Comic books October 1958

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Pluto. Adventures with Mickey Mouse's dog Pluto. Issue features "Dangerous Diggins," "His Knowing Nose," "Hold That Tiger," and "Temporary Teamwork." Issue also has one and two-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Maverick in "Stage West" and "Irish Luck." Art by Dan Spiegle. James Garner/JackKelly photo cover (and inside front cover). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8 - Issue 2, October 1958. Men's magazine featuring pinups of women. 8 in. x 10.5 in. 72 pages. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

Oct-Nov 1958. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Cover by Bill Wenzel. Cartoons by Vic Herman, Frank Beaven, Henry Boltinoff, and others. Softcover Digest, saddle-stitched, 5 1/4-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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No. 39 - October , 1958. 5.5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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October 1958. Cover by Sol Dember. Stories: "Time Killer" (Part 1 of 4) by Robert Sheckley, "The Wizards of Pung's Corners" by Frederik Pohl, "Lisbon Cubed" by William Tenn, "Paramount ULJ" by Avram Davidson, "Block That Metaphor" by Robert Bloch. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.; 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.

Vintage men's interest magazine that features short fiction stories, music reviews, adult humor comics, interviews, fashion, and nude pin-up photography. This issue with an Allison Hayes pictorial. 8" x 11", 76 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Written by Robert Kanigher and Bob Haney. Art by Jerry Grandenetti, Ross Andru, Jack Abel, Joe Kubert and Mike Esposito. In this issue: "Battle Parade" by Robert Kanigher and Jerry Grandenetti; "Beach Club!" by Bob Haney, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "War on the Hour!" by Haney and Jack Abel; "Wings for a Jet" by Haney and Joe Kubert; and 1-pager "Misnomers of War!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 6 - October, 1958. Format change from humor magazine to men's interest magazine. Fiction, articles and pictorials. 8.25" x 11", 56 pages, B&W and color. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.35.

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Photo cover of James Arness as Matt Dillon from the Gunsmoke TV series. The Witness—Gunsmoke, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jim McLaughlin; A panhandler is witness to a robbery and killing, but has trouble getting anyone to believe him. The Missing Mules--True Tales of Dodge City, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Al Williamson; A freighter named Dirty Face Jones has his four stolen mules returned by the thieves without the sherif's help. Low Bid—Gunsmoke, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Jim McLaughlin; A cattle buyer named Druck uses his gang to intimidate other cattle buyers from bidding at the stock auctions and is able to buy the cattle for cheap prices. Photo ad of Roy Rogers and four small children dressed in Roy Rogers "Double R Brand" clothes posed in a "play" holdup (back cover). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marty Taras and others. A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue features Herman and Katnip, the perpetually warring cat-and-mouse duo that later inspired "Itchy and Scratchy" from The Simpsons. Katnip thinks the odds are finally in his favor, but Herman the mouse makes him wish hed stayed in bed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Oct.-Nov. 1958. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Gil Kane. Stories and art by Gil Kane, Mort Drucker, Bernard Sachs, Julius Schwartz, John Broome, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi, and Henry Boltinoff. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong's visiting niece gets into one dangerous situation after another, and Hoppy must get her out of them, in one of three stories (and cover) this issue illustrated by future Marvel legend Gil Kane. Hopalong feels threatened by the success of a fictional Western hero from a newspaper serial that has the whole own talking. Plus fun facts from Old West history, written by legendary DC editor Julius Schwartz. And a story with art by future Mad Magazine legend Mort Drucker. The Amazing Sheriff of Double Creek!; Hide-Out of the Black Horse Gang; Indian Tribal Names; Cattle Crossing; The Girl from Fort Cheyenne! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "Hot Rod at the Panam"; art by Jack Keller; "The Quiet One"; 1958 Volkswagen, Sunroof, Engine...; "One Every Ten Seconds, The Story of Henry Ford"; and "The Clunker" art by Dick Malmgren. "Have a Hot Rod Club" illustrated text article. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Featuring: 6 page story "The Fantastic Sky Puzzle" drawn by Nick Cardy; 6 page story "Duel of the Sorcerers" drawn by Bill Ely; 6 page story "A Date With Disaster" drawn by Lou Cameron; 8 page story "The Creature From Inner Space" drawn by Ruben Moreira. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Featuring: "The Menace of Multifax" drawn by Lou Cameron; "The Sleuth with the Super-Powers" drawn by George Roussos; "Museum of Worthless Inventions" drawn by Bernard Baily; "The Face in the Mist" drawn by Bill Ely. Plus: "Curious Names of Western Mines" by Morris Waldinger. Also, the text story "Scotland's Pet 'Monster'" written by George Kashdan. Also, gag tales by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories and art by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, and Larry Siegel. Another attempt by Harvey Kurtzman to duplicate the success of Mad magazine, Humbug was actually published by the artists who created it. These last two issues were produced in magazine-size format. Parodies of the monster movie Rodan and 1950s muscle magazines. Satirical looks at racing fans, wedding photographers, and hunting. An excerpt from the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, the original English satirist. Contributions from many past and future MAD Idiots, including Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, and Arnold Roth. Excerpts from Kurtzman's previous magazine Trump, including spoofs of L'il Abner and Rin-Tin-Tin. Man - We're Beat!; Randan; Humbug Holiday Album: The Fourth of July; Sports; Judo; Sing a Song of Sixpence; Report on Cigarette Filter Tips; T.V. Titles; And You Know Who Gets Killed; Muscle Magazines; Old Prints for Future Viewing; The Wedding Photographer; Portrait of the Adult West; Gullver's Travels; Are You a Conformist?; L'l Ab'r; Hunting; How to Read an Annual Report; Tin-Rin-Rin-Tin-Rin; Columnia LR Panels; Smoke the Big M! Final issue of the series. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in.; 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

October 1958. Cover by John Pederson Jr. Stories: "Growing Season" by F. L. Wallace, "Car Pool" by Rosel George Brown, "Recall Mechanism" by Philip K. Dick, "The Ogre" by Avram Davidson, "Never in a Thousand Years" by Wynne N. Whiteford, "Sitting Duck" by Daniel F. Galouye, "Mutineer" by Robert J. Shea, "A Life and a Half" by Paul Flehr, and "Baker's Dozens" by Jim Harmon. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 120 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 9, No. 5 - October , 1958. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 4, No. 1 - October , 1958. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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.

Vol. 20 #12 - August 1958. Text stories for children. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, partial color. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - October 1958, 8.5" x 10.5", 70 pages, B&W/Color. 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. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 13, No. 2 - October, 1958. 7" x 9.75", 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Humphrey is a contestant on a radio quiz show, but can't think of the third letter of the alphabet, in a story featuring cameos by Joe Palooka and Little Max. Humphrey must pull his own prodigious weight in a wheelbarrow race to win an apple pie. Humphrey builds his Humphreymobile using an old outhouse, featuring an activity page for the reader to build one of their own. Plus solo stories featuring Little Max and Joe Palooka. Also featuring a vintage ad for Nabisco featuring a two-page comic story, "The Adventures of the Spoonmen." 'Rithmetic Problem; Beat The Heat; Little Max: Alice's Ideal, Share and Share Alike; Joe Palooka: A Hollywood Adventure; How Humphrey Built His Own Humphreymobile; Now You Can Build Your Own Junior Humphreymobile!; Humphrey Gets the Point; Sweet Non-Scents: Brother's Helper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

October 1958. 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.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. "The Spoilers"; When the gang sees Jughead showing up at Archie's house, they run out the back door; Mrs. Andrews feels so bad about it she feeds Jughead while Mr. Andrews calls Mr. Lodge to see if they went over there. "Pardon My French"; Jughead reads a French cookbook and decides to go to a nice restaurant to try one of the dishes. "Sound Off!"; Jughead makes sounds vocally which imitate accidents such as ripping pants, screeching cats and dishes breaking. "Watch the Birdie"; Jughead is interested in bird watching until he accidentally mistakes a tough guy's girlfriend's hat for a rare bird. "Help! Help!" one-page Li'l Jinx story, script and art by Joe Edwards. "A Saucy Dish," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; The guys are smitten by the new French girl, Suzette, but she is crazy about Jughead; Jughead is disinterested until he learns that Suzette's father is the new chef at the country club. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by John Tartaglione, Vince Colletta (and Studio), Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running romance comic focused on the stormy passions of newlyweds. Laura marries Bill, despite the concerns of those who say they haven't known each other long enough. Lila loves John, but suspects he has an unhealthy relationship with his mother. Dumped by Bill, beautiful redheaded Kate wonders if she can ever love again. Marry in Haste; Mama's Boy!; Wedding Etiquette; Really a Rescue; The Secret; Love Is a Fraud. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Bob White. "Two to Tutor," script by Frank Doyle, art by Harry Lucey; Archie has his choice of Latin tutors: bookish Winnie Smith or her luscious twin Minnie; And Veronica is certain she knows just which one he'll pick. "Fat Chance," art by Tom Moore; Jughead goes on a diet. "Fishy Tale," art by Tom Moore; Jughead only catches one fish on his fishing trip. Untitled Katy Keene story, script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Hazel Marten (as Bill Woggon), inks by Hazel Marten (as Bill Woggon) and Bill Woggon (faces); Gloria is laid up with allergies. Gloria's Parisienne Fashions page, script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Hazel Marten (as Bill Woggon), inks by Cassie Bill (as Bill Woggon) and Bill Woggon (faces). "Swell Smell," script by Joe Edwards, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Linda invests in a new perfume to try to lure Wilbur away from Laurie. "Queen For a Daze," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; After finding out that Reggie is the new captain of the football team, Betty campaigns for Veronica's election as Homecoming Queen, knowing that the queen must be paired with the captain and she'll have Archie to herself. "Cleaning Up," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx starts a dog grooming service to earn money. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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A rarely depicted underwater kiss cover--actually a near miss! Poor Binky!

Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and George Wildman. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Li'l Genius and Half Pint figure out a ventriloquism routine that causes confusion. Would-be cub reporter Eddie Extra gets a photo of a reclusive celebrity. Li'l Tomboy tries to turn her cousin Li'l Genius into a hero. Plus a note from Alfred Fago, the Executive Editor of Charlton, attesting to the "good taste" and so forth of Code-approved comics. Jigsaw; Good Time Ollie; Be Kind to Animals; Li'l Pardner: Cowboys and Kings; A Boy's Best Friend; The Vanilla Kid; Li'l Lumberjack: Bucky, the Tame Deer; Who's the Dummy?; Building Blues; Dog Problem; The Haunted House; Eddie Extra: Camerantics; Daisy Deer's Dream; Can I Keep Him?; Li'l Pardner: War Dance; Li'l Rascal Twins; Heroic Effort; Eddie Extra: Up in the Air; Gym Dandies; Clean Fun. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Li'l Tomboy is exactly as much trouble as her cousin Lil Genius, but in girl form. Lil Tomboy accidentally loses a houseguest's toupee, and tries to get it back before he wakes up. Lil Tomboy's parents dare to wonder if she's going girly when she brings home a new doll. Li'l Tomboy turns the tables on cops who try to scare her out of pulling pranks. Plus a Li'l Genius PSA stressing the need for connecting with one's dad. Head Work; Lurid Doll; Polo Saves the Day; Just Desserts; Li'l Pardner; Li'l Genius: Fun with Pop; Secret Pictures. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.