Comic books October 1962

"Bite the Hand..." Written by Carl Memling. Art by Norman Nodel. Photo Cover of Ben Casey (as played by Vince Edwards). Disaster lurked close by -- as close as the hand gripping the flashlight which sent its blinding beam into Ben Casey's eyes! Also: Dr. Dan Dazzler in "Dial Emergency..." by Memling and Nodel. Plus: the 1-page fillers "The Dog That 'Talked'," "Smallpox: A Killer Enchained!" and "Hippocrates, Father of Medicine." 36 Pages, Full Color. # on cover is 12-063-210. Cover price $0.12.

Vintage men's interest magazine with a focus on racy adult short fiction stories, sports and war articles, adult themed comic strips, and tasteful pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 66 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS-

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero of the Old West. Billy tries to put his violent past behind him and become a simple farmhand, but danger seems to follow him wherever he goes. True tales of Western life, including the challenges and dangers of cattle drives, and life in a Native American village. Billy finally meets a gunslinger who's faster on the draw than he is - and it might be the end of Billy the Kid. Rimrock Rustlers; Trails West; The Comancheros; A Visit to an Indian Tribe; The Cowboy's Horse; A Faster Gun. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias and Bob Haney. As the Silver Age gets going, Harvey revives former horror/western/sci-fi comic Black Cat and its original star, an early female superhero Black Cat's teen sidekick Kit is introduced. The mad arsonist (with a cool costume) called The Fire Bug burns down a circus, killing trapeze artists the Flying Westons. Black Cat saves their son Kit, who joins her in tracking down Fire Bug. Cunning master criminal The Sceptre mocks both police and Black Cat. Who Is the Black Cat?; Flames Over Hollywood; Judo Tricks; The Black Cat Adopts a Kitten; A Day In the Life of Linda Turner; The Warrior; The Crimson Raider; Mistaken Identity; Jungle Danger; The Farewell Note; Perils of Linda Turner; Obviously, the Sceptre. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Pat Masulli? & Dick Giordano. Stories by Joe Gill? Art by Rocke Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia. Featuring Black Fury in: "Valley of Death"; "Busted Bronc Buster"; and "Sacrifice Stallion"! Plus: back-up stories "Left to Die" and "The First Americans"! And: 2-page text story "Adventures of a Cowboy"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Oct. 1962. Fiction, articles and pictorials. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover by Dick Dillin & Sheldon Moldoff. Stories by Arnold Drake? and Dave Wood? Art by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Three stories! "The Town That Time Forgot" - Blackhawk lands in a town lost in time where criminals have taken over. He has to battle them with 19th century technology. Also featuring the astounding two-parter "The Menace of the Alien Earthlings Part 1" and "The Alien Blackhawk Part 2"! Plus: 1-page text story "The Invasion of the Hawks"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Featuring: 10 page Boris Karloff story "Gleam of Evil" drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Peppe; 11 page Boris Karloff story "The Crystal Ball" drawn by Ray Bailey; 1 page story "The Man Who Vanished" drawn by Tom Gill; 11 page Boris Karloff story "The Green Monkey" drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Peppe; 11 page Boris Karloff story "A Haunted Honeymoon" drawn by Tom Gill; 2 page story "Vengeance of the Frigorifique" drawn by Tom Gill; 8 page Boris Karloff story "Past and Present Danger" drawn by Alberto Giolitti; 11 page Boris Karloff story "The Hand in the Wall" drawn by Jerry Robinson [as JR]; 2 page text story "Nightmare Scoop"; 1 page story "Into the Blue" drawn by Tom Gill; 11 page Boris Karloff story "The Plague of Gornau" written by Leo Dorfman and drawn by Alberto Giolitti; 1 page story "The Dream" drawn by Tom Gill; 1 page story "The Tracks" drawn by Bob Fujitani; Boris Karloff Thriller Pin-Up No. 1 (reprint of the front cover photo without logo or lettering). Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta, Dick Giordano? and unknown. To hold his love, she became a..."Shameless Wife"! Also featuring: "Return To Love"; "Model Wife"; "The Wrong Choice?"; and "Love Without Lies"! Plus: 2-page Martha Marsden Meditates text article on the factors to consider when picking the right man to marry. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta, Dick Giordano? and unknown. To hold his love, she became a..."Shameless Wife"! Also featuring: "Return To Love"; "Model Wife"; "The Wrong Choice?"; and "Love Without Lies"! Plus: 2-page Martha Marsden Meditates text article on the factors to consider when picking the right man to marry. 32 pages, full color.

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80 page "Showtime" issue. Number/Month on cover: 30000-210, October ? First Gold Key issue of comic book adventures of the famous Warner Bros. cartoon character Bugs Bunny. Cover title says "Bugs Bunny Show-Time." Giant size issue with 25 cents cover price and features a large cast of Warner Bros. cartoon characters. Back cover has pinup of front cover illustration. Inside front cover lists all of the characters and stories in this issue. Bugs Bunny in "Showtime," Daffy Duck in "The Magic Garbage Can," Pepe Le Pew in "Boat Bungle," Beep Beep the Road Runner in "Beepers Weepers," Porky Pig in "Gibraltar Jam," Henery Hawk in "Helpful Hawking," Mary Jane & Sniffles in "The Safe Place, Tweety and Sylvester in "Watch the Fur Fly," Elmer Fudd in "Bird on the Brain," and Speedy Gonzales in "Dinosaur Dinner." Issue also has one-page text features "Pinata Party" and "Beau Bumble." No story/art credits given. On cover: 30000-210, October. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

October 1962. Volume 9, Issue 84. Edited by Betty Sears. Featuring some comic content. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Adult Themed Cartoons and jokes. 8-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 48 newsprint pages. Note: Mature Readers only. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper helps a pig with his golf game. Casper gives his pal Billy Bear a lift to the drugstore, and a handy lecture about responsibly using medicine, in a three-part story. The Sandman gives Spooky a scary dream, but Spooky doesn't need the help. Plus, Casper tells Wendy the story of the Flying Dutchman. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Drug Store Land; Wendy; The Flying Dutchman; The Right Treatment; Dont Over-Do It; Spooky: Bad Noives. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Howard Post. Cover by Warren Kremer. Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring the Friendly Ghost and his pals, including good little witch Wendy and tuff little ghost Spooky. Wendy uses magic to stop Spooky from waking up Nightmare. In a three-part story, Casper goes to visit relatives in a fruitless search for other friendly ghosts. Meanwhile, someone has been doing good deeds in his place. A spell changes Wendy's Aunt Selma into a cow, and all the counterspells just change her into different animals. Booed Relations; Educated Ghosts; The Mysterious Helper; Wendy: Witch Bewitched; Spooky: Lonely Hearts; The Witch Sisters: Those Nice Old Ladies; The Ghostly Trio: Hospitable Haunts; Nightmare Meets Misty. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage men's interest magazine dedicated to War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with adult themed comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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"Double Profit Plot" and "Poison Pen Pals." TV tie-in. Photo cover featuring Anthony George, Doug McClure, and Sebastian Cabot (in a pre-Family Affair role). Number on cover 10002-210. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Keller. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Keller, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno and Sal Trapani? Bluehead, the war-marked chieftain of the Sioux, would not rest until the white man's treaty was scrapped...and the Cheyenne Kid knew he was right! But that didn't keep him from fighting desperately when the showdown came! Don't miss..."Bluehead's Treaty"! Plus: Cheyenne Kid also stars in "The Klowas' Fort" and "Two For Trouble"! And: back-up story "Dynamite Spuds"! Also: 2-page text article "When The West Was Tough And Rough"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

"Raid on Regensburg." Art by Sam Glanzman. Painted cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Issue #20 - Oct. 8, 1963. Subtitled The Official Newsletter of the Academy of Comic-Book Fans & Collectors. Edited and published by Jerry Bails. Features comic book news and industry information. This issue announces Julius Schwartz taking over as editor of Detective Comics and Batman, Supergirl will be meeting her parents in an upcoming issue of Action Comics. Bails' new policy of not commenting on comic book news with this issue is made in the hope that it will encourage more news from professionals. Sole ad this issue is for Richard Weingroff's Black Star Comics #1. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 4 pages, mimeographed.

Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B/W.

UK editions are exactly the same as their US counterparts except for the cover price. Cover price $0.12.

Untitled one-page story, script and art by Chic Young; Dagwood deals with a door to door salesman. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Chic Young; Dagwood steps on a mouse trap. "Count Down!"; Dagwood tells Elmo what he dreams of when he's napping. "Rosebud!"; Dagwood gives his boss tips on growing roses. "Mr. Citizen!"; Dagwood petitions the Mayor to get the heavy trucks to quit driving down his street and waking him in the middle of the night. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Chic Young; Cookie wants to boss kids around when she is a mother. Untitled two-page story, script and art by Chic Young; Dagwood and Herb try to make amends. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Chic Young; Dagwood buys a parrot. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Chic Young; Dagwood pays bills. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Otto Soglow; The Little King has to jump through a lot of red tape to buy some gum. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Otto Soglow; The Little King reads that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. 2 untitled one-page The Katzenjammer Kids stories. "A Tale of TV" text story. "The Friendly Dragon" text story. "The Last Show," script and art by Chic Young; The Duchess catches the Colonel talking to the ticket girl. "Pot of Gold," script and art by Chic Young; The Duchess finds a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Chic Young; Alexander needs a dollar for his date. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Chic Young; Dagwood eats a corsage. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Chic Young; Dagwood takes Blondie a present. "Burglar Proof"; Daisy and her pups are left to guard the house. "Blood Will Tell"; Cookie enters Daisy and her pups in a dog show. Untitled one-page story, script and art by Chic Young; Dagwood is upset that he never gets to use the phone. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing. Softcover, 4-in.x 7-in., 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

Cover art by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff. Nature's Prize Pupil! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Brown. "The Flame-Master" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; Pete Dale, a wanted criminal, gains the power of the four elements (fire, earth, air, and water) from an Indian shamans relics; To combat him, Batman subjects himself to the same magic and gains the same powers; As Dale creates havoc in Gotham City with his powers, Batman arrives in time to confront him and they start an amazing duel using the power of the four elements; As they both fight using the fire power, Robin sets Batman's plan in motion and covers them with sand. Laboratory Sleuths article. Strange Laws humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Day John Jones Vanished!"starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Jones goes to Lavonia to return an ancient ring to King Leo; But a lightning bolt prevents Manhunter from returning to his earth identity and Jones is accused of stealing the ring. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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All issues feature a Richard Chamberlain photo cover. "Doctors in Battle" one-page story on inside front cover, art by John Tartaglione. "Flesh and Blood," pencils by John Tartaglione, inks by Vince Colletta (female faces, backgrounds); Dr. Kildare has to amputate the arm of a girl injured in a motor vehicle accident. "The Disillusioned Doctor" text story. "The Glowing Green God" starring Jungle Doctor, pencils by Maurice Whitman, inks by Vince Colletta studio. "The Medical Researcher" one-page story on inside back cover, art by John Tartaglione. Based on the classic TV show. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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First original Gold Key character. Origin and first appearance of Dr. Solar. First indication of "mystery villain." Two Dr. Solar stories, "Solar's Secret!" and "An Atomic Inferno!" Painted front and back covers. Number on cover 10000-210. Cover price $0.12.

Vol. 29 #26 - Oct. 11, 1962. Long running music magazine focusing on jazz and blues. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.