Comic books December 1957

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino, Sal Trapani, Maurice Whitman, Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia. War comics featuring the US Army in WWII, Korea and other conflicts, part of Charlton's Fightin' military series. Lucas has never been able to fight back against bullies, until that one day at the 38th Parallel in Korea. Pvt. Mansell has a knack for spotting Axis snipers in WWII's Pacific Theater. An American squad is chosen to draw a Panzer unit out of hiding. Plus a look at the recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher, better known as the bazooka. Nowhere to Run; Sniper; The Double's Double; The Man Behind the Man; Dugout Hero; Bait for a Tiger; In This Corner...The Bazooka. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia. Introduction to First Kiss by editor Pat Masulli. "Campus Crush"; College student Pam doesnt have time for a social life, but football hero Rick offers to trade her "lessons in fun" for help in chemistry; Some people think Rick is just using her, but their love is real. "One Stolen Kiss," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; Helen accepts a position as an apprentice fashion designer in Paris, leaving her former boyfriend Steve behind; Steve follows her to France and they will be married. "Boom Goes the Bachelor" text story. "No Kiss Tonight"; Cleo is upset when Jimmy doesnt try to kiss her at the end of their date; He finally does and shes happy. "Love's Crucible," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia; Graduate student Kay falls in love with chemistry professor Jules, but their romance begins to negatively affect his work and her grades, so they break up; They reconcile "on a solid basis for unselfish understanding." "Good Ole Joe," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sal Trapani; Joe falls in love with Cam even though theyve just met; When she leaves for Florida with her mother, Joe follows and proposes. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Tom Gill, Tom Hickey, and Bob Powell. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. Handsome lawyer Kit defends old friend Julia for murder, but she's still in love with the late Rex. Harriet loves struggling composer Mickey, but isn't prepared for the hardships of poverty. Ginny suspects the worst when fiance Kip is seen with beauty Drucie. Guilty of Loving You; The Misery of Love; I Married a Jockey; Sneak Thief; First Kiss, First Date; Poor Man's Wife; Stolen Moments. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Jock Mahoney. Stories and art by Bill Ziegler and others. The Range Rider and his sidekick Dick patrol the West; based on the classic 1951-1953 TV series. Outlaws make the mistake of targeting Range Rider and Dick as they're making a payroll delivery on the train through Devil's Canyon. But it's all part of a plot to steal an election. Plus the Range Rider's rope tricks. Evil Empire; A Slick Trick; Sagebrush Stories: The Big Deal; The Clay Horse; The Range Rider's West. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

October-December Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger, John Forte and Ogden Whitney. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A man has the worlds first driverless car when his car comes to life; A wizards spell gives a tree magical properties that last through the centuries; A man consults a professor to figure out the three wishes that cannot possibly backfire. The Enchanted Tree!; Magic River; The Car That Came Alive!; The Foolproof Wishes; Annals of the Occult; Attu the Terrible! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $3.70 1" tear through back cover and 9 wraps. (does not affect art and story).

Indicia title is "THE LITTLEST SNOWMAN RESCUES CHRISTMAS, No. 864." Painted cover art by Mel Crawford. The Littlest Snowman Rescues Christmas, script by Charles Tazewell (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation), art by Mel Crawford; The Littlest Snowman goes to the North Pole to release the Spirit of Christmas from a mountaintop glacier. Based on the children's book "The Littlest Snowman" (1955) by Charles Tazewell. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

8 in. x 10.5 in. 72 pages. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - Winter 1957. Men's interest humor magazine featuring slice of life, and good girl art cartoons and single panel gag strips along with full color centerfold pin-up's. This month's featured model is legendary Lili St. Cyr. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Fine $15.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 22, Issue 09 - December 1957. Cover by Thomas Beecham. Men's adventure magazine featuring articles and pin-up pictorials. This issue with a Diane Webber pictorial. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 15, No. 2 - December , 1957. 5.5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Initially titled "Jem" until some time in the late 50's-early 60s. Men's interest magazine with fiction, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W with color on some pictorial pages. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

Initially titled "Jem" until some time in the late 50's-early 60s. Men's interest magazine with fiction, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W with color on some pictorial pages. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

Vintage men's interest magazine that features short fiction stories, music reviews, adult humor comics, interviews, fashion, and nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 82 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $9.00 Interior is complete. Full length spine split with missing back cover. Front cover taped at spine.

Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Written by Robert Kanigher, Bill Finger and Bob Haney. Art by Jerry Grandenetti, John Severin, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito and Robert Stuart. In this issue: "Call for a Gunner!" by Robert Kanigher and Jerry Grandenetti; "Combat Tag!" by Bill Finger and John Severin; "Count the Steps to War!" by Bob Haney, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; and "The Floating Street!" by Finger, Grandenetti and Robert Stuart. (Note: Minor Sgt. Rock prototype by Finger.) 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover inks by Maurice Whitman. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Vince Alascia. This issue of Charlton's plus-sized anthology focuses on Christmas stories. Atomic Mouse's arch-enemy Count Gatto poses as Santa Claus, in a spoof of "The Night Before Christmas." In another story, Count Gatto takes Atomic Mouse's U-235 pills and gains superpowers of his own. The father of Timmy the Timid Ghost tries to find a gift that can't possibly hurt anyone. Millie puts on a circus for the orphans, but Skinflint Sloth wants half the profits for using his property, until Happy the Magic Bunny intervenes. (This is a revised Marvel Bunny story from Fawcett, with all references to Captain Marvel removed.) Santas Best Route; The Night Before Christmas; Atom the Cat: Playing It Safe; Li'l Tomboy: It Was the Day Before Christmas…; Milton Mouses Discovery; Li'l Mouse: How Do You Explain That?; Timmy the Timid Ghost: A Special Present; Atomic Rabbit: Me and My Badge; Atomic Mouse; Whats in a Name?; Gus the Goofy Ghost; Atomic Mouse; A Dragon Has Many Lives!; Happy the Magic Bunny: Circus Capers; Willie the Worm: Winter Sports; Atomic Rabbit: A Late Christmas; Atom the Cat: The Giftnappers; Seal Psychology; Lil Ghost; Atom the Cat: The Trap; Timmy the Timid Ghost: A Lot of Good; Atomic Rabbit: The Longest List Ever!; Bearing Gifts; Santa Gets Going. Final issue of the series. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

One of the supplemental titles for Girl Scouts, Leader focused on helping older Scouts in discovering leadership qualities, finding ways to help their community, and assisting younger Girl Scouts in troop activities.

Volume 3, Issue 12-36 - December, 1957. Magazine for gun enthusiasts. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Western comics featuring the masked lawman The Rider, Native hero Lone Eagle, and grizzled prospector the Old Hermit. Swift Arrow's tribe must choose their leader in trial by combat with an enemy tribe. The Old Hermit turns the tables on a snake-oil salesman. When outlaws take over a town, Johnny Hemp becomes the masked hero known as The Whip. Frontier Marshal: Outlawed!; The Phantom Troops; Swift Arrow: The Courage That Contained a Secret!; Whip: Hombres at Large; The Hermit: Shake Well Before Using! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - December, 1957. Men's interest magazine focused on articles on war, true crime, adventure tales, and pin-up models. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

Little Dot's Uncles issue. "Meet My Uncle Alp in Mountain Adventure"; Clumsy Uncle Alp takes Dot "mountain climbing"--up an apartment building; Dot is frightened but goes along; They go down a building under construction, but Alp gets tangled around a beam; Dot "saves" him. "Meet My Uncle Speedy in First Prize"; Little Dot is a "crazy woman driver" with her soap box racer; She bumps into Uncle Speedy on his way to the Midget Car Races; As she presses the starter for him, the car zooms into the race. "Meet My Uncle Buck in Jungle Fun"; Dot steps out her door, is snared in a noose, and meets Uncle Buck, the big game hunter; Off to Africa on an animal-catching safari!; Uncle Buck is hapless, but Dot catches monkeys with candy bars, ties a knot in a lion's tail, spooks a baby elephant with a rubber mouse, even catches giant African red ants with a picnic! "The Big Race"; Richie helps Johnny build a soap box racer so he can win a college scholarship; Richie is sure he'll win; But Mister Rich presents Richie with a slick racer for the same race! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Quiz-show champ Aline is at a loss for words when it comes to impressing handsome Tony. A land dispute causes Ruth's dad to demand that she stop seeing Ted, the man she loves. Nerdy Della knows she's the only one who really loves Gary, but she can't steal his attention away from the fun-loving girls around him. Plus a cover that may be the work of comics legend Joe Simon. The Quiz Queen; I Longed for Love!; My Love was Forbidden!; One Sided Love; Know Your Own Mind! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - December, 1957. 4" x 11", 104 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

8.5" x 11", 84 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $33.00

Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Stories and art by Gil Kane, Mort Drucker, Julius Schwartz, John Broome, Raymond Perry, and Joe Giella. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Gerry Hopkins is framed for robbery by planted evidence, in one of three stories (and cover) this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gil Kane. Hoppy is trapped between an angry jaguar and an ambushin' outlaw with only one bullet in his gun. Plus fun facts from Old West history written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. And another story by Schwartz, with art by future Mad Magazine legend Mort Drucker. Trail of the Telltale Clues!; The Canine Sheriff of Twin Rivers!; In the Navaho Beginning; The Indian Boy Who Turned into a Star!; The Outlaw or the Jaguar! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff gets into an altercation with a dim-witted, aggressive giant, but the two turn out to be evenly matched. Also, the first appearance of long-running backup character Stumbo the Giant. Hot Stuff; Forever Ember. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $250.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4585538003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover by Bob Brown. Featuring: 6 page story "The Miniature Disasters" drawn by George Roussos; 6 page story "The Last Sorcerer" drawn by Bernard Baily; 6 page story "Puppets of Doom" drawn by Howard Purcell; 6 page story "Dream Girl" drawn by Bob Brown; 2 page Just Imagine reprint story "The Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow" by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart FR 1.0 $7.70 Severe water damage.

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Cover by Al Jaffee. Stories and art by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, R. O. Blechman, Howie Schneider, Paul Rosner, Larry Siegel and Russ Heath. Another attempt by Harvey Kurtzman to duplicate the success of Mad magazine, Humbug was actually published by the artists who created it. How to carve a Thanksgiving turkey so it's nothing but drumsticks. Reporter (and future 60 Minutes anchor) Mike Wallace gets the Humbug Award. Satirical looks at fraternal orders, tobacco ads, and pro basketball. Contributions from many past and future MAD Idiots, including Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, and Arnold Roth. Pain? Headache? No Furniture? Bofforin; Mike Sticker's Pandemonium Quiz; How to Bring Up Your Child Without Really Lying; Lodges Fraternal Orders and Other Secret Societies; Send John Kasper to the Moon; The Day Murray Schneiderman Was Shot; The Humbug Award: Mike Wallace; Tall Men in Basketball; Evolution in Publishing; Thanksgiving Dinner; 40 Years Have Brought Amazing Progress in Gasoline Improvement; Like How to Carve Turkey; Voting Machine; Asiatic Flufrightus; Nifty Songs; Announcing an Entirely New Kind of Tobacco. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

December, 1957. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 120 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 8, No. 6 - December , 1957. 5.25" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 1, No. 4. December 1957. Cover by George Gross. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8.25" x 11". 74 pages. Black and white. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.50

Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. "Indian Chief White Eagle: Prey of the Pawnees"; Prairie fire endangers the village. Fleeing, they end up in Pawnee territory and are not welcome. "Secret Remedy" text story. "Red Wing, Son of the Chief: Blue Sands"; Red Wing and White Faun seek out ritual blue sand and a herb needed to heal his sick father. "Little Warrior" filler page; A brief tribute to Little Warrior. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and Vince Alascia. Love blooms in the thorny garden of scandal, courtesy of Charlton. In a story that reflects the attitudes of its time, young widow Sara is afraid to tell new boyfriend Jimmy that she has a son. Carmen loves poor farmer Brick, but considers marrying wealthy Clay to escape from her impoverished life. Sheila moves back to her family mansion and falls for the property's caretaker, Tupper, but dating the servants simply isn't done. Ashamed of My Baby; Late Love; Heart's Desire; Summer Sumac Ripens Romance; Love's Servant; A Single Tear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story.

December 1957. Christmas cover by Jack Weaver. Text stories and illustrations. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, partial color. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 7 - December, 1957. Vintage men's interest magazine that focused mainly on tasteful nude pin-up photography, but also included articles, reviews, adult humor comics strips, and erotic short fiction stories. 8.5" x 10.5", 70 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 12, No. 4 - December, 1957. 7" x 9.75", 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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

December 1957. Humor Digest featuring jokes, pinups and cartoons. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/4-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.