Comic books May 1957

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Volume 2, Issue 12 - May, 1957. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine published by George E. von Rosen that ran from May, 1955 to September, 1957. Issues in this series focused heavily on burlesque shows, night clubs, dancers, and celebrities that endorsed the lifestyle. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Edited by Betty Sears. Featuring some comic content. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 7, May, 1957. Cover features Pin-Up Model Gere Goss. Men's fiction, and humor with pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., Text (with B&W and Color photos) MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

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Vol. 1 #1 - May, 1957. Men's interest magazine with fiction, pictorials, cartoons and articles. Includes a profile of actor Rex Harrison. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Nightmare and Casper investigate after a house disappears, and find themselves on a strange planet far from home. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Missing House; The Strange Planet; Home Sweet Home; Spooky: The Ghost Is Clear. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vintage men's interest magazine dedicated to War, Hunting, and Adventure stories, along with adult themed comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 90 Pages B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 3, Issue 3 - Men's interest magazine featuring articles on war, sports, hunting and history. Plus pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $5.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - May, 1957. 8.5" x 10.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $9.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 12. No. 10. May 1, 1957. Illustrated throughout. 5" x 6 1/4". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Flying High; Chip 'n' Dale are printing their own newspaper, "The Forest News; During a flood they print a special edition and send it via "air mail" to a group of beavers who patch a hole in the dam. The Piggy Patch-Up; The lazy brothers are tired of fixing up their house. Noisy Neighbors; Chip 'n' Dale fight over the affections of a new neighbor, a lady chipmunk named Cerise. Salty Sailors; Chip 'n' Dale play pirate after launching a ship from a bottle. A Sign of the Times; Black Pete tries to chop down Chip 'n' Dale's tree. The Junk Collectors; Donald is cleaning house and Chip 'n' Dale find valuable painting among the discards. All art by Jack Bradbury. An Old-Fashioned Girl text story starring Minnie Mouse, art by Harvey Eisenberg. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 136, with 5/57 date). Cover price $0.15.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth, 2nd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 146). Cover price $0.15.

Journey to the Center of the Earth, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 156). Cover price $0.15.

Journey to the Center of the Earth, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 158). Cover price $0.15.

Journey to the Center of the Earth, 5th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 167). Cover price $0.15.

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Silly Hans. Cover by William A. Walsh. Stories and art by William A. Walsh and Alex A. Blum. Gilberton expanded its successful Classics Illustrated line with this series devoted to famous fairy tales. Everyone thinks Hans is a fool because he talks to the animals (and they talk back), but they don't know that the cats have offered him life in a castle and a chance to fulfill his dreams. Plus Aesop's fable about The Lion and The Dolphin, and a look at the penguin. Silly Hans; Aesop's Fables: The Lion and The Dolphin; The North Wind; The Animal World: The Penguin; Color This Picture With Crayons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Silly Hans. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.15.

Combat Casey in "The Reds Strike at Night!," "Advance Under Fire!," "Strafe The Front Line!," "Quemoy, the Freedom Fortress!," and "Sneak Attack!" J. Severin cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A woman feels like she ruins every romance she gets involved with; Julie finds herself competing with a dead woman for a mans love; Advice on the pros and cons of playing hard to get. What's Ambition, Anyway?; Showoff; Haunted Love; Man's Man; Hard to Get!; Romance-Ruiner! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Graham Place. Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Graham Place and Henry Boltinoff. Featuring four A Date with Judy stories with art by Graham Place: "Any Other Time!" and three that are untitled. Also in this issue: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Whistling in the Dark"; Buzzy in "Boppo's Blues" with art by Place; and untitled Shorty 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff, reprinted from Action Comics (1938 DC) #144. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and Cover by Dan DeCarlo. In this issue: Two "A Date with Millie" stories; a "My Girl Pearl" story; "Pearl's Fashion Page" half-pager; "Millie Models..." 2-pagers; "Millie's Coloring Page" activity pages; "Millie's Mirth-Quakes" half-pagers; "Millie's Fashion Page" half-pagers; "Chili's Fashion Page" half-pagers; and 2-page text story "Away from Home" (by unknown). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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#1, 1957, 25c Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse in Fantasyland. Giant size comic featuring Mickey Mouse & Peter Pan in "The Flying Pirate," Donald Duck & Pinocchio in "The Secret of the Jolly-Berries," Chip 'N' Dale & Dumbo in "Giant Acorns," Uncle Scrooge & Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs in "The Washed-Up Witch," Casey Junior & Huey Dewey & Louie in "The Wizard of Misty Mountain," Mickey Mouse in "A Long Day for a Short Knight," and one-page puzzles and activities. Pinup on back cover. Story and art credits: unknown. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $3.30 INTERIOR COMPLETE. Full spine split, front cover detached, back cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

Cover art by Hank Ketcham. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Hank Ketcham. Dennis vs. Television, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Dennis and the Little Lady, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman; Margaret moves into Dennis' neighborhood; first appearance of Margaret. The Bitter and the Sweet text story. Ruff Stuff, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Chub, art by Al Wiseman; Chub wears a corset so he can look thin and get his mom start feeding him potatoes and gravy again. Dennis Steals the Show, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. Batman the Giant! starring Batman and Robin, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Amazing Growth Machine starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Winners of the DC Slogan Contest. The Criminal From Outer Space starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa. A Date with Effie public service announcement, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Tough Case of the Underworld Brat," script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy meets a young girl who is unknowingly creating diversions for pick-pockets, one of whom is her father; When Shoulders injures Themesong with a lamp, her father goes to her aid and is killed by Shoulders; Tracy uses his two-way radio to broadcast messages to Themesong's radio to get her to talk to the police; Tracy is lured to an apartment, where he is injured. "George Mikan Gets Bucky on the Ball!" ad for US Keds. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Untitled Beware of These Rackets story; Brief descriptions of uniform scams, smuggled goods, contract movers,puncture fluid, and skin cream. "Alcatraz" America's Finest text story. "The Chinatown Murder" text story. Untitled Beware of These Rackets story; Brief descriptions of unlicensed dealers, health foods, smoking cures, used car dealers, and matrimonial agencies. Untitled one-page story; Sparkle Plenty goes shopping. Untitled one-page story; B. O. shows Sparkle Plenty around the farm. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Funny-animal comics featuring Dinky, one of the lesser-known of Paul Terrys Terry-Toons. Henrietta Hen gets Dinky to babysit her chicks, and a hungry fox sees that as the perfect opportunity. Heckle and Jeckle liven up a dull golf game with high explosives. Sourpuss tries to cure Gandy Goose of the hiccups by scaring him. Do-It-Yourself Shower; A Peaceful Evening; The Barnyard Invasion; Riding High; Gandy's Tail-End Rhyming Game; Sink or Swim; Farmer Gray; Dimwit: Make a Wish; Gandy Goose; Heckle and Jeckle; Gandy Goose. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Digest sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5" x 7", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1 #2 - May 1957. Fiction by Randall Garrett and others. Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Add to cart Good $29.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $28.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $24.00 View scans Front cover detached 70%. Back cover detached 20%.

Vol. 1 #3 - August 1957. Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $9.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - May, 1957. This issue includes "Charlie's Happiest Day" from "Down and Out in Paris and London" by George Orwell, and "Traveling in Peace" from "Pluck and Luck" by Robert Benchley. Full-page cartoon by Wally Wood. Diane Webber pictorial (as Marguerite Empey). 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 8 #21 - May 24, 1957. Contents include Dan Dare, Mark Question, Riders of the Range, Eagle cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, The Great Explorer David Livingston. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Art cover. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 10%.

Text cover. Cover price $0.35.

Vintage men's interest magazine featuring articles, essays, poetry, adult humor comics, and tasteful nude pin-up pictorials. Cover price $0.50.

May 1957. Science fiction and fantasy stories by Henry Slater, Robert Silverberg, Ralph Burke, Stanley Mullen, Calvin Knox, and Hall Thornton. Virgil Finlay illustration. Cover by Edward Valigursky. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.