Comic books January 1963

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Invasion of the Super-Ants!", art by Al Plastino; When giant ants invade Metropolis, Superman uses Red Kryptonite to alter his head to resemble an ant's, so that he can communicate with the ants, who have kidnapped Lois Lane. One-page Cora the Car Hop story by Henry Boltinoff. Supermen of America ad. Superman ad. Batman and Robin ad. "The Girl Who Was Supergirl's Double!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Jim Mooney; A series of coincidental events lead Dick to believe that Lena is really Supergirl, and he begins to pay her extra attention, which makes Linda jealous. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer comic book ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Special Edition 1963 wall calendar featuring a bevy of the most beautiful girls featured in Adam Magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages, full color. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. The War Between Superboy and Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; An adult version of Superboy appears to have been created by Red Kryptonite; only one version may remain. House ads for Superman Annual #6 and Batman Annual #4. Movie Ha-Lights humor page by Harry Lampert. The Stolen Superpowers!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Saturn Girl tries to sacrifice herself after she finds out that a computer predicts the death of a legionnaire fighting Zaryan, but Lightning Lad dies instead. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Zev Zimmer, Paul Reinman, Richard Hughes (as Pierre Alonzo and Kermit Lundgren), Chic Stone, and Tom Hickey. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Photograph cover of Jerry Lewis. It's Only Money, pencils by Bob Oksner; TV repairman Lester wants to be a detective like his idol, so he sets out to locate a missing heir; Adaptation of the Paramount motion picture It's Only Money; Based on the script by John Fenton Murray. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

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Featuring: 10 page Mighty Mouse story "Tree-Mendous Trouble"; 4 page Hugh Dunnit story "The Case of the Stolen Bases"; 7 page Mighty Mouse story "Boom Town" starring Mighty Mouse and the Clutching Cat (villain; intro); 1 page text story "Papa's Puppet"; 6 page Mighty Mouse story "Mysterious Miss"; 4 page Mighty Mouse story "Ice-Cold Hot Spot." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

West Coast Edition. Big Boy and the "Midnight Phantom", Big Boy in "The Dizzy Diver", and Big Boy in "A Nose for News". Cover and art by Sol Brodsky. 7-in. x 10-in., 16 pages, FC, newsprint. Cover price $0.10.

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Science fiction stories: "It Could Be Anything" by Keith Laumer, "Omega, the Man" (reprint) by Lowell Howard Morrow, "Cerebrum" by Albert Teichner, "Cully" by Jack Egan, and "The Putnam Tradition" by S. Dorman. Article on life forms in meteorites by Ben Bova. Illustrations by Birmingham, Virgil Finlay (5), Schelling, and Morey. Cover by Lloyd Birmingham. Finlay back cover. 5-1/2 in. x 7-1/2 in.; black and white; 192 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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January 1963. Stories: "The Hard Way" by Gordon Dickson, "The Common Man" by Guy McCord, "Philosopher's Stone" by Christopher Anvil, and "Space Viking" (part 3) by H. Beam Piper. Science Fact feature, "The Search for Our Ancestors" by G.M. McKinley. Cover by Schoenherr. Illustrations by Schelling and Schoenherr. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 178 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. The Sea Beasts from Atlantis, art by Nick Cardy; Aquaman and Aqualad battle sea creatures; Captain Clay guest-stars. Our Underwater Friends fact page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Superstitions of the Sea article. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Archies Christmas Stocking. Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "Boxed In"; Archie decides to wrap himself in a big box for Veronica's Christmas present. "R Is for Rooked"; Archie sends Jughead over to Veronica's house to find out what she's getting him for Christmas. Veronica's Pin-Up Page. "Escape," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; This Christmas, Mr. Lodge is going away on a vacation so Archie won't ruin the holiday for him; Unfortunately, Veronica has forgotten to reserve her father's plane ticket. "Betty's Christmas Card" illustration, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty poses in a sexy Christmas outfit while painting a card of Christmas cheer. "Monster Monopoly"; Archie and Jughead make a monster snowman. "Picture Frame"; Archie gets Betty and Veronica to frame pictures of himself but delivers one to Veronica's house that has Betty's name on it. "Go for Broke," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Reggie plays a prank on Archie that makes him drop and break a bottle of perfume that Archie was going to give to Veronica. "The Return of Jingles," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie and his friends get another Christmas visit from Jingles, Santa's delinquent brownie; This time around, two of Jingles' fellow brownies, Jangles and Jeeves, make an unauthorized visit, and the three magical creatures get into a pier six brawl over who gets Riverdale as his territory. "The Willing Spirit"; Archie tells Reggie he's giving Veronica to him for Christmas. "Black Book Bonanza," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Moose thinks Archie is Santa's helper and is writing down who is naughty or nice in his little black book. Christmas Fashions for Betty and Veronica page. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. The Big Blowup, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Veronica gets her hair teased into a bouffant to be trendy and in style, then finds everybody hates it. Two pinups by DeCarlo. The Hard Way, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie's flip remark to Betty and Veronica give them the wrong impression of what he intends to do. Advertisement for Archie Giant Series #20. A short biography of singer Chubby Checker. Rest Cure, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Synopsis: Veronica forces her family doctor to convince Archie he's sick, in order to get him out of town for a few day so she has a clear field to date new school hottie Mickey Morse. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Men's interest digest with comics, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

NOTE: All Text is in French - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Asterix et les Goths (Asterix and the Goths)!" Written by René Goscinny. Art by Albert Uderzo. Whoops, it's happened again: Getaflix has been kidnapped, this time by a raiding band of Goths. So it's onward and into Germania for Asterix and Getaflix. But in the process of saving their druid, the two Gauls set off a whole series of tribal wars. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 48 pages, full color.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Machine That Made 'Miracles'!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Traveling to Happy Harbor to give a speech to graduates at Snapper Carr's home, Ray witnesses as Snapper's boat suddenly goes from being an ordinary row-boat to a giant sail boat he wishes he has; Deciding to learn the cause of his mystery, Ray changes into the Atom and decides to secretly help Snapper, so that Snapper has a good story to share with his fellow Justice League members; When crooks realize that something around Happy Harbor is turning dreams into reality, they try to steal some dress jewels that have become real. "The Case of the Innocent Thief!", script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; When a series of crimes are committed by people who have concrete alibis that put them far away from the robbery, Ray Palmer decides to figure it out as the Atom. Letter to the editor from MyComicShop owner Buddy Saunders. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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"Paradise Isle" (pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia), "The Decision," "One Man's Opinion" (art by Nicholas/Alascia), and "Night Patrol" (art by Nicholas/Alascia). Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano? Stories by unknown. Art by Carl Lindgren, Bill Fraccio? & Tony Tallarico? and u nknown. Featuring: "Fireball"; "Spit and Polish"; "Long Night"; "The Raider"; "Fatso"; and the 2-page text story "The Bridge"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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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. At the circus, Linda springs into action as Black Cat when Rick is captured by killer clowns working for the evil Dr. Zant. A day-in-the-life story features Linda Turner making a jungle movie in an outfit similar to jungle hero Sheena. While filming on location as Linda, Black Cat learns that drug smugglers have taken over a tropical island. Ghost of Blasco; Linda Turner Goes to a Party; Judo Tricks; Fangs of Terror; A Day In the Life of Linda Turner; Skull Island Beasts; The Circus Vandals; A Day With the Black Cat; The Fighting Bulls; Guns Speak Loudly; Island of Perils. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Will Blackhawk's son come to the team's rescue? Featuring: 8 page Blackhawk story "The Son of Blackhawk" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; 7 page Blackhawk story "The Crazy Quilt Crimes" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; 7 page Blackhawk story "The Mystery of the Lost Crusaders" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera. Cover by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover price $0.12.

Featuring: 7 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "Blind Man's Bluff" drawn by George Evans; 10 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "The Dreamer" drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Peppe; 8 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "The Smiling Cavalier" drawn by Tom Gill and Herb Trimpe; 1 page text story "The Man from Nowhere" drawn by Jerry Robinson; 13 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "The Island" drawn by Dan Spiegle; 2 page text story "The Phantom Plane"; 8 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "The Devil's Armchair" drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Mike Peppe; 10 page story "Find the Traitor" drawn by Bob Fujitani; 10 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "The Black Pit" drawn by Jack Sparling; 11 page Boris Karloff Thriller story "A Very Strange Burial" drawn by Alberto Giolitti; 1 page story "The Amazing Peter Hurkos" drawn by Tom Gill (on inside back cover); Thriller Pin-Up No. 2 (pin-up of the front cover without photograph, logo or lettering). NOTE: #30007-301 on cover Cover price $0.25.

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Strange Sports Stories. Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. "Challenge of the Headless Baseball Team," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; An alien race comes down to Earth to challenge the New York Jets baseball team to a game; Lefty Clark, the star pitcher, must prevent them from winning the pendant and the object of power hidden within. "Goliath of the Gridiron," script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Jim Spencer was a weak, stringy young man who one day discovered the small plant he had been taking care of had grown unnaturally bigger; Tasting some of the berries grown from the plant, Jim soon becomes stronger and faster, allowing him to become the star quarterback of the Campus team, and also winning the girl of his dreams. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.