Comic books January 1961

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Newly married romance, and all the complications that go with it. Happily married Jan sees a photo of old boyfriend Jack, and wonders what might have been. Ellen loves Lee, but decides to put her career before marriage, rather than risk re-creating her parents' disastrous marriage. Reporter May realizes she didn't know her late husband like she thought she did. That Old Feeling; Hatred Vs. Love; This Was My Love; Fishing For A Heart; The Second Mrs. Hastings. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bugs Bunny in "Turkey Trickery," "Milk Mess," and "Fair-Haired Hare." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "Play Daze," and Tweety and Sylvester in "A Gift for Granny." No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Edited by Betty Sears. Featuring some comic content. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

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Volume 7, Issue 1 - January, 1961. Men's interest magazine full of fiction, adult themed humor, comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W/Color -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Adult Themed Cartoons and jokes. 8.25-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 48 newsprint pages. Note: Mature Readers only. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Themed Cartoons and jokes. 8.25-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 48 newsprint pages. Note: Mature Readers only. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Themed Cartoons and jokes. 8.25-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 48 newsprint pages. Note: Mature Readers only. Cover price $0.25.

Adult Themed Cartoons and jokes. 8.25-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 48 newsprint pages. Note: Mature Readers only. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Good $4.49

Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper gives a lamb a boost as it flees a hungry wolf. Spooky is lured is lured into the ocean depths by a Mermaid Spook's siren song, and Poil must find a way to free him. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Wanted!; Haunt in Hiding!; Found; The Runaway; The New Citizen; Spooky: Minnie the Mermaid Spook. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. When Casper and Nightmare meet a scientist who's studying the Man in the Moon, they offer to take him to meet the Man directly, in a three-part cosmic adventure. Wendy helps a college dean catch a train. Spooky goes to sea and joins the crew of a parrot sea captain. The Professors Problem; The Wild Booo Yonder; Proof Positive; Ship Ahoy; Missing Umbrellas; Cloudburst; The Evil Spirit; Spooky: Sweet Stuff; Spooky: Pot Luck. 84 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 11, Issue 91 - January 1961. Men's interest magazine featuring War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with cartoons, and in later issues Pictorials. This issue features articles on William Bradford Huie, Jack Bonomi and the Richthofen Mystery, otherwise known as The Death of the Red Baron! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 92 pages B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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"The Genie Who Feared June." The Challengers battle a genie that is somehow afraid of June Robinson. "Secret of the Space Capsules." The Challengers encounter a pair of unfrozen aliens. Art and cover by Bob Brown. Cover price $0.10.

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Last 10-cent cover price. Photo cover of Clint Walker [as Cheyenne Bodie]. The Loner, art by Tom Gill; Cheyenne convinces a loner that every man eventually needs help or must help someone else. The Tricked Hunter, art by Rex Maxon; A husband and wife of the Crow tribe trick Cheyenne braves into providing them with meat; but in turn are fooled by Small Bear. The Marked Witness, art by Tom Gill; A woman artist is kidnapped after she witnesses a bank robbery and murder. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Food of the Gods, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (The only difference between the "A" and "B" 1st printings is the HRN number). (HRN 159). Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood invented it between them and in their first enthusiasm called it the Food of the Gods. It was in every way a most remarkable substance, for it was to produce a new race of men. Normal people were frightened to discover wasps as big a barn owls, creeping plants as tall as pine trees and rats as big as horses. But the serious trouble began with the children raised on the Food of the Gods. Cover price $0.15.

The Food of the Gods, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (The only difference between the "A" and "B" 1st printings is the HRN number). (HRN 160). Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood invented it between them and in their first enthusiasm called it the Food of the Gods. It was in every way a most remarkable substance, for it was to produce a new race of men. Normal people were frightened to discover wasps as big a barn owls, creeping plants as tall as pine trees and rats as big as horses. But the serious trouble began with the children raised on the Food of the Gods. Cover price $0.15.

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UK Edition. The Colorado Kid part three of "Doctor Doom", "The Modoc War", and "Dead or Alive". 26pgs. B&W. 10in x 7in.

Cover photo of Chris Colt [as portrayed by Wayde Preston]. Cheyenne Pursuit, art by Nat Edson; Colt is assigned to find a lieutenant charged with desertion, but, to do so, he must trespass on Cheyene land. Big Day for Worthless, art by Sparky Moore; Mr. Carter wants to rid the town of Worthless, a homeless dog everyone loves, but changes his mind when the dog captures two bank robbers. The Prisoner, art by Nat Edson; Colt is assigned to escort a murderer to Fort Sill but is ambushed by four vengeful miners. Article with five color illustrations about disciplinary measures at frontier outposts, art by Nat Edson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

A short article about TV's Dennis appearing in a Thanksgiving parade. Christmas Tree Trickery, script by Fred Toole. A Grampa Story; Grampa tells some tall tales about winter sports. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Hank Ketcham. Rocky Hockey or Puck Luck!, script by Fred Toole. The Treasure of Time text story. 'Twas Several Days Before Christmas starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole. A short article on the United Bay Area Crusade. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Raven and the Wasp" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin find themselves in the midst of two aliens quest for a meteorite which has landed on Earth, which causes them to use two criminals as agents; The aliens use mind control to command the human criminals into retrieving the object they desire and they also provide them with special equipment and weapons; Ace, the Bat-Hound assists the Dynamic Duo. Lefty Looie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Wizard King" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Get a Grip on Your Gripes! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. "J'onn J'onzz's Kid Brother" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Jones tries to rebuild the robot brain but accidentally brings his brother to Earth; The machine only has one charge so he can't go back home again. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Magazine for teenagers circa 1960's. Features articles and editorials on the times big names. 52 Pages, B&W/C. Cover price $0.25.

Digest sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5" x 7", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - 1961. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on nude black and white pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 46 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

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Volume 5, Issue 3 - January, 1961. Men's magazine with articles, fiction, and nude pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, color and B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 12 #1 - Jan. 7, 1961. Contents include Dan Dare, Storm Nelson, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Fraser of Africa by Frank Bellamy, Knights of the Road, Harris Tweed Super Sleuth, The Road of Courage. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 12 #2 - Jan. 14, 1961. Contents include Dan Dare, Storm Nelson, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Fraser of Africa by Frank Bellamy, Knights of the Road, Harris Tweed Super Sleuth, The Road of Courage. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 12 #3 - Jan. 21, 1961. Contents include Dan Dare, Storm Nelson, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Fraser of Africa by Frank Bellamy, Knights of the Road, Harris Tweed Super Sleuth, The Road of Courage. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 12 #4 - Jan. 28, 1961. Contents include Dan Dare, Storm Nelson, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Fraser of Africa by Frank Bellamy, Knights of the Road, Harris Tweed Super Sleuth, The Road of Courage. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Volume 3 Issue 6 - January 1961. Men's adventure magazines focusing adventures stories and pictorials. This issue features "The Man Who Couldn't be Kayoed" and "I Was a Captive Stud of the Huahapos". 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 55 #1 - The Magazine for Men. In this issue: The Surprise of South America by Vance Bourjaily; The Slickest Showman in Hollywood by Gay Talese; The Allure of the 1930's Girl; New Designs for the Compact Cars by D.M. Bartley; Observations by -- and about -- William Buckley, Jr.; and Scott Fitzgerald's Decline by Budd Schulberg. Cover price $0.60.

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Volume 5, Issue 16 - January-February, 1961. Occasional journal sized issue of the magazine. Includes a selection from Naked Lunch by William Burroughs and an interview from Mexico City with C. Wright Mills on Latin America, the Left, and the U.S. 5.25" x 8", 132 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.00.

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Features in this issue include: "Fang Mail" (including a new logo by Jack Davis); an article by Robert Bloch comparing older and newer films; "Return of the Phantom" (referring to the Claude Rains version of Phantom of the Opera); and more. Painted cover by Basil Gogos is of a masked Claude Rains as The Phantom. Cover price $0.35.