Comic books March 1963

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Vintage men's interest magazine full of articles, short fiction, Adult oriented comic strips, and tasteful nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 80 pages, Mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Andrea meets Leo when he rescues her from a double-date gone wrong. Rhea returns to her hometown from the big city and everyone thinks she's a cosmopolitan girl, but it's all an act. Redheaded Shelly's family is ostracized because her father is an ex-convict, so they start over in another town, but she dreads new beau Bob learning about her past. Plus a cautionary tale about drifting into juvenile delinquency, in the Cold War public service announcement What You Do in Your Spare Time. ("The time is past when our nation could afford street-corner loafers!") Party Pooper; My Father's Past; How Good We Are!; The Perfect Man; The Role Called For Love; Your Role in the Cold War. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 2 #1 - February, 1962. Short-lived men's interest magazine that features erotic short fiction stories, articles and nude pin-up pictorials. 8"x10.5", 58pgs, B&W/Color. MATURE READERS. Cover price $1.00.

Cover by John Romita, Sr. Stories by unknown. Art by John Romita, Sr., Tony Abruzzo, Bill Draut and Arthur Peddy. Lana, the poor girl -- she's secretly in love with Troy in "The Secret of Love"! Also featuring: "No Heartbreak for Me"; "No Love for a Soldier"; and "Missing Heart"! Plus: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 29, Issue 8. The magazine of sex science, founded in 1933 by Hugo Gernsback. 5" x 8", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - March, 1963. Vintage men's interest magazine with stories and photographs all aimed at the playboy lifestyle. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 46 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Jack Davis. Stories and art by Jack Davis, Dick Ayers, Vic Martin, Steve Rossi, Dee Caruso and Bill Levine. Sometimes listed as Vol. 3 No. 5. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. Crestwood/Feature was the first of several publishers. A psychiatrist treats a man who thinks he is a dog, but first he must throw the stick. Two gangs of bank-robbers show up at the same bank at the same time. A parody of Charlie Chan movies. Plus stories with art by MAD legend Jack Davis and DC's Dick Ayers. And a cover by Davis. Great Moments in War; Sickiatry; Sicknificant News; The Birdman and the Newsboy; A TV Addict's Lost Weekend; Sam Benedict; Gangland Funeral; Open Mind; Karate Lessons; Talkies; The Bank Robbers; Dick and Sick; Cholly Clan's Last Case; Password; Great Moments in Crime; Will Nixon Manage the New York Mets? 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 19, Issue 6 - March, 1963. This issue features a condensed version of "The Dharma Bums" by Jack Kerouac, and "The French Porno" by Geoffrey Wagner. 8" x 11", 68 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and others. A showcase for popular Western heroes. Even Annie Oakley doesn't know for sure if a woman can be a trail boss, when she's hired to keep a cattle drive safe from rustlers. Wyatt Earp loses his cool when outlaw MacRyan steals from his friend Chiquita a ring that's been in her family for generations. When outlaws join forces with rogue Natives, Gunmaster enlists the aid of some Chinese-American friends. Plus a cautionary tale about drifting into juvenile delinquency, in the Cold War public service announcement What You Do in Your Spare Time. ("The time is past when our nation could afford street-corner loafers!") Gunmaster: The Sword and the Mandarin!; Annie Oakley: Boss Lady; The One That Got Away; Karl's Kindness; Your Role in the Cold War; Wyatt Earp: Chiquita's Ring! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 3, issue 4 - March 1963. Men's interest magazine featuring adventure and action stories, true life stories, and pictorials. Cover by Mark Schneider. Cover stories include "Our Great Abortion Boom!", "How a Nude Mailman Conquered an Island!" and "The Jap Major's Chinese Harem!" 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations and photos) MATURE READERS Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Olsen is so fed up with the world, he takes off for space, but returning is not so easy. Lt. Lind crashes on an alien planet and is nursed back to health by Ishduba, who appears to be a beautiful redheaded human woman. An astronaut meets the Lutudanians, who look disturbingly like human crocodiles. The Space Dreamer; A Nice Place to Visit; The Incredible Brat; Dream On; Vanni the Vanisher; The Trip Back. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Spiegle art appears in all issues of this series. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. Mind-controlling blobs from space threaten to take over the Earth. Ensign Ahern explores an uncharted planet, in comic that reads like the inspiration for "Spaceman Spiff." Luther and his dog Tigue witness a tiger-man from outer space arriving in a tiger-striped spaceship, resulting in a battle like none other in comics. An Ugly World; Easy Victory; Double Danger; The Odd One. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Battle of the Dinosaur Aquarium featuring The War That Time Forgot, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Dynamite Pencil Pusher, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Abel. The Fort Had Two Skippers, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Abel. Unity is Strength, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. Marine Signs of World War II half-page, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"When Earth Turned Into a Comet!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino); and the Atomic Knights in "The Plant That Hated Humans!" (art by Murphy Anderson). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Human Torch stars in "The Threat of the Torrid Twosome," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Dick Ayers; The Acrobat tricks the Human Torch into helping him rob a bank before double crossing him; The Torch chases and captures the thief with the help of the Fantastic Four. "The Recipe" text story. "Man on the Scaffold!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A teller of tall tales becomes the butt of some ribbing when he tries to tell his fellow painters that he has acquired some magic paints. "The Mystery of the Purple Planet!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Paul Reinman; A space expedition is sent to a distant planet when it is suddenly covered with an artificial mist; The team finds gold and takes it, but are transformed into aliens like the inhabitants. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Human Torch stars in "The Threat of the Torrid Twosome," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Dick Ayers; The Acrobat tricks the Human Torch into helping him rob a bank before double crossing him; The Torch chases and captures the thief with the help of the Fantastic Four. "The Recipe" text story. "Man on the Scaffold!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A teller of tall tales becomes the butt of some ribbing when he tries to tell his fellow painters that he has acquired some magic paints. "The Mystery of the Purple Planet!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Paul Reinman; A space expedition is sent to a distant planet when it is suddenly covered with an artificial mist; The team finds gold and takes it, but are transformed into aliens like the inhabitants. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Military drama focusing on the undersea vessels of WWII and the Cold War. The crew of an American submarine seeks revenge after a Soviet sub sinks their sister ship. "Frogmen" must prevent enemy frogmen from revealing the whereabouts of their sub, or risk the Cold War turning hot. A US sub crew rendezvouses with a Norwegian partisan who has info on Nazi ship locations, but something's not right. Sunken Fortress; The Secret Killer; False Friend; Lest We Forget: Theodore Roosevelt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Dick Giordano, and Vince Colletta. Action girls Sue and Sally Smith face dangers around the world as they bring medical care by any means necessary. Most of the stories in this issue feature art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Racing down a mountainside to save an injured man, Sue and Sally must first save themselves. In a Cold War story, Sue tries to protect the diabetic prince of a "Southeast Asian" country from interference with his medical care by a Communist agent. Redheaded Rhonda, who is beautiful but shy, gets talked into working a kissing booth for a charity carnival, and that's where she meets Andy. Mental Cure; The Kissing Booth; Determined Love; Death Mountain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: Sugar & Spike's First Valentine Party (with Little Arthur), More Adventures with the White Stuff, How High Is Up? (with Little Arthur), The Battle of the Pull Toy! (with Little Arthur). Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Health Myths Debunked! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Cut-Out Valentine Cards by Mayer. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Spring 1963. Published by Mike Tuohey. Super-Hero was one of the earlier comic book fanzines. Issue #2 includes: cover art by Richard "Grass" Green; a Simon & Kirby checklist, Captain Cro-Magnon comic strip, article on Captain 3-D by Mike Tuohey, Comic Reader Extra with a red hot scoops, Thunderbird comic strip, Original art section, and more. Contributing writers to this issue are Ted White, Jerry Bails, Roy Thomas, Bilfo White, and Ken Tesar. Contributing artist are Richard Green, Mike Vosburg, Biljo White, Jerry Bails, Roy Thomas, Ken Tesar, Bill Ryan, Alan Weiss, Larry Kopf Jr, Tim Batterby, and Tom Hoffman. 32 pgs.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Full-length story, "The Three Ages of Superboy!", divided into three chapters, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein: "Land of the Pharaohs!"; Trying to help his science teacher Mr. Larkin, Superboy chases three red kryptonite meteors through the time barrier; In ancient Egypt he helps build a pyramid and forces the pharaoh to stop enslaving his workers; The red kryptonite turns him into a lion-human hybrid, and the workers create the sphinx in his memory; "The Secret of the Black Knight!"; In Medieval England Arthur encounters Merlin, whose magic turns out to be early scientific inventions; When Sir Arthur disappears before the tournament, Superboy challenges the Black Knight, who fights him with a red kryptonite mace, which makes Superboy magnetic; and "The Wild West of Jesse James!"; In 1871 Missouri Superboy joins Doc. Langdon's medicine show while he searches for the red kryptonite, meantime foiling crimes by Jesse James; The James gang find the red kryptonite and make bullets to force Superboy to help them, but he is turned into a double of Jesse James, a fact he uses to corral the gang. Statement of ownership - average paid circulation 605,000. Strange Sports Stories ad. Super-Turtle humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Safety First -- All Year! public service page, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Dummy that Haunted Jimmy Olsen!, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; Jimmy is being attacked by a ventriloquist's dummy. Leslie Lowe, Girl Reporter!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Jimmy quits the Daily Planet, but when he discovers he can't get another job he disguises himself as a woman to get his old job back. Super Lucy Lane!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte. Statement of ownership--average print run 470,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. In this issue: A Special Seminar on Love; How to Meet Swinging Girls - A Down-to-Earth Bachelor's Guide from Sex without Marriage, the Best-Selling Book; Love and the Drinking Man by Joe E. Lewis; What Makes a Man Sexy by Tina Robin; Igloo Love - Satire on Eskimo Love; and Apou, the Young Wife - National Prize-Winner. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. First appearance of Iron Man in "Iron Man Is Born!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Don Heck; Playboy industrialist and weapons designer Tony Stark is injured in Vietnam and captured by communists; While pretending to build a weapon for his captors he builds a suit of battle armor to keep his injured heart beating and uses it to escape and beat the communist commander. "The Treasure" text story. "The Last Rocket!", art by Gene Colan; When the sun starts dying humanity goes into space, except for two nature lovers; Just as the last rocket leaves a new sun flares to life, and the two remaining humans, Adam and Eve, rename the planet Earth. "Gundar!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A shipwrecked man finds cursed Viking ghosts on an island, and his descent from the captain that cursed them releases them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. First appearance of Iron Man in "Iron Man Is Born!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Don Heck; Playboy industrialist and weapons designer Tony Stark is injured in Vietnam and captured by communists; While pretending to build a weapon for his captors he builds a suit of battle armor to keep his injured heart beating and uses it to escape and beat the communist commander. "The Treasure" text story. "The Last Rocket!", art by Gene Colan; When the sun starts dying humanity goes into space, except for two nature lovers; Just as the last rocket leaves a new sun flares to life, and the two remaining humans, Adam and Eve, rename the planet Earth. "Gundar!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A shipwrecked man finds cursed Viking ghosts on an island, and his descent from the captain that cursed them releases them. 36 pgs., full color

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Prisoner of the Slave World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; Henry Pym is kidnapped along with other scientists in order to build a super-weapon for a tyrant in another dimension. Tricky Travel text story. When the Beast Walks!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Joe Sinnott; An animal-loving reporter saves a four-armed ape from a hunter and discovers that it is really an alien looking for a human worthy of hearing its message. The Curse!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A dictator pretends that a treasure is cursed in order to get it for himself, but it turns out the treasure is cursed and a ghost takes him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Prisoner of the Slave World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; Henry Pym is kidnapped along with other scientists in order to build a super-weapon for a tyrant in another dimension. Tricky Travel text story. When the Beast Walks!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Joe Sinnott; An animal-loving reporter saves a four-armed ape from a hunter and discovers that it is really an alien looking for a human worthy of hearing its message. The Curse!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A dictator pretends that a treasure is cursed in order to get it for himself, but it turns out the treasure is cursed and a ghost takes him. 36 pgs., full color.

Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Jungle Smith" one page story, art by Russ Manning. "The Hunting of the Beast," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan fights and kills a nandi bear. "The Mysterious Well" text story starring Mabu. "The Insult," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; A titled European taxidermist is given assistance by Boy and Buto, but his imperious attitude results in his near-drowning. "Cloud of Terror," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Locusts devour all the crops in Aba-Zulu and the brothers make plans to seek food for their people outside their valley. Tarzan illustration by Russ Manning. "The Worst Killer," art by Russ Manning; A brief look at the interactions of crocodiles and hippopotamuses. Tarzan Pin-Up No. 3 painted back cover by George Wilson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. The legendary lawmen of frontier Texas bring justice to the lawless West. Ignoring orders from his superiors, a Ranger takes after the outlaw called the Yucca Kid - his older brother. The Rangers pursue one of their own who has turned to crime. A sheriff corners an outlaw on a hilltop and gets some help from a neighbor's dog. The Gunslinger; The Killer Kind; No Target for the Killer's Guns; Dance Or Else; Behind the Badge; Lest We Forget: Nathan Hale. 32 pages, Full Color.