Comic books January 1961

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Cover art by Bob Brown. The Jungle Beasts of Jupiter, art by Arnold Drake; Space Ranger and Cryll search for a missing professor on Jupiter. On the Planet Og humor page by Henry Boltinoff. House ad for Superman Annual #2. Riddle of the Test Tube World, art by George Roussos. Get a Grip on Your Gripes! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. The Menace of the Carbon Creatures text story. Have Slide Rule, Will Travel featuring Spaceman-at-Work, art by Bill Ely. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Ward Bond and Robert Horton. Flint and Major Adams guide a wagon train across the Western frontier; based on the popular TV series. While returning a runaway boy to his father, a cattle baron, Charlie is captured in the baron's private jail. To rescue him, Flint and Maj. Adams must take on the baron's hired guns. Flint rides into town on a mission for Maj. Adams, and soon finds himself in a bare-knuckle boxing match. The Runaway from Canyonville; Fidgety Tenderfoot; The Best Policy; Fight for Time; The Arrival; The Big Fight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Al Hubbard, Tony Strobl, Bob Karp, Al Taliaferro, Carl Fallberg, and Paul Murry. Sometimes listed as Vol. 21 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured art by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. Mickey tries to keep Pete from committing a crime so he can win an inheritance. In a story by Barks, Donald and his nephews investigate sabotage at the Duckburg military base. After accidentally falling onto a passing ship, Scamp is tasked with ridding the ship of mice, but these are no ordinary mice. Donald Duck: Missile Fizzle; Scamp: The Lucky Pup; Chip 'n' Dale: A Fair Return; Santa's Christmas; Mickey Mouse: Mickey's Strange Mission. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#D101 - Based on the story by Carlo Coilodi. Adapted by Gina Ingoglia. Art by Al White. Pinnochio learns a valuable lesson in honesty when confronted with the legendary whale - Monstro! Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 22 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $0.25.

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A collection of stories with art and photographs from all over the world. 7-in. x 9 3/4-in., approx. 76 pages, B&W.

Cover by Jack Davis. Edited by Sam Sherman, working as Remuda Charlie Stringer. Stories and art by Paul Laikin, Jack Davis and John Severin. A Famous Monsters of Filmland-style tribute to the Western, from the same publisher. A profile of Western actor (and former Flash Gordon) Buster Crabbe; horse training with legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt; gunfighter art by Severin. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 52 pages, B&W. NOTE: This title started as Favorite Westerns of Filmland (1960 Magazine) for issue #1 & #2 Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "Mer-Boy's Secret Prize," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Mer-Boy, trying to win the heart of Wonder Girl, participates in an Atlantean contest to win a pearl tiara by catching the most unusual fish; Instead, she has to save him when he accidentally catches a giant bird; Later, she has to intervene again when he catches a giant sea monster; Another Atlantean wins the pearl tiara for his girl. Superman Annual ad. "Three Wishes of Doom," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Inez Grey, a star athlete at Holliday College, beats Etta Candy and her three friends in bouts of swimming, jumping, tennis, and fencing; When Wonder Woman comes to console the Holliday Girls, Inez tells her that she could do anything Wonder Woman can do if she only had the use of her bracelets, tiara, and lasso. Wonder Woman refuses to lend her equipment to the girl. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Gerald McCann. The Vikings illustration, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by George Evan. "The Dragon Ships," pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by George Evans; Raiders sack the island of Lindisfarne in 793 C.E., marking the traditional beginning of the Viking age. "The Home Shores"; Historical introduction to the Vikings. "The Longship"; Development and employment of the Viking longship. "Rivers of Blood," art by Gray Morrow; Vikings raid the coast of the Frankish kingdom, then take advantage of internal warfare to sack cities as far inland as Paris. "The Viking Gods"; Introduction to the major Viking gods, and beliefs about the afterlife and the end of the world. "The Uneasy Throne"; Vikings invade and partly conquer England; Their fortunes wax and wane, but they are eventually absorbed into the local population. "The Colonists," art by Sam Glanzman; Norwegian and Danish Vikings battle for control of Ireland; There is an illustration and map showing the Faeroes, Hebrides, Shetlands, and Orkneys, with text explaining their occupations by the Vikings; Vikings discover and colonize Iceland. "The Strongest of Vikings," art by Tony Tallarico; Palna Tolki establishes a company under his strict regime, and the Jonsvikings become known as the strongest of their kind; But they deteriorate under his lenient successor Sigvald. "The Far Shores," art by Bruno Premiani; Vikings discover North America, but repeated colonization attempts prove abortive. "End of an Age," pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by George Evans; With changes in Scandinavia, and inability to prevail in land battles, the Viking Age dies out about 1100 C.E. "The Convicts and the Eagle" text story by Fyodor Dostoevsky (original author). "D-Day Part 3: The Decision"; Eisenhower takes a risk ordering the Normandy invasion in questionable weather, and the first forces begin their attacks, catching the Germans by surprise. "The Red Planet Part 3: The Martian Canals"; Astronomer Percival Lowell insists that he sees canals on Mars, and builds an elaborate speculation about civilization there. "The World of Science: What the Weather Will Be" activity, art by Sam Glanzman; How to make a simple barometer. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Gambler's Trail starring Wyatt Earp, pencils by Charles Nicholas [as ChaSal], inks by Sal Trapani [as ChaSal]. Gun 'Em Down!, pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani. Whisper of Lead starring Rocky Lane's Black Jack, art by Ernie Hart [as E. H. Hart]. Single Shot text story. .41 Frame-Up starring Wyatt Earp, pencils by Charles Nicholas [as ChaSal], inks by Sal Trapani [as ChaSal]. The Loser Wins starring Wyatt Earp, pencils by Charles Nicholas [as ChaSal], inks by Sal Trapani [as ChaSal]. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Young Marvelman and the Inquisition" 28 pages, B&W.