Comic books December 1957

Sunday Pix Vol. 9 (1957). Dec. 29, 1957. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Vol. 2, No. 1 - December , 1957. 5.25" x 7.25", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Shrinking of Superboy," art by John Sikela; A band of miniature aliens shrinks Superboy temporarily to tiny size so that he can use his super-strength to remove from their spaceship hull a "boulder"... which proves to be a grain of sand. Superman comic book ad. Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop fact page. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Well of Doom," art by John Sikela; Clark Kent falls in a well and is trapped by Kryptonite, while all Smallville tries to figure out why Superboy isn't coming to his rescue. "The First World Heavyweight Championship Fight" text article. "The School for Superboys," script by Jerry Coleman, art by John Sikela; Clark Kent and other Smallville boys sign up for a class, supposedly taught by Superboy, who claims he can transfer his powers to them. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Australian Edition. Cover by Curt Swan. Stories in this issue are Superboy in "The Secret of the Flying Horse", Johnny Quick in "Slim Watts and Tubby Quick", Aquaman in "The Undersea School", and Superboy in "The Loneliest Boy in Town". 7" x 10", side-stitched, full color interior, 32 pages-all newsprint.

1st printing. British DC reprints bound into an annual X-Mas Annual. New Exploits of Superman when he was a Boy. Hardcover, cloth-bound spine, 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Secret of the Superman Dummies; during a magic show, Jimmy is handcuffed to a criminal who wants to kill Superman with Kryptonite. The Second Superboy; Jimmy takes a rocket to a planet where he has super powers. The Day There Was No Jimmy Olsen; Jimmy arrives back from vacation and discovers that no one at the Daily Planet knows who he is. Scripts by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Babe Ruth's Greatest Home Run article. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Long Running vintage men's interest digest magazine that features articles, war stories, short fiction, true crime, and black and white pin-up photography. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and others. Like many a trench-coated stranger in comics, the Traveler narrates tales from the outer twilight limits of imagination. All the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A small-town Vermont doctor has near-death experience, in a Twilight Zone-ish story created two years before the TV show even began. A cautionary tale about television puts Homer Evriman at the center of a dangerous game show. A criminal discovers a magic mirror and decides to put it to sinister use, but doesn't reflect on the inevitable outcome. When the Old Doc Died; Mister Evriman; The Frozen Frigidgartus; The Old Fool; Little Girl Lost; Tomorrows Punishment. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover price is 10 cents. Gordon Scott photo cover. "Tarzan's Thunderbolt," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan defeats cattle raiders menacing Buto's kraal. "The Crowning Thrill" text story starring Mabu. "Tarzan and the Young Hunters," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan saves Dombie from a leopard. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers and their wives arrive at Tungelu, where they find that Zulena's cousin, Utengo, has staged a coup; The brothers quickly restore Natongo and Zulena to their throne. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover price is 15 cents. Gordon Scott photo cover. "Tarzan's Thunderbolt," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan defeats cattle raiders menacing Buto's kraal. "The Crowning Thrill" text story starring Mabu. "Tarzan and the Young Hunters," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan saves Dombie from a leopard. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; The brothers and their wives arrive at Tungelu, where they find that Zulena's cousin, Utengo, has staged a coup; The brothers quickly restore Natongo and Zulena to their throne. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

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Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Cardy, Facey Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

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Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Cardy, Facey Color Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Rube Grossman. A Stone's Throw! starring Fatsy, Patsy, and Minus. Time Out For Minus; Minus decides he needs a vacation and doesn't want to be in the story. The Sky's The Limit!; Hamilton Hawk makes Fatsy and Patsy think the sky is falling. X Marks the Spot!; Minus tries to get rid of all his demerits. Larger Than Life; The Mouseketeers find a magnifying glass. Scripts by Sy Reit, art by Rube Grossman. Stealing Apples, art by Otto Feuer; Nip builds a scare dog to scare Chip away from his apples. Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature public service announcement by Jack Schiff. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale with art by Lynn Karp; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "The Happy Haphazard"; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; and Mouse Musketeers tale with art by Karp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Pent Up Pals"; Tom is not getting mail from his pen pals, so he transforms into a stamp to trace a letter sent to him. "A Kingly Problem"; Sidney the elephant is afraid of mice so he asks the king of beasts for advice. "Foolish Fog" text story starring Tom Terrific, Manfred the Wonder Dog, and Isotope Feeney. "Boodleberry Pie"; Manfred needs some of his favorite pie to get some energy, but farmer Boodle is out of berries. "First Class Villain"; Crabby just finished a correspondence course on how to be a master of disguise; First he's disguised as a bush, but then he has a more sinister plan. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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December 5, 1957. Edited by Joseph G. Schaller. Cover by Paul Karch. Stories by Paul Karch, Frances Crandall, Wilbur G. Adam, Ozella Welch, Max Pine, and Frank Borth. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 32 pages, full color.

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Edited by Joseph G. Schaller. Cover by Lloyd Ostendorf. Stories by Bill Berry, Bill Martin, P. Karch, Frank Borth, Father Conroy, and Milt Hammer. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 32 pages, full color.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Tom Hickey, Jack Sparling, John Sink, Howard Nostrand and Bob Powell. Tales of young love and marriage from publisher Harvey. June marries for money and comes to regret it when she later meets the right man. Carol is tormented by guilt after she gives up her child. Redheaded nurse Peg betrays the man who trusted her and comes to regret it. My Prince Charming; A Letter From My Love; Your Help Wanted; What's in A Name?; How Could I Tell Him?; Love Me Please! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

December, 1957. Softcover magazine, 8 1/2" x 10 7/8", 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

10¢ cover price. Cover by Mo Gollub. Written by unknown. Art by Ray Bailey and Rex Maxon. In mortal combat...against the earth itself! Turok and Andar in "The Horned Rogue" and "God of the Bog," with art by Ray Bailey. Plus: Young Earth back-up story "Treeward Forever," with art by Rex Maxon. Also: "The Coelacanthus" 1-pager; 1-page text story "Ignoo the Terrible"; and "Cave Man Sculpture" 1-pager. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

15¢ cover price. Cover by Mo Gollub. Written by unknown. Art by Ray Bailey and Rex Maxon. In mortal combat...against the earth itself! Turok and Andar in "The Horned Rogue" and "God of the Bog," with art by Ray Bailey. Plus: Young Earth back-up story "Treeward Forever," with art by Rex Maxon. Also: "The Coelacanthus" 1-pager; 1-page text story "Ignoo the Terrible"; and "Cave Man Sculpture" 1-pager. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

TV Guide Vol. 5 Issue #246 (1957) is digest published by TV Guide. This issue features an article on Walt Disney but it's not about his beloved cartoon characters. The article focuses on Disney's unique view of what life will be like in the future. 82 pages, color cover with black, white, and color photos and illustrations, 5-in x 7.25-in. Cover price $0.15.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ruben Moreira. The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children! public service announcement with Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Earth Gladiator, art by Nick Cardy; Aliens will take possession of Earth unless John Trent can defeat their champion in a game of survival. Doctor Rocket humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The One and Only Superman comic book ad. "The Remarkable Mr. Multiplier, art by Bill Ely; Thad Merkel invents a machine to mass-produce copies of things like cars and planes, but the machine seems to have a childlike mind of its own; This playfulness helps the inventor stop a group of thieves. Moolah the Mystic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "I Was Marooned on Planet Earth, art by Bernard Baily; A Saturnian is accidentally rocketed to Earth where he must find a source of radium in order to return home. "Ghostly Re-Enactments text story. "You Stole Our Planet, art by Ruben Moreira; Working on a way to create a barrier against nuclear fallout, two scientists are visited by creatures accusing humans of having stolen their world. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - December 1957. Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure tales, military articles, and burlesque models. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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10¢ Edition. Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Carl Fallberg, Jack Bradbury, Paul Murry, Al Hubbard, Bob Karp, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 18 #3. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy discover a long-lost pirate stronghold, but Pete wants its riches for himself. In a story by Barks, Donald, Uncle Scrooge and Gladstone Gander compete to win a uranium mine. Chip 'n' Dale stow away in Donald's car when he drives to Florida. Donald Duck; Scamp; Chip 'n' Dale; First Things First; Mickey Mouse: The Sunken City. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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15¢ Price Variant. Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Tony Strobl, Carl Fallberg, Jack Bradbury, Paul Murry, Al Hubbard, Bob Karp, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 18 #3. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey and Goofy discover a long-lost pirate stronghold, but Pete wants its riches for himself. In a story by Barks, Donald, Uncle Scrooge and Gladstone Gander compete to win a uranium mine. Chip 'n' Dale stow away in Donald's car when he drives to Florida. Donald Duck; Scamp; Chip 'n' Dale; First Things First; Mickey Mouse: The Sunken City. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.