Skitcheewatchee Indians. Little Riding Red Robin Hood, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Dennis the Menace Fun Book ad. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "Batman's Interplanetary Rival" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; An alien lawman comes to Gotham City and uses his super-scientific devices to aid Batman and Robin in catching crooks, but proves to have "feet of clay," though he takes all the credit for the captures; Later on, the alien reveals the truth about his inefficiency as a lawman in his home planet and Batman decides to help him improve by allowing the alien to take control of the operation to capture wanted criminals from his planet. Lend a Friendly Hand! public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Mirages That Went Mad" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Jonathan. Lefty Looie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Girl With the Martian Powers" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; When Diane has to testify against a vicious criminal a strange meteor appears to give her super powers. Superman stars in a one-page public service announcement, Lend a Friendly Hand! 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon. "The Case Of The Interrupted Honeymoon," script and art by Chester Gould; Dick Tracy gets married to Tess. One-page Beware of These Rackets story; Warnings against mail-order schools, stamp dealers, miracle suits, and weight-loss products. "The Clue in the Diary" text story; A diary holds the key to solving a bank robbery. A Bernard Barnet Minit Mystery, pencils by Art Peddy, inks by John Belfi; Barnard solves the murder of a friend. One-page Your F.B.I. story, art by Rudy Palais; A brief history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, highlighting significant events. "The Interrupted Honeymoon Part 2," script and art by Chester Gould; Even though battered after being dragged for miles behind a car, Tracy sets out to find the identity of the man who dragged him; Meanwhile, Wormy returns to the paint shop and begins changing the color of his car; Unknowingly, the exhaust from the gasoline-powered compressor is pooling inside the car where his wife has gone to keep warm; Wormy finishes painting the car, only to find his wife suffocated inside it. Little Dot Comcs house ad. "The Couriers!" text story; A courier makes a tricky exchange. Blondie house ad. One-page Girl Friday story; Did Carl Kill Peter? "Footprints" text story; Jim Byrne tracks killers in Australia. Little Lotta Comics house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Did The Count Know Victor Killed Hugh? Calling All Sleuths activity page, art by Rudy Palais; Questions about Lindbergh kidnapping, machine guns, poison, and equalizers. "The Los Angeles Police Reserve Corps" article; A brief history of the Los Angeles Police Reserve. One-page Sparkle Plenty story; Sparkle and Gravel let loose a chicken and Sparkle attempts to retrieve it. "The Lost Millionaire" text story, art by Vic Carrabotta; Inspector Cloud searches for Marcia Lane's uncle. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; Wormy's hideout behind the scoreboard is discovered, he manages to escape just ahead of Tracy; He makes his way to a house that is also the studio of radio personality Ted Tellum; Tellum likes Wormy's voice and offers to hide him from the police if he'll become part of his radio program. Your F.B.I. story; A brief account of the activities that occur at FBI training headquarters. "The Case of the Closed Sash" starring Jackie Page, script and art by Bob Powell. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris and the Lieutenant investigate an apparent suicide. "The Voice with the Kiss," script and art by Chester Gould; Ted Tellum devises a scheme to get Wormy to confess to murder on live radio; Tracy and Sam track Wormy to Tellum's studio and capture him. Casper the Friendly Ghost house ad. Minute mysteries. Girl Friday stories. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#72, 7-8/60 10c. Issue features "Secret of the Sargasso Sea" in which Donald, Scrooge, and the nephews face adventure and danger when Scrooge tries to start a seaweed farm at the Sargasso Sea and "Dreamy Picnic." Issue also has Goofy in "Fun House Host," a one-page text story "The Wily Wooly." Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 11 #32 - Aug. 6, 1960. Contents include Dan Dare, Storm Nelson, Knights of the Road, Vic Venture, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway, Luck of the Legion, Fraser of Africa begins, Harris Tweed Super Sleuth, The Road of Courage. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 18 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 11 #33 - Aug. 13, 1960. Contents include Dan Dare, Storm Nelson, Knights of the Road, Vic Venture, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway, Luck of the Legion, Fraser of Africa, Harris Tweed Super Sleuth, The Road of Courage. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 18 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 11 #34 - Aug. 20, 1960. Contents include Dan Dare, Storm Nelson, Knights of the Road, Vic Venture, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway, Luck of the Legion, Fraser of Africa, Harris Tweed Super Sleuth, The Road of Courage. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 18 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 11 #35 - Aug. 27, 1960. Contents include Dan Dare, Storm Nelson, Knights of the Road, Vic Venture, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway, Luck of the Legion, Fraser of Africa, Harris Tweed Super Sleuth, The Road of Courage. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 18 pages, B&W and full color.

Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, essays, poetry, adult humor comics, and tasteful nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Volume 3 Issue 3 - August 1960. Men's adventure magazines focusing adventures stories and pictorials. This issue features "The Incredible Amazons!", "Torture For Singapore's Red Butterflies" and "The Day Ray Hibbeler Made 17 Straight Passes!" 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 54 #2 - The Magazine for Men. In this issue: Special Section - The Pleasures of Pacifica; David Susskind - TV's Spectacular Tycoon; The Next President by Eleanor Roosevelt; Greatest Boxing Story of Our Time - The Last Irish Fighter by Edward Hoagland; and The Real World of Suzie Wong by John Patrick, photographed by Bert Stern. Cover price $0.60.

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6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 206 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Issue 39 - August, 1960. Men's interest humor digest with comics, jokes, cartoons, and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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August 1960. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 13 - Number 8, August 1960. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. Articles include The Church of England Reporting on Spiritual Healing by Fred Archer, You, Too, Can be A Yogi by Jerru Victor, and Our Lives in Two Worlds by James Crenshaw. Stories include Warnign on the Mirror by Cheiro, Death Wears Johnny's Face by Erna Elliot, and The Cursed House on Caldwell Street by Laura Brilliant. 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 Jack Davis. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman and Sam Sherman, working as Remuda Charlie Stringer. Stories and art by Harvey Kurtzman, Paul Laikin, Basil Wolverton and Far West (Forrest) Ackerman. After Mad and before Help!, Jim Warren hired Kurtzman to edit this Famous Monsters-style tribute to the Western. The result mixes real coverage of TV Westerns with classic Kurtzman foolishness. A profile of screen legend John Wayne and his 1960 film The Alamo; a look at the Gunfight at the OK Corral; Basil Wolverton draws cowboys (!). Final issue under this title; continued, with a new editor, as Wildest Westerns. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 52 pages, B&W. NOTE: This title becomes Wildest Westerns (1960) at issue #3. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. Combat takes to the skies in the airborne incarnation of Charlton's Fightin' military series. The trauma of war turns a confident pilot into a shadow of his former self, in a story with art (and cover) by comics legend and WWII veteran Sam Glanzman. Maj. Ashley tries to target the enemy pilots who are shooting down Air Force jets without causing an international incident. Nazi fighter ace Hans becomes the WWII version of the Red Baron, and one Allied pilot is determined to bring him down. The Jet Phantom!; The World Conqueror; The Men on the Flying Trapeze; The Arctic Patrol; Yesterday's Hero. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. The Big Freeze!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson; Captain Cold breaks out of jail and proposes to Iris West, after turning everyone in the city into frozen statues. Fleet-Footed Proghorn fact page about an antelope. Lend a Friendly Hand public service announcement with Superman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Amazing Speeds! fact page about the human nervous system, Neptune, baseball and reaction times. Ad for Giant Superman Annual. King of the Beatniks!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Jimmy King, one of Wally's classmates, runs away after being accused of cheating; He meets up with his cousin, who is one of the members of the Beatnik Gang, and it's up to Kid Flash to rescue him and stop the Gang. 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", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

"Top Secret!" (script by Bob Standish, art by John Forte); "One By One!" (script by "Charles Lacoste"; art by John Rosenberger); "The World of Giants!" (script by Pierce Rand, inks by Leo Morey); and "Skybird's Revenge." Ogden Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine containing political, sports and entertainment articles and pin-ups. 5-in. x 7.5-in. 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.