Comic books March 1963

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Human Torch stars in "The Threat of the Torrid Twosome," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Dick Ayers; The Acrobat tricks the Human Torch into helping him rob a bank before double crossing him; The Torch chases and captures the thief with the help of the Fantastic Four. "The Recipe" text story. "Man on the Scaffold!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A teller of tall tales becomes the butt of some ribbing when he tries to tell his fellow painters that he has acquired some magic paints. "The Mystery of the Purple Planet!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Paul Reinman; A space expedition is sent to a distant planet when it is suddenly covered with an artificial mist; The team finds gold and takes it, but are transformed into aliens like the inhabitants. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Military drama focusing on the undersea vessels of WWII and the Cold War. The crew of an American submarine seeks revenge after a Soviet sub sinks their sister ship. "Frogmen" must prevent enemy frogmen from revealing the whereabouts of their sub, or risk the Cold War turning hot. A US sub crew rendezvouses with a Norwegian partisan who has info on Nazi ship locations, but something's not right. Sunken Fortress; The Secret Killer; False Friend; Lest We Forget: Theodore Roosevelt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Dick Giordano, and Vince Colletta. Action girls Sue and Sally Smith face dangers around the world as they bring medical care by any means necessary. Most of the stories in this issue feature art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Racing down a mountainside to save an injured man, Sue and Sally must first save themselves. In a Cold War story, Sue tries to protect the diabetic prince of a "Southeast Asian" country from interference with his medical care by a Communist agent. Redheaded Rhonda, who is beautiful but shy, gets talked into working a kissing booth for a charity carnival, and that's where she meets Andy. Mental Cure; The Kissing Booth; Determined Love; Death Mountain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: Sugar & Spike's First Valentine Party (with Little Arthur), More Adventures with the White Stuff, How High Is Up? (with Little Arthur), The Battle of the Pull Toy! (with Little Arthur). Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Health Myths Debunked! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Cut-Out Valentine Cards by Mayer. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Spring 1963. Published by Mike Tuohey. Super-Hero was one of the earlier comic book fanzines. Issue #2 includes: cover art by Richard "Grass" Green; a Simon & Kirby checklist, Captain Cro-Magnon comic strip, article on Captain 3-D by Mike Tuohey, Comic Reader Extra with a red hot scoops, Thunderbird comic strip, Original art section, and more. Contributing writers to this issue are Ted White, Jerry Bails, Roy Thomas, Bilfo White, and Ken Tesar. Contributing artist are Richard Green, Mike Vosburg, Biljo White, Jerry Bails, Roy Thomas, Ken Tesar, Bill Ryan, Alan Weiss, Larry Kopf Jr, Tim Batterby, and Tom Hoffman. 32 pgs.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Full-length story, "The Three Ages of Superboy!", divided into three chapters, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein: "Land of the Pharaohs!"; Trying to help his science teacher Mr. Larkin, Superboy chases three red kryptonite meteors through the time barrier; In ancient Egypt he helps build a pyramid and forces the pharaoh to stop enslaving his workers; The red kryptonite turns him into a lion-human hybrid, and the workers create the sphinx in his memory; "The Secret of the Black Knight!"; In Medieval England Arthur encounters Merlin, whose magic turns out to be early scientific inventions; When Sir Arthur disappears before the tournament, Superboy challenges the Black Knight, who fights him with a red kryptonite mace, which makes Superboy magnetic; and "The Wild West of Jesse James!"; In 1871 Missouri Superboy joins Doc. Langdon's medicine show while he searches for the red kryptonite, meantime foiling crimes by Jesse James; The James gang find the red kryptonite and make bullets to force Superboy to help them, but he is turned into a double of Jesse James, a fact he uses to corral the gang. Statement of ownership - average paid circulation 605,000. Strange Sports Stories ad. Super-Turtle humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Safety First -- All Year! public service page, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Dummy that Haunted Jimmy Olsen!, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; Jimmy is being attacked by a ventriloquist's dummy. Leslie Lowe, Girl Reporter!, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Jimmy quits the Daily Planet, but when he discovers he can't get another job he disguises himself as a woman to get his old job back. Super Lucy Lane!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte. Statement of ownership--average print run 470,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. In this issue: A Special Seminar on Love; How to Meet Swinging Girls - A Down-to-Earth Bachelor's Guide from Sex without Marriage, the Best-Selling Book; Love and the Drinking Man by Joe E. Lewis; What Makes a Man Sexy by Tina Robin; Igloo Love - Satire on Eskimo Love; and Apou, the Young Wife - National Prize-Winner. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. First appearance of Iron Man in "Iron Man Is Born!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Don Heck; Playboy industrialist and weapons designer Tony Stark is injured in Vietnam and captured by communists; While pretending to build a weapon for his captors he builds a suit of battle armor to keep his injured heart beating and uses it to escape and beat the communist commander. "The Treasure" text story. "The Last Rocket!", art by Gene Colan; When the sun starts dying humanity goes into space, except for two nature lovers; Just as the last rocket leaves a new sun flares to life, and the two remaining humans, Adam and Eve, rename the planet Earth. "Gundar!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A shipwrecked man finds cursed Viking ghosts on an island, and his descent from the captain that cursed them releases them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. First appearance of Iron Man in "Iron Man Is Born!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Don Heck; Playboy industrialist and weapons designer Tony Stark is injured in Vietnam and captured by communists; While pretending to build a weapon for his captors he builds a suit of battle armor to keep his injured heart beating and uses it to escape and beat the communist commander. "The Treasure" text story. "The Last Rocket!", art by Gene Colan; When the sun starts dying humanity goes into space, except for two nature lovers; Just as the last rocket leaves a new sun flares to life, and the two remaining humans, Adam and Eve, rename the planet Earth. "Gundar!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A shipwrecked man finds cursed Viking ghosts on an island, and his descent from the captain that cursed them releases them. 36 pgs., full color

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Prisoner of the Slave World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; Henry Pym is kidnapped along with other scientists in order to build a super-weapon for a tyrant in another dimension. Tricky Travel text story. When the Beast Walks!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Joe Sinnott; An animal-loving reporter saves a four-armed ape from a hunter and discovers that it is really an alien looking for a human worthy of hearing its message. The Curse!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A dictator pretends that a treasure is cursed in order to get it for himself, but it turns out the treasure is cursed and a ghost takes him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Prisoner of the Slave World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; Henry Pym is kidnapped along with other scientists in order to build a super-weapon for a tyrant in another dimension. Tricky Travel text story. When the Beast Walks!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Joe Sinnott; An animal-loving reporter saves a four-armed ape from a hunter and discovers that it is really an alien looking for a human worthy of hearing its message. The Curse!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A dictator pretends that a treasure is cursed in order to get it for himself, but it turns out the treasure is cursed and a ghost takes him. 36 pgs., full color.

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Painted cover art by George Wilson. "Jungle Smith" one page story, art by Russ Manning. "The Hunting of the Beast," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan fights and kills a nandi bear. "The Mysterious Well" text story starring Mabu. "The Insult," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; A titled European taxidermist is given assistance by Boy and Buto, but his imperious attitude results in his near-drowning. "Cloud of Terror," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Locusts devour all the crops in Aba-Zulu and the brothers make plans to seek food for their people outside their valley. Tarzan illustration by Russ Manning. "The Worst Killer," art by Russ Manning; A brief look at the interactions of crocodiles and hippopotamuses. Tarzan Pin-Up No. 3 painted back cover by George Wilson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. The legendary lawmen of frontier Texas bring justice to the lawless West. Ignoring orders from his superiors, a Ranger takes after the outlaw called the Yucca Kid - his older brother. The Rangers pursue one of their own who has turned to crime. A sheriff corners an outlaw on a hilltop and gets some help from a neighbor's dog. The Gunslinger; The Killer Kind; No Target for the Killer's Guns; Dance Or Else; Behind the Badge; Lest We Forget: Nathan Hale. 32 pages, Full Color.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Trapped By the Carbon-Copy Man!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Al Hartley; The heir to the throne of a race of shape-shifting aliens leads an attack on Earth as his rite of passage; The aliens replace officials in New York and disrupt the government, but Thor discovers their plan and defeats them. "Mystery Mansion" text story. "The Midnight Caller!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In a communist bloc country a fugitive seeks shelter from an elderly couple who grant it to him; The next day they find their shack has been transplanted outside of the iron curtain and repaired to look as new; They regard the event as impossible but their guest says he was merely repaying the kindness shown to a stranger and is revealed to be an angel who was traversing the communist-occupied country for an unknown reason and then he ascends back to heaven. "I Am A Robot!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Joe Sinnott; A criminal steals an advanced robot and uses it to rob a bank, but when he orders it to guard the door of his hideout an error in wording traps him inside permanently. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Trapped By the Carbon-Copy Man!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Al Hartley; The heir to the throne of a race of shape-shifting aliens leads an attack on Earth as his rite of passage; The aliens replace officials in New York and disrupt the government, but Thor discovers their plan and defeats them. "Mystery Mansion" text story. "The Midnight Caller!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In a communist bloc country a fugitive seeks shelter from an elderly couple who grant it to him; The next day they find their shack has been transplanted outside of the iron curtain and repaired to look as new; They regard the event as impossible but their guest says he was merely repaying the kindness shown to a stranger and is revealed to be an angel who was traversing the communist-occupied country for an unknown reason and then he ascends back to heaven. "I Am A Robot!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Joe Sinnott; A criminal steals an advanced robot and uses it to rob a bank, but when he orders it to guard the door of his hideout an error in wording traps him inside permanently. 36 pgs., full color.

Issue 436. Mar. 2, 1963. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 20 pages. Black and white.

Issue 438. Mar. 16, 1963. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 20 pages. Black and white.

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Issue 439. Mar. 23, 1963. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2" 20 pages. Black and white.

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Issue 440. Mar. 30, 1963. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2" 20 pages. Black and white.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. A poor man's Casper, Timmy is not merely misunderstood; he's actively afraid of everything. Timmy gets a call to bail out Wilma the Witch, arrested for practicing medicine without a license. Timmy gets a job in a bakery shop and eats all the profits. Maxie and Timmy graduate from baby-sitting school, and get hired to watch a wealthy couple's children (even though they're ghosts). Pill Puzzle; Baker's Help; A Little Persuasion; Rain, Rain Go Away; The Graduates. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 3, Issue 2 - March, 1963. Men's interest magazine with fiction and articles with the emphasis on nude pictorials. Includes a color centerfold. 8 1/2" x 11", 78 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $1.00.

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March, 1963. Men's interest magazine that focuses heavily on the bachelor lifestyle with tons of articles that explore sexual health, erotic short fiction stories, adult humor comic strips, product reviews, and nude pin-up photography. This issue features short fiction by J. Chrisman, Larry Tritten and Mark Crane. 8" x 10.5", 76 pages, Color/B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

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Edited by Richard J. Voelkel. Cover by Paul Eismann. Stories by Max Pine, Fran Matera, Bill Haines, Eric St. Clair, Paul Eismann, Frank Borth, Jim Zofkie, Dick Giordano, Ruth Burton, Reed Crandall, and Frank Huffman. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Richard J. Voelkel. Cover by Hans Holbein the Younger (reproduction of "The Last Supper"). Stories by Eric St. Clair, Paul Eismann, Frank Borth, Frank Huffman, Marian Pehowski, Lloyd Ostendorf, Max Pine, Fran Matera, Pete Hironaka, Ruth Burton, Reed Crandall, and Sgt. F. Wolverton. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 7 #2 - March 1963. Men's interest magazine featuring adventure fiction, true life stories, and pictorials. In this issue: The Strange WWII Fate of Yank Capt. Hogan and His 69 Turncoat Nazi Butcher-Girls; 7 Ways Science Says You're Killing Your Sex Energy; Our Top Secret Race with Russia to Build Cities Under the Sea; and Doctors and Nurses in Trouble - shocking report behind the coming crackdown on "free love" in big city hospitals! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Maybe it's the derby hat, but Casper's cousin Spooky gives new meaning to the word "tuff." When Poil questions his ghostly masculinity, Spooky decides to become a bodybuilder like in those comic-book ads. Nightmare encounters a ghostly duck - but if there can be ghost horses, there can be ghosts ducks. The Weakling; The Muscle Spook; Casper: Mary Janes Doll; Jest for Fun; The Story of Snorkel; Nightmare: The Ghostly Duck. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Painted cover. Turok in "The Fire-Stealers" in which Turok and Andar battle a tribe determined to learn how to make fire and "Guardian of the Cave" in which Turok and Andar investigate a possible exit from the lost valley. Issue also has backup feature "Young Earth - The Terror of Temperature," a one- page text feature "The Captive," and one-page strips. No art/story credits given. No ads in book. Entire issue from cover to cover is comic stories and one-page strips. Back cover is pinup of front cover illustration. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation on last page states that the average monthly number of subscribers to the comic is 3,063. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Al Hartley and Dick Ayers. Two-Gun Kid stars in "Moose Morgan, Gunman at Large" and "The Man Who Changed" by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Also in this issue: Back-up story "Johnny the Poet" by Lee and Al Hartley. And: 2-page (reprint?) text story "The Prospector"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Al Hartley and Dick Ayers. Two-Gun Kid stars in "Moose Morgan, Gunman at Large" and "The Man Who Changed" by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Also in this issue: Back-up story "Johnny the Poet" by Lee and Al Hartley. And: 2-page (reprint?) text story "The Prospector"! 32 pages, full color.

UK Reprint Series. Reprints material from Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) #36, Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956) #31, Unusual Tales (1955) #12 and #36, Space War (1959) #2, Space Adventures (1952 1st series) #27, #32 and #53, Out of this World (1956 Charlton) #5 and #12, and Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) #67.

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Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Jim Fletcher, Tony Strobl, and John Liggera. Comics legend Carl Barks creates his masterpiece, featuring the adventures of Donald Duck's Uncle Scrooge, the richest duck in the world. Scrooge, Donald, and his nephews travel to the South Seas in search of the Candy-Striped Ruby, the ultimate status symbol. But Porkman de Lardo and the Beagle Boys are not far behind. This Carl Barks story was adapted into an episode of the beloved 1980s Disney cartoon show "Duck Tales." Gyro Gearloose tests his latest invention, an airborne "snow dissolver." For Whom the Bridge Tolls; The Status Seeker; The Tricky Hero; Gyro Gearloose: Snow Duster; Typhoon Tycoon; Business Sense. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Bob Brown. Inside front cover advertisement for the Comicpac, "4 DC comics in a plastic bag, which sell for 47 cents." The Hobo Jungle of Space, art by George Roussos. Health Myths Debunked! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. House ad for Showcase #42 featuring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Lee Elias. Cosmic Treasure Hunter, art by Howard Sherman. On the Planet Og humor page by Henry Boltinoff. House ad for Our Army at War #127, art by Joe Kubert. Interplanetary Temperatures article. Cryll's Deadly Double, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bob Brown; Space Ranger and Cryll face a being from Cryll's home world. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"My Brother Charlie!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Kurato Osaki"; art by Ogden Whitney), "I'm Saving the Invention For Myself!" (script by Hughes as "Lafcadio Lee"; art by Paul Reinman), and "Spectre From Space!" (script by Hughes as "Pierre Alonzo"; art by Chic Stone). Whitney cover. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. "The Ghost Galleon," art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Diver Bruce Lacey comes to Southern Florida in search of sunken treasure, but finds a different type of treasure. "The Cave Without an Exit," art by Bill Molno; Spelunkers Jim Haggard and Ellen Morris are driven out of a cave not by ghosts but by moonshiners. "The Ungrateful Man," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Theo Welch makes it to the governor's mansion, where he is greeted by all the people he betrayed to get there, but seeing them all before him, he becomes a changed man and makes amends. "Which Witch?" text story; Howard Johnson relates an eyewitness account of a battle between two witch doctors. "Stranger in the Storm," art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; During a thunderstorm, a frightened family is visited by a man who enjoys the lightning. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. The "newest" branch of the US military (officially created in 1947) is featured in war comics from Charlton. "Dude" and Gordon are a winning team in the air, but on the ground they hate each other's guts. Rocket fighters dogfight in space, in a science fiction story set in the far-off future of 1982. Plus cautionary tales about church and juvenile delinquency, in the Cold War public service announcement What You Do in Your Spare Time. ("The time is past when our nation could afford street-corner loafers!") Joyride!; Dude; Hollywood Hero; Going Home; The Conquest of Babylon; Crisis In 1982; Your Role in the Cold War: What You Do in Spare Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.