Comic books September 1961

Volume 14, Issue 9 - September, 1961. 8" x 11", 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

"Three Wishes"; Hot Stuff inadvertently gets involved in a feud between an ogre and a fairy prince. Untitled story; Mostly wordless tale where Stumbo forms a cloud into a model of himself. "Cocky Cousin"; Demo is supposed to be learning devilish ways from Hot Stuff, but it's Hot Stuff that learns something. "House Warming"; Hot Stuff gets bullied by an ogre and then has nightmares about it. "Big Deal" text story. "Pressing Problem" text story. "Mighty Small"; A witch makes Stumbo very small. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "Captives of Medicine Man Island," art by Howard Sherman; A wealthy man stages an elaborate ruse to acquire a fabled treasure guarded by magic. "The Right to be Different!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; Sam defends Pete from the other boys who scoff because Pete would rather look for rocks for his collection than join them to go swimming. Superman ad. Secret Origins ad. "He Makes a Living by Dying," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; When a famous adventurer dies trying to save Earth from an alien menace, it's revealed that he is a robot that can be revived for future missions. Batman ad. "Showdown with a Witch-Man" text story. "The Movies from Nowhere," art by Bill Ely; An alien policeman sends warnings to Earth through a drive-in movie screen about an escaped criminal he is pursuing. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Great Dimensional Brain Swap" (art by Alex Toth), "The Invention That Went Berserk," "Beware the Guardian Beast!" (a Mark Merlin mystery; art by Mort Meskin). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Vince Alascia and Charles Nicholas. Charlton's long-running romance title showcased the fashions and relationship ideals of its rapidly changing eras. A woman chooses her modeling career over her boyfriend, then loses everything after a horrifying accident. A "good luck" kiss at a track meet leads to a real romance. The new librarian at a mental hospital starts dating someone who works there, she thinks. The Real Thing; Yearning for You; A Kiss for Good Luck; A Time of Torment; Romance Rekker; Pulsebeat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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September, 1961. Cover by Paul Wenzel. Science fiction stories by Keith Laumer, Charles Minor Blackford, Donald E. Westlake, Daniel F. Galouye, Lester Del Rey, H. B. Fyfe, Robert F. Young, Charles V. DeVet. Illustrations by Bernklau, Bob Ritter. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 23, Issue 11 - September 1961. Children's activity and story magazine. "Magic in Allakazam!" 66 Pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "The Glob," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A painter is hired to cover a statue with strange paint; The statue comes to life at midnight and goes on a rampage. "The Sorcerer" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Patient in Room 3D," art by Paul Reinman; Doctors perform an operation to increase brain power, hoping to find an answer to the world's problems, but the patient is still not intelligent enough to solve them. "Will This Be the End of the World?," art by Steve Ditko; A baseball player's mitt is infested with tiny humans with enough rockets to evacuate their entire world as they see the baseball hurling towards them. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "The Glob," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A painter is hired to cover a statue with strange paint; The statue comes to life at midnight and goes on a rampage. "The Sorcerer" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Patient in Room 3D," art by Paul Reinman; Doctors perform an operation to increase brain power, hoping to find an answer to the world's problems, but the patient is still not intelligent enough to solve them. "Will This Be the End of the World?," art by Steve Ditko; A baseball player's mitt is infested with tiny humans with enough rockets to evacuate their entire world as they see the baseball hurling towards them. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. "Wish-y Washy," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Jughead wishes on a falling star for a truck load of hamburgers; Thanks to some enterprising burglars, he nearly gets his wish. "Beach Daze"; The gang wants to go to the beach without crowds; Jughead wants to go to the beach that has a concessions stand. "Cupid Caper," inks by Vincent DeCarlo; To win a bet with Archie, Veronica sends her mantrap friend Lola to seduce Jughead. "Business Sense" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "The English Touch," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead gets dressed up like a British gentleman in order to properly greet his arriving cousin, Eggleston Van Jones the Third. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Charlton's long-running romance comic focused on the stormy passions of newlyweds. Bespectacled secretary Miss Innes gets a makeover to attract the attention of her handsome boss. Danny emphatically doesn't want children, so Joan doesn't know how he'll react to the news that she's pregnant. Mary and Don are newlyweds who face friction when Mary meets Don's handsome boss John. Take My Heart; Three's a Crowd; The Man in the Window; The Other Woman; Dangerous Company. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Wheel of Misfortune!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; Professor Amos Fortune has found a way to control luck itself with his Stimoluck device, and the Justice League must find a way to overcome his unnaturally good luck while dealing with their own unnaturally bad luck. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Outer pace sputnik cover. Cute. Bill Woggon art. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Coming of Warroo! [When the Witch Doctor Strikes! Chapter One], script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt escapes from the sheriff and tries to hide with his friends among the Comanche. Sheep Run text story. Man versus Magician [Warroo Part 2], script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt discovers that Warroo is really a disguised outlaw. The Badman!, script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; An outlaw thinks that his honest brother is a fool, but he becomes a hunted man eventually caught and jailed. You're a Coward, Kid Colt!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; A bully tries to take advantage of Kid Colt's promise not to draw in town, but the Kid calls his bluff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Coming of Warroo! [When the Witch Doctor Strikes! Chapter One], script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt escapes from the sheriff and tries to hide with his friends among the Comanche. Sheep Run text story. Man versus Magician [Warroo Part 2], script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt discovers that Warroo is really a disguised outlaw. The Badman!, script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; An outlaw thinks that his honest brother is a fool, but he becomes a hunted man eventually caught and jailed. You're a Coward, Kid Colt!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Keller; A bully tries to take advantage of Kid Colt's promise not to draw in town, but the Kid calls his bluff. 36 pgs.

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Lassie and Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost] photo cover. Rescue First, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Bob Fujitani; Wealthy Flint Wheelock opposes Paul's subscription drive for a community rescue squad, but changes his mind when Lassie rescues his daughter from a sluice filled with rainwater. A Cure for Hatred, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Till Goodan; When a hobo accidentally sets fire to the horse barn, Blaze and Red Rocket forget their enmity and work together to alert Ted and his friends. The Cub text story. The Trapper, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Bob Fujitani; While accompanying Timmy and his cub scout friends on an expedition, Lassie rescues a beagle puppy caught in a leg-hold trap. Breeds of Dogs: The Saluki Hound, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Bob Fujitani. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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"The Good Earth"; Archie helps Mr. Lodge with his garden, with the usual disastrous results. Bob Hope Meets Jimmy and Jane ad for Popsicles. "Hip Dip"; Veronica buys a flashy white diving suit to go skin-diving, but changes to a black one when she realizes that no one will be able to see it underwater. "Skirting the Issue!"; Archie wears full Scottish regalia, including a kilt. Reggie hassles him, but gets thrashed by Moose when Midge pretends that Archie is a girlfriend of hers. Archie Giant Series Magazines ad. "Election Results!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx tries to buy her way to winning an election for club treasurer. Archie Club News ad. "It's a Job"; Archie gets a job and Reggie plots to steal Veronica away from him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob White. Book-length story in four chapters: "Robby the Robot," "Robby Joins the Gang," "Trapped in the Ravine!," and "Robby to the Rescue!", script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; Dilton unveils his greatest invention to date: Robby, a huge metal robot who can do anything, including communicate by beeping once for "yes" and twice for "no"; But when Reggie loses Robby's control mechanism, the robot is free to do what he wants--and what he wants is to act like a typical teen-ager. Bowling text article. Surprise Wise! one-pager starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

September 2, 1961. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

September 9, 1961. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart Very Good $8.50 View scans Staple rust: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.

September 16, 1961. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart Very Good $8.50 View scans Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: UK.

September 23, 1961. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

September 30, 1961. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

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Cover art by Bob Bolling. Plesiosaur, script and art by Bob Bolling; While on vacation in Florida, Little Archie goes out in a boat with his cousin Dan and his girlfriend Vicki. Baseball Dope! humor page starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. The Strange Case of Crawford Crab, script and art by Bob Bolling; The story of Crawford, a crab who is shunned by the crab community for having a dull, unattractive shell. Law and Disorder, script and art by Dexter Taylor; Mr. Weatherbee tries to get Reggie to behave by making him a hall monitor, but it just makes him power-mad. 84 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Howard Post, Steve Muffatti, Sid Couchey, and Ernie Colon. Harvey presents a short-lived spin-off series featuring mischievous Audrey and her pal Melvin. Audrey dreams herself back to the Stone Age. A cross-country bike race becomes an opportunity for both Melvin's mean tricks and Audrey's inventiveness. Clubhouse Capers; Sand Doin'; The Stone Age; Little Lotta; Pee Wee; Bobbie; Wood Scents; No Parking; Bike Race; Shoot the Fireworks; Business Girl; A Star Is Born. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Marty Taras. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Little Dot discovers that dots exist on a microscopic scale. Richie Rich's cousin Reggie becomes so obsessed with owning what Richie owns that he pays a king's ransom for a pint of ice cream. Little Dot; Little Lotta; Richie Rich; Little Lotta. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Little Dot's classmate Little Lotta has super-strength and an appetite to match. Lotta imagines what her future will be like. Bobbie the Baby Sitter meets her match in Robbie, the most mischievous kid ever. Richie Rich builds a robot girl to keep Gloria company, and wonders why she doesn't love the idea. Wotta Future; Bobbie the Baby Sitter; Jerry the Jinx; Do-It-Yourself Girl; Warm-Up; Gxmnb!; The Solution; Richie Rich: Don't Get Lonely. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Wilbur at the Soda Fountain; Wilbur plays a trick on 10 girls at the soda fountain. The Tricknic Basket; Lulu and Annies try to trick the Fellers with a fake picnic basket. Mumday; Gloria gives away free kisses to make the boys talk on Mumday. Little Itch and the Galloping Calliope; Lulu tells Alvin about when the poor little girl became an assistant calliope player. The Hunter; Tubby goes out hunting with his hunting dog. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Max builds a go-cart from an old roller skate and other items. Joe Palooka must rescue Max after he gets stuck hanging from a nail. Max is chosen to be the "piper" for the neighborhood basketball game, but that means he's the only one small enough to crawl into a pipe to get the ball. Plus early stories featuring Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Max-imum Effort; Humphrey: Hot Dip; Little Max's Zoo Quiz; Little Max Puzzle Page; Richie Rich: The Ghost of the Mansion; Royal Affair; On the Beam; The Piper; Sixth Sense; Funny Face; Little Lotta: On Trial. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Paul Reinman, Don Heck, Wally Wood?, Vince Colletta and unknown. Sally isn't interested in the boys she meets -- she's waiting for someone dashing and romantic in "It Doesn't Hurt to Dream!" Plus: Jean gives her niece Patty advice about knowing when she'll really be in love in "The Real Thing!" Also: On a cruise, Wendy is hunting for a wealthy and successful man, but only finds him accidentally when he's pretending not to be in "The Love Story of Wendy Blaine!" And: Donna loves Bruce, an unstable actor, and is unwilling to see that Ted is the man she should truly be with in "My Engagement Ring!" Plus: 2-page reprint text story "I'll Be Seeing You"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Kelly Freas. "A Realistic Children's Book For Realistic Children," script by Gary Belkin and Pearl Belkin, art by Joe Orlando. "The Inventor," script and art by Don Martin. "How Madison Avenue Could Sell America to the World," art by Bob Clarke; Altering famous advertising campaigns so the product they sell is the United States. "Spy Vs. Spy," script and art by Antonio Prohias; The Black Spy uses a sonic attack against the White Spy. "Television Programs Aimed at Late, Late Audiences," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wally Wood; Television programs targeted to specific demographics known to be up overnight. "A Mad Look at the Beach," script and art by Dave Berg. "A Mad Guide to Classified Ad Abbreviations," script by Tom Koch, art by George Woodbridge; Satirical classified ad abbreviations. "Mad's Custom Career-Designed European Tours," script by Don Reilly, art by Jack Rickard. "TV Commercials With Suspense," script by Tom Koch, art by Bob Clarke; Altering familiar television commercials to create suspenseful endings. "Medical Illustrated," script by Larry Siegel, art by George Woodbridge; Satirical version of a magazine geared toward physicians. "Mad's Auto Travel Games," script by Tom Koch, art by Joe Orlando; Games that can occupy children during long car trips. "Karate," script by Jack Mendelsohn, art by Bob Clarke; Satirical look at the martial art of karate. "The Good Doctor in Africa," script and art by Don Martin; An African explorer gets a surprise. "The Jack Kennedy Show," script by Gary Belkin, art by Mort Drucker; What if President John Kennedy hosted a television talk show like NBC's The Tonight Show? Parody of Cadillac print ads, art by Kelly Freas. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $22.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans Spine stress. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Soiling.

Volume 11, Issue 9 - September 1961. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 12, Issue 2 - September 1961. Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime and war stories, with humor and pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.35.

Volume 3, Issue 9 - September 1961. Men's interest magazine including adventure articles and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - September 1961. Men's interest magazine focusing on war, adventures, and sport stories, along with pin-up galleries and jokes. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - September, 1961. Pinup magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 50 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.