Comic books May 1958

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Secret of the Superman Sphinx," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois discovers a Clark Kent robot in a closet at the Daily Planet, and a strange Sphinx with a Superman head and kryptonite vision goes into orbit around the Earth. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Trial of Tommy Tomorrow," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy is on trial for the murder of Brent Wood. One-page Animal Wonderland cartoon by Martin Naydel. "Trapped in the Insect World" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Great Super-Powers Contest starring Superboy, Lana Lang, Ma Kent, and Ace Grimes, script by Bill Finger, art by Creig Flessel; one of Superboys powers puts him in peril. New Adventures of Charlie Chan #1. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The World's Three Most Dangerous Arrows starring Green Arrow, script by France Herron, art by George Papp. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Traitor of the Seven Seas starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Space Adventurer," "Arizona Adventure!" (art by John Forte), "Treasure of the Santa Luisa," "Mr. Manning's Mirrors!" Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Edmond Good, John Forte, Al Williamson, Pete Costanza, and John Rosenberger. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Science asks: "Will Men Go Mad in Space"

Vol. 32, No. 5 - May , 1958. 5.25" x 7.25", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Angel. Cover by Mel Casson? Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Vanishing Clubhouse," "Mother's Little Helper" and "Something To Play," plus four untitled 1-page stories! Starring Angel, Randy, Milton and Emmy! Also: Hubert Holmes in the 1-page text story "The Mysterious Note"! And: Stanley in "Croquet Caper"! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. Ducat Dupes, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Betty tells Jughead that she's found a wallet with two tickets to the annual country club ball. Witch Switch; Archie sets Betty up on a date with his cousin. Wiltin' Dilton; Dilton is frightened by a TV program. Horror Scope; Veronica won't go out with Archie because her horoscope says to stay inside. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.12.

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May 1958 - Volume 61, Issue 3 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Hal Clement ("Close to Critical" part 1), Charles V. de Vet, Gordon R. Dickson, Frank Herbert, Stanley Mullen, and John Rackham. Illustrations by Freas, Martinez, Wallman, and van Dongen. Cover by van Dongen. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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10¢ Edition. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera. Featuring: 8 page Blackhawk story "Thieves with a Thousand Faces" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; 8 page Blackhawk story "Beauty and the Blackhawks" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera; 3 page reprint (?) story "The Incredible City in the Sky" drawn by Ramona Fradon; 8 page Blackhawk story "The Mechanical Spies from Space" drawn by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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"The Man Who Tampered With Infinity." A mad scientist uses an "infinity machine" to teleport monsters from other dimensions. "The Human Pets." An alien boy collects "animals." Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Marvin Stein. Cover by Kirby and Stein. Cover price $0.10.

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The First Men in the Moon, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Art by George Woodbridge/Al Williamson/Angelo Torres. (HRN 143, with 5/58 date). We climbed out of our sphere and dropped upon the untrodden soil of the moon. It was unreal and fantastic. With one small leap we could travel thirty feet. But while we practiced our leaps, moon plants grew wildly around us, erasing our sphere from sight. We were stranded on the moon, at the mercy of its inhabitants - the Selenites. Cover price $0.15.

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The First Men in the Moon, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. Art by George Woodbridge/Al Williamson/Angelo Torres. (HRN 161). We climbed out of our sphere and dropped upon the untrodden soil of the moon. It was unreal and fantastic. With one small leap we could travel thirty feet. But while we practiced our leaps, moon plants grew wildly around us, erasing our sphere from sight. We were stranded on the moon, at the mercy of its inhabitants - the Selenites. Cover price $0.15.

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10¢ edition, Donald Duck. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Al Wiseman. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Hank Ketcham. Breezing Along, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman; Poor Tommy is given yellow hair in this story. A Clothes Call! starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Time to Color activity page. Punky, art by Al Wiseman. One Thousand Doctors text story. Dennis..The Camp Scamp starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 5 - May, 1958. Men's interest magazine with articles, satire, fiction, and pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W and color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Vol. 9 #18 - May 2, 1958. 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, Prehistoric Animals, The Happy Warrior Winston Churchill. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 9 #19 - May 9, 1958. 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 Happy Warrior Winston Churchill. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 9 #20 - May 16, 1958. 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 Happy Warrior Winston Churchill. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 9 #22 - May 30, 1958. 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 Happy Warrior Winston Churchill. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Variant text cover with a single color, otherwise same contents as art cover edition. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 49, Issue 5 - May 1958. The Magazine for Men. Tabloid size, 10.5" x 13.5", 168 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.60.

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May 1958. 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.

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Volume 11 - Number 5, May 1958. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue Max Miller looks at the theoretical Gravity Drive, The Mystic Religion of Zoroaster, and relive the Day it Rained Frogs! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Joe Oriolo. Stories and art by Joe Oriolo and Otto Messmer. Slapstick adventures featuring the nephews of pioneering 'toon Felix the Cat. In a three-part story, Inky and Dinky salvage an old chair from the trash, only to learn it was once the magical throne of the King of Pineland. After learning its sad story, they resolve to restore the chair to its rightful place in the throne room of Pineland. The Enchanted Chair; Inky and Dinky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 7 - This issue features Candy Barr in the Fling Folio section. Men's interest magazine with pictorials, fiction, articles, and jokes. 5.5" x 8.25", 80 pages, B&W and color. NOTE: Issues 1-17 are digest sized and published between 1957 and 1960. The full-size Fling Festival published 8 issues from 1959 to 1962. The title then reverted to Fling and continued with numbering from Fling Festival, ending in 1993. There were then four quarterly issues of Fling International in 1995. Cover price $0.75.

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Published by Raymond A. Palmer, science fiction writer and editor of Amazing Stories and other publications. 6.5" x 9.25", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 4, Issue 12 - May 1958, Men's interest magazine containing political, sports and entertainment articles and pin-ups. 5" x 7.5", 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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#899, 1958, 10c. Walt Disney's Goofy Goofy in "Mixed-Up Mixer," "Fun Director," "The Painting Panic," "Goofy's Last Stand," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's Annette in "The Missing Necklace" - Written by unknown. Art by Dan Spiegle. Photo Cover shows Annette McLeod (Annette Funicello). Based on the Annette serial that ran during the 1957-58 season of The Mickey Mouse Club, the story for which was adapted by Lillie Hayward (who also worked on Spin and Marty) from the book 'Margaret' by Janette Sebring Lowrey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Jim Sasseville and others. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz, her boyfriend Phil Fumble, and her precocious niece Nancy. A fly-by-night acting school convinces Phil that he can be a movie star. Fritzi's grocery cart gets away from her and rolls downhill, leading to a frantic chase across town. Phil and Fritzi go on a scavenger hunt, but police think they're vandals stealing city property. Plus a Peanuts story by Charles Schulz's friend/understudy Jim Sasseville. Footlight Fever; Dinner a la Cart; Scavenger Hunt; Night Patrol; Knit-Wits; Peanuts; Many Happy Returns. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 9, Issue 1 - May, 1958. Candy Barr photo cover. Vintage 1950's era men's interest magazine with a focus solely on tasteful non-nude pin-up photography of beautiful women in bikinis and lingerie. 8" x 10", 72 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by John Pederson. "The Voice of the Diaphragm" by Richard Wilson, "Of All the Seas with Oysters" by Avram Davidson. Interior art by Leo Dillon, Dick Francis, Wallace Wood. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/4-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Written by Robert Kanigher, Bill Finger and Bob Haney. Art by Ross Andru, Jack Abel, Russ Heath and Mike Esposito. In this issue: "Bazooka Crossroads!" by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "Long Tom and Little Tom!" by Bill Finger and Jack Abel; "Frogman S.O.S.!" by Bob Haney and Russ Heath; and 1-pager "Courage Without Fear!" Also: Full-page ad for New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1958) #1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue is actually the second comic book devoted to Richie Rich (after Harvey Hits (1958) #3). Richie's ventriloquism helps when a robber appears. RR figures out how to play baseball when he's supposed to be at dance practice - but it's going to take some fancy footwork. Also featuring Little Dot, another newcomer to the Harvey stable. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by R. O. Blechman. Stories and art by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Larry Siegel and Ed Fisher. Another attempt by Harvey Kurtzman to duplicate the success of Mad magazine, Humbug was actually published by the artists who created it. Parodies of 1950s government-issued instruction manuals and science fiction comics. Auto racing in the 1950s. Satirical looks at TV commercials, Spring Training, and Saint Patrick's Day. Contributions from many past and future MAD Idiots, including Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, and Arnold Roth. The Best Television Commercials 1958; Log of the Solar Hawke; Finding the Mummy; Crossing Death Valley; Prof. Jughead's Educational Corner; Basic Field Manual: U.S. Armnaviators Handbook; Sport Car Racing; Diving for Pearl; Finding a Souvenir; The Little Goldy Book; The Humbug Award: Panicky Patriots; Spring Training; Adhesive Bandages; A Quiet Night. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 5, No. 3 - May , 1958. 5.5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Photo cover features Willard Parker. Stories and art by Nicholas Firfires and others. Western adventure based on a famous TV show starring Willard Parker. Jace and Clay try to figure out how the Crimson Raiders manage to vanish without a trace. Jace turns outlaw to track down an "underground railroad for desperadoes." A biography of Texas Ranger John R. Hughes, the inspiration for the Lone Ranger character. Too Many Thieves; Crimson Raiders; Horse Thief; Famous Texans: John R. Hughes; The Bandits of El Dorado. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1958. 72 Pages, B&W w/ Blue. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Frank Johnson. Stories and art by Frank Johnson and others. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie wants to practice his magic act, right at the same time as when his dad's new boss is visiting. Ollie's parents turn him loose in a department store while they go shopping. Ollie explores an abandoned house, and inadvertently makes its new owner believe it's haunted. Hokey Pocus; Leave Everything to Me; The Martians Meet Their Match; Department Store Imp; Drain in the Face; Captain Coreys Curiosity Corner; G-g-ghosts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.