Comic books April 1965

Vol. 15, No. 4 - April , 1965. 5.25" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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 $0.35.

Volume 27, Issue 6 - April 1965. Children's activity and story magazine. 76 Pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vintage men's interest magazine heavily focused on articles, short fiction stories, adult humor comics, and nude pin-up photography .8" x 10.5", 72 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.75.

Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Music Hath Charms; Seeing how Albert's guitar playing drives Josie wild, Sock tries to attract Pepper by playing a variety of different musical instruments; When that doesn't work, Albert tries to arrange for Sock to impress Pepper by being a hero. Odor Wise; Alex loses a briefcase full of money, and then Cricket sniffs down Albert, who's on the run. Scripts by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapchick. Ad for Betty and Veronica Spectacular#32 (Archie Giant Series Magazine. Includes reproduction of cover by Dan DeCarlo.) Archie Gets All the Breaks ad for Bendix automatic 2-Speed, featuring Archie and friends on bicycles. The Right Change Li'l Jinx humor page by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Samm Schwartz. "The Statue," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead brings to life an ancient Egyptian statue in a museum, so he decides to feed him hamburgers; The living statue tries to attack Betty and Veronica, but they only laugh at his clothing. "Baker's Dozen," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead accidentally trips and the pie he was holding flies into Reggie's face; This becomes an excuse for an all-out pie fight; Everyone gets to taste the pie and it works up an appetite, so they sit down and eat the pies. Betty and Veronica Spectacular ad. Archie Club News. Bendix brakes ad with Archie. "Pardon My Computer," art by Samm Schwartz; The "United Girls Against Jughead" decide they must use a computer to determine Jughead's soulmate, in order to keep his anti-girl ways from spreading; They overload the computer and wreck it by making that request. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Cover number is 12-384-506. A historical curiosity, a comic about Vietnam published so early in the war that it still used conventional war stories, before America realized that Vietnam was a very different war. When helicopters fail to intimidate the enemy, Duke brings in the alligators. Enemy soldiers take children as hostages as they set out to destroy the US ammunition dump in Saigon. Offbeat painted cover by an unknown artist. The Big Blow-Up; Pinch The Devil; Dragon From The Sky; A Letter From Viet Nam; Face of the Enemy. Final issue under this title; series continues as Guerrilla War (1965-1966 Dell) #12. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Kona in "Polar Peril," "Captured," and "The End of the World." Sam Glanzman art. Anak backup story. Painted front cover. Number on cover 12-398-506 Apr.-Jun. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Vol. 1 #2 - Apr. 1965. Playboy parody. Humor magazine with lots of fumetti jokes, faux Brigitte Bardot interview, "How to Argue With a Woman," "Songs for WWIII" and more. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, black and white. Mature readers. Cover price $0.60.

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"Who," script by Frank Doyle, art by Harry Lucey; Moose is jealous that Midge picked someone other than him to debate against. Veronica's Pin Up, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. Miss Grundy Pin Up, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Knit One," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; After accidentally damaging Archie's sweater, both Betty and Veronica compete to replace it first and best. "Rain Catchers," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx and Greg get into a fight when Greg insults her father. Archie Club News. Bendix Brakes ad with Archie. "What Is It?"; Archie and Jughead begin building a snow sculpture that soon has everyone dumbfounded. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Men's humor digest filled with jokes, gags, cartoons, and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

April 16, 1965. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 14-in., 102 pages, color and B&W Cover price $0.35.

April 30, 1965. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 14-in., 116 pages, color and B&W Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Bob White and Dan DeCarlo. Archie Meets Dr. Demon!, pencils by Bob White, inks by Marty Epp; Archie asks himself "What would James Bond do?" when he goes up against Dr. Demon, a diabolical supervillain whose henchmen use paralysis gas to steal the school's money. The Right One! one-pager starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Ad in which the leotard-clad Betty and Veronica sell us on the new issue of "Betty and Veronica Spectacular," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Mario Acquaviva. Rub-a-Dub-Dub, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie finds a genie in a bottle and wishes to be rich and important in the eyes of Veronica. Archie Club News. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Warren Kremer. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Using her chemistry set, Dot creates the Dot Spirit (as seen on the cover), which then grants her wish to put dots on everything in the universe. Little Dot; Little Lotta; Richie Rich; Little Lotta. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by George Baker. Stories and art by George Baker. The boyhood adventures of George Baker's soldier, whose name became synonymous with the downtrodden grunt. Little Sad Sack's father tries to scare the boy while they're camping, but that backfires spectacularly. Conflict erupts around the ol' Swimmin' Hole. Plus stories of grown-up, GI Sad Sack. Bedtime; Its Something to Do; Swimming Hole; P-ssst; Away from What?; Down Under; Just Another Day; Try Out. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Hank Hartman. Facts about cowboy boots. Incident on the River, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; When government secrets are delivered to a foreign ambassador with diplomatic immunity, the Lone Ranger pretends to be a bandit to stop the stage and get the documents back. Disaster Bridge, art by Tom Gill; Riden Hutchins and his gang plan to brow up a railroad trestle when a train carrying 50 Army soldiers and a gold shipment crosses it. The Buffalo Hunt, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger and Tonto are mistaken for scouts for buffalo hunters who are trespassing on Cheyenne hunting grounds. Illustrated article on a night horses ability to avoid danger in the dark during a cattle drive. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta studio and unknown. Featuring: "I Never Knew" and Cynthia Doyle in "Complications of the Heart"! Plus: She's surrounded by love, and yet her heart is sad and loveless. It doesn't seem fair...all these people...so involved in their hearts' delight...and her with her loneliness! Her heart was empty...longing for a love that seems never to come to a..."Lonely Girl"! Also: 1-page fillers "Love Through the Centuries," "Facts of Love," "Jealousy" and "All's Well That Ends Well"! And: 2-page text story "Dan from Danlia"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Norman Mingo. "Mad's Valentines to American Industry," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker, Don Martin, Jack Rickard, Paul Coker, Jr., Bob Clarke, and George Woodbridge; Cynical Valentine messages with subtle criticisms of various industries. "007," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Mort Drucker; A prototypical James Bond plot is presented as a Gilbert and Sullivan musical. "Famous People's Home-Study Courses," script by Al Jaffee, art by Bob Clarke; In a parody of Famous Artist School correspondence course, a correspondence school claims it can make you rich and famous through its mail-order courses. "A Fine Day in the City," script and art by Don Martin; A man is curious about a procession of men shaking uncontrollably as they pass him. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "A Mad Look at Winter Sports," script and art by Sergio Aragones. "Spy Vs. Spy," script and art by Antonio Prohias. "Neurotic Magazine," script by Stan Hart, art by George Woodbridge. "The Lighter Side of Kids' Parties," script and art by Dave Berg. "Son of Mighty Joe Kong," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Mort Drucker; Parody remake of "King Kong"; two cynical promoters and a vapid actress bring a giant ape to New York to succeed on Broadway. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 28, Issue 4 - April 1965. Cover by Mel Hunter. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Poul Anderson, Gahan Wilson, Robert Roher, Gerald Jonas, Judith Merril, TP Caravan, and Theodore L. Thomas. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

No. 8 - April , 1965. 5.25" x 7.25", pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 6, No. 6 - April 1965. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pictorials. 8.25" x 10.75". 74 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

Men's interest magazine featuring articles, stories, and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 84 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Marine War Heroes features grim tales of life and death on the front. At the Battle of Guadalcanal, Sgt. Ellenby gets busted to private for accusing his captain of cowardice, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. Jack and his squad set out to rescue a Marine pilot shot down behind enemy lines in Korea. Marty really hates tanks, so he becomes a bazooka operator. Plus the importance of Marine riflemen. Captain Yellabird; The Tankhater; Remember the Alamo!; The Nicaraguan Campaign; Skybuddy; The Rifle Man; Too Old To Fight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. War comics from Charlton featuring the US Marines. Sgt. Dizzy Richter captures an Axis officer, talking like Sgt. Fury the whole time. A fighter pilot in Korea has a contentious relationship with his future father-in-law, a lieutenant colonel. On a Pacific island, Cpl. Ellis must rescue Capt. Jimbo Smith after he's captured by Axis forces. Stranger in Town; Bait in a Rats Trap; The Prisoner; Trapped; The New Breed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by John Stanley. Stories and art by John Stanley. The celebrated cartoonist behind Dell's Little Lulu and Nancy comics, John Stanley presents his own creation, a misunderstood young monster named Melvin. Melvin tries being a bad monster for his Mummy and Baddy, but there's just something different about Melvin. He tries to listen to his guardian demon, and avoid being eaten by the family's pet alligator. But when he ventures into Human Being Land, he sees that life isn't always monstrous. Like a Little Monster Shouldnt; Teachers Patsy; Human Being Land; A Home Away from Home; The Collector; Substitute Sled. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Vol. 14 #4 - Men's magazine featuring articles on hunting, fitness, politics, true crime, and buxom beauties. In this issue: The Three Yank Buddies Who Destroyed 95 Luftwaffe Aces; A Tough Reporter's Expose - "To Hell with Foreign Cars"; Five-Dollar Joy Girls of Our Disaster Areas; and Movie Scenes Banned by Our "Sex Dictators." Plus Top-selling $3.95 Sin-and-Suspense Booklength Shocker: Killer's Nymph; and True Extralength - Let No Man Cry Surrender! "The Andersonville of WW II" - N.Y. Times Cover price $0.35.

April 1965. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11". 74 pages. B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Raid of the Skyscraper Robot Part 1 [part 1 of 4], script by Bob Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Raid of the Skyscraper Robot Part 2. Raid of the Skyscraper Robot Part 3. Raid of the Skyscraper Robot Part 4. The Metal Men battle a giant robot. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Mickey Mouse Club logo on front cover. Mickey Mouse in "The Wonderful Whizzix," a reprint from an earlier issue about Goofy's purchase of a haunted car. Issue also has The Li'l Bad Wolf in "A Visit From Tuffy," one-page text story "Greedy Bird," and one-page gag strips throughout book. No art/story credits given. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. I Met My Love in Mexico!, script by Stan Lee, art by Stan Goldberg; When Chili inherits a villa in Mexico, she and the models go to see it, and Chili is wooed by her new neighbor Pedro Gomez. Millie & Chili's Wonderful Winter-Wear fashion page pinup. Millie and Toni's Charming Coiffures! fashion page. 36 pgs. $0.12. Statement of ownership--average print run 315,600; average paid circulation 201,700. Cover price $0.12.