Comic books February 1958

Cover by Ed Emshwiller. 6.5" x 9.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover pencils by Tony Abruzzo. Heart Full of Love!; Midge gets wrapped up in fantasies about a romance with Jay but never does anything to make it happen, and nearly loses her chance with him. Tears for a Dream!; Sylvia and Lee spot a house in the country and declare it their dream house, but can they afford it? Summer Heart, art by Bill Draut; Nan falls in love with a stranger who visits the post office where she works every day, waiting for a letter. No Answer to Love, pencils by Tony Abruzzo (p 1) and John Forte (pgs. 2-8); Lela loves Arnie but she is afraid to tell him how she feels and afraid that he doesn't feel the same way about her. Ad for Girls' Love Stories #52 and Girls' Romances #50. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Romance comics from St. John with a cover by "good girl" art legend Matt Baker. Dave loves Judy, who's afraid to tell him about the secret in her past, but she doesn't realize that he has a hidden past of his own. Helen makes up a fake boyfriend to tell her girlfriends about at work, but the lie quickly takes on a life of its own. Platinum-blonde Peg must choose between her career or marrying Cary, the man she loves. The Secret I Was Afraid to Tell!; Only a Dream; Love Lost Its Way!; Price Tag on Love; Burnt Toast; Trust Love; Thank You Dead Wire; Career or Cary? 32 pages, Full Color.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. "Menace of the Ancient Vials!", script by Dave Wood, art by Jack Kirby; While chasing the criminal known as Karnak, the Challengers and their prey end up flying into a strong lightning storm, forcing both parties to land; Karnak finds a manor owned by an archeologist who had just discovered the ancient vials of a long dead society, each vial able to unleash a different magical effect; Karnak and his companion steal the vails and use them to battle the Challengers. Professor Eureka strip by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 26, Issue 4 - February, 1958. Debbie Reynolds photo cover. Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. This issue features articles about Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Kay Kendall, Tommy Sands, Tony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine, Tony Curtis, and Claire Bloom. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 68 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 1, No. 1. February 1958. Men's interest magazine with humor and nude pictorials. 8.5" x 11". 42 pages. Black and white. Cover price $1.00.

Important early EC-themed fanzine published by Doug Brown. This issue contains a review of Humbug #6. 8.5" x 11", 26 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - circa 1958, 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W and color. Men's interest magazine with articles and nude photos. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

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Vol. 9, No. 2. February 1958. Stories and articles plus pictorials. This issue features fiction by Nelson Algren. Interior art by Charles Copeland, James Bama, Joe Little, Samson Pollen. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W with one color added to illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. Flattop Pigeon, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jerry Grandenetti. No Man's Mountain, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Thunderbolt Rider, script by Bob Haney, art by Mort Drucker. The Command is Forward, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. Army Almanac half-page by Morris Waldinger. War in the Air: WWI vs WWII, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. Khaki-Yaks humor half-page by Irwin Hansen. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Earth for Sale" (pencils by Carmine Infantino), "Prisoners of the Rainbow," "Detour in Time," and "Mystery of the Unknown Invention!" Gil Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by H. C. Kiefer and others. Horror comics from Ajax-Farrell, featuring kid-friendly material as required by the new Comics Code. One of the few comics under Ajax-Farrell's "America's Best Comics" imprint, later borrowed for Alan Moore's unrelated publishing imprint. A couple seeks help at a haunted house after their car breaks down. The real-life histories of the Titanic's fatal voyage and the science of flight. A spoof of TV space hero "Captain Video" that previously appeared in MAD clone Bughouse. Exit the Lone Ghost!; A Voyage Into Forever!; Lost Comet; Captain Kiddeo Space Bum; The Fantastic Fact! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Laundry Machines!", art by Paul Reinman; A landlord squeezes a Haitian laundress for more rent and is made ill by voodoo; He has her deported, but the box holding the pills to cure him contains only more boxes, one within the next. "The Spectre," art by Dick Giordano; A race car driver refuses to drive after he sees a ghost; His manager thinks it is a hallucination, and pays a mystic to convince him it is safe. "The Miracle Painting" text story, art by Doug Wildey. "The Disappearing Man!", art by Ed Winiarski; A scientist who disappeared years ago returns, explaining that he is now king of an alternate dimension His greedy friend hopes to take over the dimension for himself, but ends up imprisoned indefinitely. "Menace of the Mirror," art by Bernard Baily; A scientist thinks he has invented a machine to give life to reflections in a mirror, but when he tests it he realizes that he himself is a reflection. "Fear Walks on Four Feet!", art by Al Eadeh; A man tries to ruin his partner and romantic rival; He overpowers a ray intended to capture a lion and it explodes; He seems to be blown into the past and hides for a year. "The Eyes That Never Close!", art by Bernie Krigstein; A prisoner tries to escape using a mystic idol, but it will only take the evil on doomed journeys through time, and he is trapped in Hiroshima just before the bomb falls. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. The Big New Word Mystery; Sugar & Spike learn to say "Stupid Idiot." First Snow-Ball Fight starring Sugar & Spike. The Substitute Mommie; Spike's first baby-sitter. The Wonderful Day; Sugar & Spike's first Christmas. Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Little Pete half-page by Henry Boltinoff. The Flushing Remonstrance public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Brown. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 2, No. 2 - February , 1958. 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 Second Superman: Part 1: The World That Was Krypton's Twin starring Superman, Zoll Orr, Kell-Orr, and Sparkler Staines, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Kell-Orr substitutes for Clark Kent. The Second Superman: Part 2: A Double For Superman. The Second Superman: Part 3: Superman's Mightiest Quest. 2nd novel length story in this title. Full-color full-page ad for Mystery in Space # 42 and Strange Adventures # 88 (gorilla cover). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The World's Heavy Weight Champ; Jimmy becomes super heavy when he is around Superman. Jimmy Olsen, Foreign Correspondent; Jimmy and Superman face a firing squad in the kingdom of Hoxana. The Birdboy of Metropolis; Jimmy thinks wings can make him fly. Scripts by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The First Photograph article. 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-

Gordon Scott photo cover. Portrait of a frigate bird by Jesse Marsh. "Tarzan and the Warriors of the Staff," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan becomes the warchief of the Achingas and teaches them to keep the peace among their neighbors. "A Zulu Feast" text story starring Mabu. "Tarzan Traps a Rogue," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Boy locate a missing hippopotamus. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-El creates an Aba-Zulu cavalry, using captured Tuareg horses. Tarzan Sounds the Alarm illustration by Russ Manning, text by Gaylord Du Bois. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Ray Nelson, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Stories and art by Tony Couch and others. Charlton's Mad imitator continues its hit-or-miss parodies of 1950s pop culture. A parody of Beetle Bailey comic strips and Elvis's famous induction into the Army. A parody of James Thurber's New Yorker stories. Spoofs of 1950s advertising, including beer, art instruction, and vodka. The cover is a parody of New Yorker magazine and its famous mascot, Eustace Tilley. Stupid Glass; Goings on About Town; Fred R. J. Knockworth Gets the Bad News with a Telegram; The New Yorkish; Fables for Our Time; Our Far Flung Correspondents; The Current Cinema; My Beer Is Swinegold the Dry Beer!; It's All in Your Mind!; Crazy Goes to a Party!!; Pelvis Is Drafted; Believe It or Nuts!; The Man with the Grey Flannel Mouth; Anyone Can Draw!!; Know Yourself; A Morbid Moment; New Golden Dill Soap Makes Bubbles Better; The Secret of a Real Martini Is in Dogschmidt's Vodka. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Maurice Whitman. Stories by Joe Gill? Art by Bill Molno, Rocke Mastroserio?, Sal Trapani, Vince Alascia and unknown. Dr. Haunt replaces Mr. Mott's glasses and changes his perspective on the world in "Mr. Mott's Spectacles"! Plus: Gerald Potts makes magical replicas of buildings so that when he destroys the replicas the actual buildings collapse as well in "The Man Who Failed"! Also: "The Corridor of Time" and "Past Imperfect"! And: Non-fiction illustrated facts about the Sahara Desert in the 1-pager "Sahara the Haunted Desert"! Plus: Non-fiction article debunking mind reading as a trick rather than a mystical power in the 2-page "Mind Reader: Yes or No?" Also: 1-page public service announcement "Find the Strength in Your Life...", a Charlton-sponsored illustrated PSA for the Religion in American Life Program, encouraging people to attend church. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rube Grossman. Money Happy Returns; Facing an empty treasury the boys go on a money hunt. Namedroppers; Patsy and Minus want a new name for the club. Out to Launch!; The Captain must always go down with his ship. Pleasant Dreams; Hamilton goes to see Doc Owl about his bad dreams. Cheese It; Patsy finds a cheese so large he gets lost in it. Scripts by Sy Reit, art by Rube Grossman. Silly Dilly activity page by Martin Naydel. A Sure Sign of Spring text story, art by Raymond Perry. Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop filler page by Martin Naydel. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by unknown. Art by Harvey Eisenberg, Steve Steere, Lynn Karp and Vivie Risto. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers with art by Harvey Eisenberg; Tom & Jerry tale with art by Eisenberg; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale with art by Eisenberg and Steve Steere; Bertie Bird text story "The Candy Heart" with art by Eisenberg; Barney Bear with Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale with art by Lynn Karp; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale with art by Vivie Risto; and Mouse Musketeers tale with art by Eisenberg. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Brown. The Mystery of the 13th Arrow starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. The League of Tomahawk Haters starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. The Lost Tribe of Tiny Warriors starring Tomahawk, art by Bob Brown; tiny Indians capture Tomahawk in Gulliver-like fashion. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 1. 1958. Men's interest magazine with nude pictorials. 8.5" x 11". 42 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.50.