Comic books 1958 w/ month not specified

Published by James Warren and edited by Forrest J Ackerman, Famous Monsters of Filmland is a hugely influential movie magazine with an infectious love for horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Generations of film fans and pros grew up worshiping at the altar of "Uncle Forry" and his pun-filled, picture-packed publication. Most feature gorgeous cover paintings by the likes of Basil Gogos, Ken Kelly, and Ron Cobb. This landmark first issue contains such articles as "Welcome Monster Lovers," "Monsters are Good for You," "The Scream Test," and "How Hollywood Creates a Monster," which shows how Paul and Jackie Blaisdell designed the Martians from Invasion of the Saucer Men. The cover features a photo of publisher Jim Warren in a Frankenstein Monster mask standing next to Marion Moore, his blonde-haired girlfriend. Cover price $0.35.

Features in this issue include: "Dear Monster" (a letters page that includes a missive by Robert Bloch); "The Monster Who Made a Man" (an article about Boris Karloff); Public Vampire #1 (a piece on Bela Lugosi); "Girls will be Ghouls" (a feature on female monsters); and more. The photo cover is of publisher Jim Warren wearing a horned mask. Cover price $0.35.

Auction Item: CGC 7.5 View scans Auction opens January 3 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4375972017

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Reprints "City of the Living Dead" 1 (Avon, 1952). Cover art by Carl Burgos. "City of the Living Dead!", art by A. C. Hollingsworth; Yucatan, Mexico. A group of explorers discovers mystic Quetana, fabled "City of the Living Dead"; Centuries ago, murderous pirates were banned there by Quetzal, Aztec god of justice, destined to live in agony forever. "The Glistening Death," pencils by Norman Nodel, inks by Vince Alascia; A man hides out at his uncle's swampland mansion and discovers he is a slave to a glistening meat-eating alien creature that takes the form of a beautiful woman. "Terror of the Skeleton Men" text story. "The Witches Come at Midnight!", pencils by Norman Nodel, inks by Vince Alascia; Witches, along with their master Satan himself, converge every night at midnight at the old Rainey farm terrorizing the family; One night when young Joel is attacked by the monsters, his pet rooster "Peter" arrives and scares off the creatures who think he's Chanticleer, the fabled rooster. "Death Has Many Tongues," art by Harry Lazarus; Slave trader Captain Death is captured by the native tribe he uses to prey on; The witch doctor curses him with the heads of the slain growing out of his body; Death tries to cut them off, but the pain drives him insane. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

Adzine listing lots and lots of comics and science fiction items for sale. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white.

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Fawcett How-To book #370 - 1958. This volume features an international selection of models photographed by Peter Basch. Heavily illustrated. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 144 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.75.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by Joe Oriolo, who made the character his own. On his way to a costume party dressed as a convict, Felix is mistaken for a runaway tiger. When he hides out in the zoo, he meets the real thing, in a multi-part story. Inky and Dinky befriend a young elephant named Forgetful. Cover may be the work of Oriolo or Kremer. Hold That Tiger; The Mad Maharajah; The Never Miss Bullets; Grover's Gripe; The Millionaires; Kitty; Tee Vee Serial; Inky and Dinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $21.00 Water damage. 4" cumulative spine split (taped).

Cover by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia. Stories by Joe Gill and unknown. Art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Maurice Whitman, Dick Giordano and unknown. Featuring: "The Push-Button War Of The Future -- Guided Missiles!"; "Strategic Air Command"; "Mosquito Pilot"; "Flying Artillery"; "Can You Spot Them?"; "Angels 60!"; "Spitfire"; "Jug Pilot"; "Ploesti Strike!"; "The Satellite"; "Pick-Up At Dawn"; "Get 'Em On The Ground!"; "Von Richthofen's Circus!"; "14 To 1"; "Man In Space"; "Too Fast To Fight!"; "Arctic Mission"; and the 2-page text articles "The Golden Age Of Aircraft" and "Aircraft Carrier Advances"! 96 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Sal Trapani and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. A single Marine left behind on an island takes on enemy troops by himself. A WWI soldier grows to hate the constant gas drills, but he will hate the gas even more. A lone Marine is cut off from his unit during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Major Hard-Nose; Making a Marine; Gas Drill!; Grenade Raid; Ammo Detail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Vince Alascia. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. A battle involving guerrilla forces in WWII Philippines leads to a court-martial for the lieutenant in charge, who must explain why he struck an officer and fled. Lone Marine Luke runs a desperate race against enemy forces to get back to safe territory. Plus a speculative technical story about future munitions, including the "triangular bullet" and "strategic nuclear weapons on the battlefield." The Marine Hunt; The Gun to Win World War III?; Luzon Court-Martial; The Nursemaids of Rotten Ridge; Lesson in the Boondocks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK hardcover annual featuring characters and stories for the Golden age of cinema. Hardcover, 8" x 10", 100 pages, full color.

No date, 1st printing. UK edition. Includes dust jacket. Presume issued in 1958 (possibly 1959, UK may have had delayed film releases) because many of the upcoming movies were released in 1958. Full-page, full color pinups of Yul Brynner, Debbie Reynolds, Ernest Borgnine, Audie Murphy, Natalie Wood, Kim Novak and many more. Uncredited articles on John Saxon, Carolyn Jones, Gene Kelly, Anthony Franciosa, Sandra Dee, Nick Adams, Hugh O'Brien and others. Large section entitled Success Story, which has a short biography and movie credits of a star with their autograph reproduced at the end of the entry. Marlon Brando, Jack Lemmon, Gene Kelly, Jayne Mansfield, Paul Newman are among the many profiled. A fascinating book. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 102 pages, full color and black and white.

No date, 1st printing. UK edition. No dust jacket, blue cloth with black titles. Presume issued in 1958 (possibly 1959, UK may have had delayed film releases) because many of the upcoming movies were released in 1958. Full-page, full color pinups of Yul Brynner, Debbie Reynolds, Ernest Borgnine, Audie Murphy, Natalie Wood, Kim Novak and many more. Uncredited articles on John Saxon, Carolyn Jones, Gene Kelly, Anthony Franciosa, Sandra Dee, Nick Adams, Hugh O'Brien and others. Large section entitled Success Story, which has a short biography and movie credits of a star with their autograph reproduced at the end of the entry. Marlon Brando, Jack Lemmon, Gene Kelly, Jayne Mansfield, Paul Newman are among the many profiled. A fascinating book. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 102 pages, full color and black and white.

1958 Edition, Published by WM. C. Popper & Co. "Baseball: Finer Points For Everyone" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

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1958 Edition, Published by Vital Publications. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: How to Bat" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

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1958 Edition, Published by WM. C. Popper & Co. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: How to Catch" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

1958 Edition, Published by WM. C. Popper & Co. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: How to Pitch" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

1958 Edition, Published by WM. C. Popper & Co. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: How to Play First Base" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

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1958 Edition, Published by WM. C. Popper & Co. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: How to Play Second Base" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

1958 Edition, Published by WM. C. Popper & Co. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: How to Play Shortstop" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

1958 Edition, Published by WM. C. Popper & Co. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: How to Play The Outfield" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

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1958 Edition, Published by WM. C. Popper & Co. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: How to Play Third Base" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

1958 Edition, Published by WM. C. Popper & Co. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: How to Run Bases" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

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1958 Edition, Published by Vital Publications. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: How to Use Baseball Signals" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

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1958 Edition, Published by WM. C. Popper & Co. "Finer Points of Baseball For Everyone: Rules For Umpires" is one in a series of twelve different minicomics providing hints and tips for playing better baseball. The 1958 version was sponsored by Fleet Wing Gasoline and possibly others. Full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, 4-5-8-in. x 3-3/8-in., no cover price.

Australian reprint series. Reprints material from a variety of DC publications. Stories include : "I was a Prisoner of the Sea", "I Made Time Stand Still", "The Midget Earthman of Jupiter", "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen - The Boy who Killed Superman" " The Girl in the Glass Sphere", "The Gorilla Conquest of Earth", "We were Doomed by the Metal-Eating Monster" "Aquaman joins the Navy", "Earth--Planetary Bomb!", "Charades on the Moon" "I Stole the World's Biggest Diamond", "The Ice-Age Menace", "I Battled the Duplicate Men", and "The Man who Saved the Solar System" 7 1/2" X 10 3/8". 100 pages. B&W.

Australian reprint series. Reprints material from a variety of DC publications. Stories include : "The PLanet of Lost Space Ships", "My Forbidden Face", "The Martian Barrier", "The Man Who Betrayed Earth" "The Cub Who Cried Wolf", An untitled "Warden Willis" story, "Earth's Secret Weapon!", "The Thief of Thoughts" "Aquaman joins the Navy", "D-Day on Planet Vulcan", "The Jungle Emperor" "Murder in the Fish Preserve", "I Adopted a Martian Boy", "The Unlucky Birthstones", an untitled "Moolah the Mystic" story, "Swamp Dragnet", "I Hunted the Flying Saucer Creatures", and "The Eyes That Went Berserk" 7 1/2" X 10 3/8". 100 pages. B&W.

Australian reprint series. Reprints material from a variety of DC publications. Stories include : "The Sleeping Beauty of Space", "The Hole in the Sky", "The Man Who Aged Backwards!", "The Day the Earth Vanished!" "The Man Who Remembered 100,000 Years Ago!", "The Riddle of Spaceman X", "Jimmy Olsen - The Amazing Spectacles of Doctor "X"", "Space Cabbie - Search for a Star!" "The Detective with 1,000 Traps!", "Aquaman Leaves the Sea!", "The Mystery Witness!" "The 13th Hour", "I Was Big-Game on Neptune", "I Stole Earth's Greatest Secret", and "The Prophetic Camera" 7 1/2" X 10 3/8". 100 pages. B&W.

Australian reprint series. Reprints material from a variety of DC publications. Stories include : "Mystery of the Moon Sniper" from Mystery in Space #46, "The 100 Lives of Napoleon Burke" from House of Mystery #78, "Jungle Boy of Jupiter" from Tales of the Unexpected #24, "The Amazing Ray of Knowledge" from Strange Adventures #92, "Jimmy Olsen - The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad" from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #31 , "The Artificial Twin" from House of Mystery #76, "The Fishermen of Space" from Strange Adventures #94, "The Human Target" from House of Mystery #26, "I was the Last Martian" from My Greatest Adventure #20 , "The Prisoners of the Space Camera" from Tales of the Unexpected #29, "The Lady in Black" from House of Mystery # 78, "The Boy who Saved the Solar System" from Strange Adventured #95, and "I Was a Captive in a Space Prison!" from My Greatest Adventure # 23. 7 1/2" X 10 3/8". 100 pages. B&W.

Australian reprint series. Reprints material from a variety of DC publications. Stories include : "I was an Outerspace Frontiersman", "The Loneliest Man in the World", "The Man with the Magic Touch", "Mr. District Attorney - Million Pound Ticket" "The Sign Language of Space", "The Song that Haunted", "The All-Seeing Eye", "Aquaman- The Shark with the Human Brain" "The Man who Refused to Die", "Catastrophe County", "The Super-Athletes from Outer Space", "The Second Life of Mr. Swan", "The Gorilla War Against Earth", "Mr. District Attorney - The Great Underworld Spy Plot", and "The Man with Six Senses". 7 1/2" X 10 3/8". 100 pages. B&W.

Folies Bergere - Folies Legeres programme. Text in French.

Featured photos of starlets from film sets and performers from the Parisian cabarets. 9.25" x 12", 32 pages, tinted B&W with some color. NOTE: All text in French.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Water damage. Lateral spine tear.

Walt Disney's "Old Yeller" - Written by unknown (movie adaptation). Art by Dan Spiegle. Photo Cover shows Old Yeller (as played by Spike) and Travis Coates (as played by Tommy Kirk). The remarkable story of a loyal Texas range dog and his teenage master! Based on the 1957 Walt Disney film Old Yeller. The issue also has the 1-page story "Hound from a Pound" and the text article "Canine Heroes of the Frontier"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "LITTLE BEAVER, No. 870." Navaho Warrior Training fact page, art by Tony DiPaola [as Tone]. The Masquerade Raiders, art by Tony DiPaola; Little Beaver finds that Apaches are disguising themselves as Navahos to steal Army horses; With the help of a turncoat Army scout, the Apaches hope to lure the soldiers into an ambush. Feline Folly, art by Sparky Moore; The Army fort is overrun by mice; Little Beaver gets a cat from an traveling salesman, but on the way back the cat scares a band of Apaches who were planning on attacking the fort. Better Late Than Never, art by Nat Edson. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "CURLY KAYOE, No. 871." Based on the 1946-60 "Curly Kayoe" newspaper strip by Sam Leff. Painted cover art by Ernest Nordli. Sparring With Curly Kayoe; facts about how boxers train for their matches. Knockout, script by Ben Brown; A brief review of Curly's life from the time Joe Jinks discovered him until his winning the heavyweight championship. Ring Tactics; Curly demonstrates some different punches and tactics used in boxing. Keeping Fit with Curly Kayoe; Curly demonstrates proper form for push-ups, sit-ups, and toe raises. Fit to Fight, script by Ben Brown; Curly works a teen boy into good physical condition so that he can defend himself against a bully. History of Boxing fact page. A re-telling of the "Long Count" that occurred in the Dempsey-Tunney championship fight in 1927. All interior art by Joe Certa. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's "Old Ironsides" with Johnny Tremain - Written by unknown (movie adaptation). Art by Dan Spiegle. Painted Cover by Taylor Oughton? The issue also has the 1-page stories "Words That Live Forever," "The Eagle and the Poet" (dealing with the writing of Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell Holmes) and "American Privateers." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Luke Short's TRUMPETS WEST!, No. 875." Painted cover art by Sam Savitt. Luke Short's Trumpets West, script by Luke Short (original story) and Paul S. Newman (comic adaptation), pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe; Corinne, a corrupt Indian agent, is giving the Apaches bad meat and pocketing the difference; Lt. Hanna knows what is going on, but his oblivious commanding officer ignores the problem, which leads to an Indian uprising. Adapted from the 1945 novel "Trumpets West!" by Luke Short. The Cavalry Standard; Designs and uses of the flags in the cavalry in the Old West. Cavalry Uniforms; Facts about the stylish, but uncomfortable cavalry uniforms in the Old West. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Jim Hardie (as played by Dale Robertson). Strong Box Fever photo story; Jim Hardie tracks down a robber that robs a train of a strong box. Alder Gulch, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia; Hardie investigates a series of stagecoach robberies in a remote area called "Alder Gulch; The sheriff in Virginia City doesn't seem very interested in solving the thefts, which makes Hardie suspicious. Manuel, pencils by Gil Kane; A Basque immigrant sheepherder is accused of kidnapping a little girl and stealing a valuable diamond brooch and Hardie has to prevent a lynching. Famous Road Agents, pencils by Gil Kane; brief summaries of three famous stagecoach robbers. Based on the 1957-62 NBC TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover shows Dr. Bill Baxter (Rex Allen). Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth. Based on the 1958-59 syndicated TV series Frontier Doctor. Featuring the tales "Storm Over King City" and "Apache Uprising," plus the two non-fiction pages "Before The Doctors Came West" and "The First Patent Medicines"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Peanuts (#1) in "The Trip," "The Magic Blanket," "The Hero," and an untitled story. Charles Schultz cover only. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.