Comic books April 1960

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Vol. 176 #4, April 1960 - America's Leading New Idea Magazine. Features include: "On the Way: Pushbutton Parking", "Power From Nature's Boilers", "Here Come Turnpike Trains", "Beings on Other Worlds?", "Missile Gantry Grows Feelers" and more. 6.5" x 9.5", 258 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Illustrated ad for Kraft Marshmallows, art by Whitney Darrow, Jr. The Aztec Eye; Porky and Elmer are on an expedition as assistants to Professor Torina; They find Aztec ruins in the jungle surrounded by a mysterious fog. A Trunkful of Trouble text story by Mary Jane and Sniffles. Poultry Portraits, art by Vivie Risto; Henery pretends to be an artist to try to lure the hens out of their pen. Submarine Mountain; Porky, Bugs, and Cicero are fishing in the Atlantic when a submarine mountain rises beside them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Comic book version of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character. Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Rude Awakening starring Snooper and Blabber and Quickdraw. The Sleepy Gunslinger starring Quick Draw and Baba Looey. Dear Dad's Bad Day starring Augie Doggie. Private-Eye Strain starring Snooper and Blabber. All Steamed Up starring Quick Draw. The Sleep Walker starring Augie Doggie. First issue was Four Color # 1040. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Comic book version of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character. Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Rude Awakening starring Snooper and Blabber and Quickdraw. The Sleepy Gunslinger starring Quick Draw and Baba Looey. Dear Dad's Bad Day starring Augie Doggie. Private-Eye Strain starring Snooper and Blabber. All Steamed Up starring Quick Draw. The Sleep Walker starring Augie Doggie. First issue was Four Color # 1040. 36 pages, full color.

Version with ad on back cover. Photo cover of Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. Command Performance starring Lucas McCain, Mark McCain, Rollo, and Marshal Micah Torrance, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Warren Tufts. The Wild 'Un Comes Home starring Tim Hall, Ron Hall, Dake Dabby (bank robber), and Slim Creel (bank robber), art by Alex Toth. A Name to Remember text story, art by John Ushler. Strange Company starring Lucas McCain, Mark McCain, Rollo, and Marshal Micah Torrance, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Warren Tufts. Prairie Town Pranksters, art by Sparky Moore. Head to Toe, art by Warren Tufts. Based on the western television series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Variant with "Something Special" comic filler on back cover. Photo cover of Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. Command Performance starring Lucas McCain, Mark McCain, Rollo, and Marshal Micah Torrance, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Warren Tufts. The Wild 'Un Comes Home starring Tim Hall, Ron Hall, Dake Dabby (bank robber), and Slim Creel (bank robber), art by Alex Toth. A Name to Remember text story, art by John Ushler. Strange Company starring Lucas McCain, Mark McCain, Rollo, and Marshal Micah Torrance, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Warren Tufts. Prairie Town Pranksters, art by Sparky Moore. Head to Toe, art by Warren Tufts. Something Special, art by Warren Tufts. Based on the western television series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5, Issue 3 - April, 1960. Vintage men's interest magazine that features articles, exposes, humorous stories and a fair amount of nude pin-up photographs. This issue features articles by Lenny Bruce, Alfred Bester, Irwin Spector, and short fiction stories "Night Fix" by Harlan Ellison, and "Gentleman be Seated" by C.B. Lovehill. 8" x 10.5", 88 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani and Vince Colletta. Women navigate America's dating landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. Kathy is so taken with Jim as the ideal man, she doesn't realize until their wedding that she doesn't actually love him, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. In another Sinnott story, Aunt Lucy plays matchmaking Mary Worth for her niece and Tommy, and even looks kind of like Mary Worth. Redheaded hottie Cleo gets a lot of attention when the summer people come to her seaside town, and boy-next-door Tommy is left in the cold. Flee from Love; Don't Tie Me Down; Loveboat; No Time for Romance; Aunt Cupid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest humor digest loaded with jokes, cartoons and nude pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. - MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy. Savage Shackles starring Roy Roger, art by Nat Edson; in Africa, Roy and Dusty defy the natives to rescue a hostage from an ancient tomb. Let's go Shooting text story by Roy Rogers, art by Nat Edson. The Slicker starring Dale Evans, art by Russ Manning. Surprise Show Stopper text story, art by Nat Edson. The Long Day starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Nat Edson; Roy is after the killer of his old friend Sam Moore. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

84 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 232, No. 40 - April 2, 1960. The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time. 10 1/2" x 13 1/2", 120 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 14 #40 -April 1960. Science Fantasy, which later became Impulse and then SF Impulse, was a UK published science-fiction and fantasy digest that began production in the Summer of 1950 and was distributed by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's New Worlds. When Nova went out of business in early 1964, The title was changed to Impulse in early 1966, to little avail, and then changed once more to SF Impulse for the last few issues. Science Fantasy ceased publication the following year, after the printer went bankrupt. Edited by John Carnell. Stories by Kenneth Bulmer, Brian Aldiss, E.C. Tubb and others. Article by Sam Moskowitz. Cover by Brian Lewis. 5 1/4-in. x 7 3/4-in., 112 pages, black and white.

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February - April 1960. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 59, Issue 4 - April 1960. Movie Fan Magazine. 82 pages, B&W, 8.5" x 10.75" Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by John Romita, Sr. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Abruzzo, Arthur Peddy?, John Romita, Sr., John Forte?, Bernard Sachs, John Celardo and unknown. Lisa tries unsuccessfully not to fall in love with her best friend's boyfriend Don in "Love Against Time"! Plus: Aspiring actress Kit falls in love with her director, Hal, but when he asks her to marry him, he insists that she give up her career in "My One and Only Love"! Also featuring "I'll Take That Chance" and "Twice Lost"! And: Letters page by Ann Martin, Counselor-at-Love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Bilko and the Dance Studio, Part 1, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; As part of his latest scheme, Bilko convinces Col. Hall's wife that if she ever wants her husband to make General, he had better polish up his social graces with some dance lessons, what with the directive recently sent out by General Mullins. The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #57 ad. Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Bilko and the Dance Studio, Part 2, script by Cal Howard, art by Bob Oksner; Using a photo of Hall in Irma's arms, Ernie pursuades more officers to get with the program at $100 a pop. Which One? humor page by Mort Drucker. Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Bilko and the Dance Studio, Part 3. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Jack Adler. Captives of the Medieval Sorcerer starring Rip Hunter...Time Master, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Kubert; As a favor to his friend Professor Blakeslee, Rip agrees to take Doctor Senn into the past; The destination is the island kingdom of Rittannia in the year 960; Upon arrival, Senn takes off on his own; While waiting for his return, Rip and his crew are discovered by King Gamina and his guards; Captured, they are taken to the city and thrown into a dungeon; Out of nowhere, Cholorus the Sorcerer appears to ask why the strangers have not been thrown into the Valley of Monsters. Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Ad for House of Mystery #97, House of Secrets #30, and Tales of the Unexpected #47. From Rocks to Rockets text article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 16, Issue 10 - April 1960. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, and Bill Montes. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A space miner dreams of a home of his own on Earth, but that may not be so easy to accomplish, in a story (and cover) with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Robots from another dimension arrive on Earth with conquest on their groupmind. When Jupiterians invade the Earth, one man has a plan that could prevent disaster. Dreamer in Space; Disks of Doom; Hunk of Junk; Lunar Outpost; Earths Darkest Hour. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spooky - unlike his cousin, Casper the Friendly Ghost - loves to scare people, but his kindly ghost girlfriend Poil disapproves. Spooky sets out to befriend a shaggy dog who can't see that he's a ghost. Spooky; The Ghostly Trio; Nightmare; Wendy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 11, No. 4. April 1960. Stories of adventure and history. Interior art by Mort Kunstler, Bruce Minney, Rudy Nappi, George Gross, Bob Stanley, Samson Pollen. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.35.

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"The Great Space-Tiger Hunt!" (art by Murphy Anderson), "Quest of the Curious Robots," and "The Gem Invasion of Earth!" (art by Carmine Infantino). Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Gorgolla! The Living Gargoyle!!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A student finds that gargoyles are really a hidden alien race preparing to conquer the world but when their leader summons them they turn on him, having learned to appreciate humanity. "The Whirlpool of Gairloch" text story. "Beware the Hands of Hundu," art by Don Heck; A gypsy gives magic paints that make anything painted with them real to an arrogant painter; He uses them to get revenge on a lover who jilted him but eventually his ambitions lead to his death. "I Was Trapped in the Nightmare World," art by Paul Reinman; A man travels to a frightening world of dreams and is attacked by dream beings; He discovers that the dream people believe his world is the source of nightmares and that its inhabitants are imaginary. "When the Totem Walks!", art by Steve Ditko; Two convicts escape and terrorize a nearby Indian tribe; The chieftain defends his tribe by using his magic to bring a totem pole to life to chase the two all the way back to prison. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Military drama focusing on the undersea vessels of WWII and the Cold War. An American sub crew is anxious when their beloved captain is out sick, and an inexperienced desk jockey is assigned to replace him. A risk-taking sub captain clashes with his by-the-book first mate. The rogue crew of the USS Crabfish steals what supplies they need from captured Axis vessels, effectively becoming modern-day pirates. The Skipper Calls the Chots; Playing it Safe; The Judas U-Boat; Sailor Sam; Pirates in the Java Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

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Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

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Sunday Pix Vol. 12 (1960).

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Thief of Steel!, art by John Sikela; Two aliens threaten to reveal Superboy's identity unless he overthrows the government of Zooria for them. Aloha...Hawaii!, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. The Shyest Boy in Town!, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Sikela; The school psychologist decides Clark needs to break out of his shell by making him wear Superboy's costume all the time. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Superboy Meets Supergirl!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte; Supergirl goes back into the past to meet Superboy, so he can have a super playmate. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.