Comic books July 1957

Stories and art by Gene Relly and others. Western comics featuring Native hero Swift Arrow, masked lawman The Lone Rider, and grizzled prospector the Hermit. Swift Arrow's twin brother Crooked Arrow attacks a wagon train, causing Lone Rider to think Swift Arrow is responsible. Hermit Slate attracts unwanted attention from bandits after he finally discovers gold, and the Rider must intervene. Swift Arrow's tribe faces the hostile Wolf tribe in battle, unless Swift Arrow can negotiate a peace. The Brave and the Proud; Trial by Conscience; The Big Hunt; Rider: A Shower of Sparks!; The Final Contest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

10¢ Edition. Gordon Scott photo cover. "Tarzan and the Watchers," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Om-Lat help defend the City of Wazban against an attack by albino pygmies. "Elephant Trap" text story starring Mabu. "The Valley of Shadows," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Boy help a family of South African settlers find a safe site for a home. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers help restore a deposed king to his throne. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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15¢ Price Variant. Gordon Scott photo cover. "Tarzan and the Watchers," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Om-Lat help defend the City of Wazban against an attack by albino pygmies. "Elephant Trap" text story starring Mabu. "The Valley of Shadows," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Boy help a family of South African settlers find a safe site for a home. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers help restore a deposed king to his throne. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

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Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. Gordon Scott Photo inside front cover. 28 pages, B&W.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Very Good $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 67, Issue 2 - July, 1957. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. The legendary lawmen of frontier Texas bring justice to the lawless West. A lone homesteader dares to stand against the land baron known as King Anderson, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Ranger Langan's latest assignment is to protect a wealthy banker and his beautiful ward, Sue. Top-hatted tenderfoot Justin realizes that outlaws don't respect a man's sovereignty unless it's spelled out in buckshot. Big Shots Bodyguard; Tenderfoot; Sir Billy Goes West; The Most Desperate Man in Texas; The Only One. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Bob McCartney. Stories and art by Jack O'Brien and others. Charlton gives its Mad imitator its fourth and final title, as it continues its hit-or-miss parodies of 1950s pop culture. In a parody of "hillbilly" comic strips Snuffy Smith and Li'l Abner, Snuffy steals Abner's gal Daisy Mae. A parody of space heroes, as Captain Half Past Twelve encounters beautiful but needy women at home and on strange planets. Plus a do-it-yourself guide to imitating the Elvis look. Spoofs of 1950s advertising, including toothpaste, brassieres, and sodas. Cover by Bob McCartney features numerous 1950s celebrities and cartoon characters, including Mad's cover boy Alfred E. Neuman himself. Glum... the Only Toothpaste You Use Just Once; Man's Best Friend!; When the Animals Finally Take Over!; I Test Hopped the Minestrone RXY-1-XPU; The Adventures of Sniffy Snuff; Confessions of a Psychiatrist's Couch; It's Part of the Game; Captain Half Past Twelve; Expose; Ribald Classic; Crazy Home Hint Dept.; Mother Goosed; Songs to Sing By; Ripper's Page; You Too Can Be a Pelvis!; Crazy's Very Own Guzzle Guide for a Simple Road to Alcoholism; Dear Miss Heartburn; Why Spend Time at Home; The Two-Headed Tigress of Pluto; Let's Explore Your Noodle!; Doodles; Letters to the Editor; Letters from the Editor; An Important Message for Mechanical Men; Blow Out That Stuffed-Up Head!; Be Slim! 8.5-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W with Red. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and others. Numbering continues from Zaza the Mystic (1956) #11. More tales of ghosts and the supernatural from Charlton. All the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A beachcomber finds a strange canister, the first sign of an invasion from outer space. Dr. Diablo, like Dr. Cyclops before him, has tiny people at his mercy. The last of the centaurs emerges from a cave after thousands of years, intent on revenge against two-legged humanity. The Faceless Ones!; The Messages; Adventure Lands: The Moon; Dangerous Mud Flats; The Thing on the Beach; His Fate; The Last One. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer. We Want Action!; The readers want action, but Minus wants to tell jokes. The Mole the Merrier; Minus gets lost in Marmaduke's mole tunnels. Make Mine Monotony; Minus complains how dull things are and then gets trapped in a balloon! Captains Courageous; Minus wants to know why Fatsy is the Captain. South Pole or Bust; Minus digs a tunnel all the way to the South Pole (sort of)! Scripts by Sy Reit, art by Rube Grossman. Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop filler page by Martin Naydel. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "The Unlucky Fishermen" ad for the Junior Sales Club of America. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #3734- July 27, 1957. Fiction, articles, jokes and cartoons. Cyd Charisse article. Tabloid newspaper, 9 3/4-in. x 12 1/2-in., 38 pages, B&W.

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Cover pencils by Lynn Karp. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Busy Little Bee"; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; and Tom & Jerry back-up tale with pencils by Karp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Brown. The Unknown Warrior starring Tomahawk, art by Bob Brown. The Fighting Lady of Fort Endurance starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. The Return of the Mask starring Tomahawk, art by Bob Brown; an Indian named the Mask aims to kill the governor. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 17, Issue 9 - July, 1957. 8" x 11", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 25, Issue 2 - July 1957. Formerly New Detective Magazine. Adventure articles, stories, and photos. "Two Trunksful of Death". 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 5 - July 1957. Men's interest magazine focused on war and true crime stores. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Formerly Radio-Television Life. Cover price $0.15.

First issue of the series -- previously 2-Gun Western (1956). Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Joe Sinnott, Gene Colan, Syd Shores, Bob Forgione, Jack Abel and unknown. In this issue: A gunslinger tries to hide his past in "Return of the Gunhawk" by Stan Lee and Joe Sinnott; a robber finds that he can't escape his past in "Vince Wilkins, Badman!" by Lee and Gene Colan; Black Rider helps solve a problem in a lumber camp in "The Deadly Forest" with pencils by Syd Shores; a saloon owner disagrees with the new sheriff's method of law enforcement in "The Sheriff-Hater" by Lee, Bob Forgione and Jack Abel; and an old prospector struggles to survive in the 2-page text story "The Prospector"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Giordano, Al Williamson, John Giunta, Bob Powell, Marvin Stein, Reed Crandall and unknown. In this issue: "The Garrity Gang Strikes" with art by Dick Giordano; "The Death of Dallas Dawson" with pencils by Al Williamson; "Revenge!" with pencils by John Giunta; "Blazing Colts!" with pencils by Bob Powell; "Stay Off the Streets!" with art by Marvin Stein; and 2-page text story "The Fighting Bugle" with illo by Reed Crandall. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Frank Bolle, George Roussos, Syd Shores, Angelo Torres, Jim Mooney, Bob Forgione, and Jack Abel. Tantalizing tales of suspense and horror, sometimes with science fiction elements. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "Three Wishes to Doom, art by Jack Kirby; Inmates Ram Crowder and Silky Martin find a magical lamp which grants them three wishes, including freedom, though not riches; But Ram is OK with that because he stashed the stolen money from his last job. "The Sinister Cannon, art by Bernard Baily; Men are compelled to create a cannon for a being claiming to be a moon-dweller, supposedly to send him back to the moon, but the moon-dweller is really a mole-man and the cannon is to send him back into the Earth. Moolah the Mystic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "The Rainbow Man, art by George Roussos; Dr. Hargate discovers how chameleons change color and gives himself the same abilities in order to commit crimes. Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. "Spirits in the Sky article. "The City of the Three Dooms, art by Mort Meskin; A Nazi sub travels through time to three different eras, but decides it would be better for them if they just turned themselves in in the present. Professor Eureka humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen" ad for the Junior Sales Club of America. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1957. Cover by Ed Emsh. Science fiction stories: "Not So Great an Enemy" by James E. Gunn, "And Then She Found Him" by Paul Janvier, "Aces Loaded" by Theodore R. Cogswell, "The Keeper" by H. Beam Piper, "The Education of Tigress Macardle" by C. M. Kornbluth, "Seat of Judgment" by Lester Del Rey and "The Harvest" by Tom Godwin. Interior art by John Giunta and Cindy Smith. 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

#202, 7/57, Vol 17/No 10, 10c. Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Pluto in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part three and conclusion of "The Phantom Fires." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips, and a one-page text feature "The Goofy Vacation." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

15¢ Price Variant. Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Pluto in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse and Goofy in part three and conclusion of "The Phantom Fires." The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips, and a one-page text feature "The Goofy Vacation." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

"The Commies and Sgt. Sawyer" (art by Gene Colan), "Tank Attack!" (art by Joe Sinnott), "The Thick of Battle" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "The Man Who Came Home," "Mutiny!" (art by Colan), and a two-page text story, "Two Against the Enemy." John Severin cover. Cover price $0.10.