Comic books April 1959

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7-Up Sam Vol. 04 (1959) "Get Into the Place Race with 7-Up Coolers and Venders" is an in-house promotional comic published by 7-Up. Featuring comic strip advertising art by Vic Herman, the creator of the 7 Up Sam institutional promotional campaign for 7 Up. Learn how 7-Up coolers and venders help your business by being a silent salesman. Also features tips on how to get coolers and venders into different locations. This issue also contains the story "The Case of the Happy 7-Up Vender." 8 pages, fullcolor, 7-in x 10-in.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Oldest Man in Metropolis!", script by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Al Plastino, inks by Al Plastino; When Clark Kent drinks Prof. Vance's life-extending vitamin serum, which contains particles of Kryptonite, it ages him to about 70 years old; Since his robots won't respond to his aged voice, Superman must fulfill his duties as the Old Man of the Sea, Santa Claus, and Father Time so that no one realizes that Clark Kent is Superman. Introducing the Girl of Steel ad for Supergirl. "Congorilla, Outlaw!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman. -page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. Supermen of America ad. "The Giant Amoeba of Space!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy and the Planeteers battle a giant space amoeba. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 4 - April, 1959 men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, humor and nude pin up girls. This issue: Nikki Gibson on the cover, Pat Conley, Virginia Bell, Shirley Quimby, Terry Loomis and more. Russ Meyer pictorial. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Contains "Death at the Black Lion Inn" by Joseph R. Collins, "Death Rides This Trail" by L.L. Foreman, "The Dawn is Dying" by Lance Kermit and more. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Blind Boy of Steel, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; A freak bolt of lightning strikes a meteor containing kryptonite, catching Superboy in the blast and giving him diamond vision which he can't turn off, so he must keep his eyes shut at all times. Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Action Comics #252 ad. The Octopus Man, art by Ramona Fradon; Roland Peters has constructed a brain-wave transmitter and is experimenting on illegally captured sealife when Aquaman arrives and releases his finny friends. The Green Arrow's Mystery, art by Lee Elias. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Edward Valigursky. "Greylorn" by Keith Laumer (1st published science fiction story). Other stories by E. E. Smith, Ron Cocking, Cordwainer Smith, Jack Douglas, Charles L. Fontenoy. Illustrations by Leo Summers, Virgil Finlay. Softcover digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 146 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.35.

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Walter Lantz' Andy Panda. Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories by Don R. Christensen and various. Art by Pete Alvarado, Steve Steere, Vivie Risto and John Carey. Featuring the tales "The Flying Carpet Filcher" and "Caribbean Crossup," plus three untitled stories! Starring Andy Panda, Charlie Chicken, Dr. Artifact, El Horrid, Louie and Nosedive! Also: Chilly Willy in "The Pilfered Pole"! Starring Chilly Willy and Bully Bear (villain)! And: Homer Pigeon in the 1-page text story "The Intercepted Cake"! Starring Homer Pigeon, Carrie Pigeon and Red Cardinal! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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April 1959 - Volume 63, Issue 2 - 1st printing. Science fiction stories by Murray Leinster ("The Pirates of Ersatz" conclusion), Winston P. Sanders, Eric Frank Russell, H.C. Elliott, Christopher Anvil, and Gordon R. Dickson. Illustrations by Freas, Martinez, Schoenherr, and Summers. Cover by Freas. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Secret of the Everglades," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; While vacationing in Florida, Batman and Robin save the life of a Seminole Indian who has discovered a cache of valuable artifacts once belonging to a famed explorer that a group of thugs are after. The Brave and the Bold #23 ad. What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Joker's Practical Jokes!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; The Joker goes on a new crime spree, basing crimes on "occupational" practical jokes, like the "skyhook" and the "left-handed monkey-wrench." One-page Jail Jests story by Henry Boltinoff. Challengers of the Unknown #7 ad. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Telltale Ladder" text story. "The Fugitive Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Stan Kaye; Robin and Ace, the Bat-Hound, acting on orders from Commissioner Gordon, attempt to track down a fugitive Batman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - April 1959. Cover by Victor Prezio. Men's adventure magazine with a focus on military and war articles, fitness, and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 10.75". 66 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Dick Dillin & Charles Cuidera. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Charles Cuidera and Sheldon Moldoff. Three stories! "The Underworld Supermart" - The Underworld Supermart supplies guns, ammo, bullet-proof vehicles, and bank blueprints...they've got it all! This week's special is Anti-Blackhawk Weapons -- developed by Buzzer Barton -- good on land, on the sea, or in the air. Plus: "The One-Man Blackhawk Team" - Whenever the Blackhawks are called to handle an emergency, inventor Hector Rye shows up, and through the use of his inventions, escalates the severity of the emergency. And: "The Villain with 1,000 Hoops" - The Blackhawks contend with the Hoopster, master of the gadget laden hoops. Also: 1-page text story "Eyes in the Night"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Bugs Bunny in "Dig That Demon" and "Fame's Fickle Fate." Issue also has one-page gag strips, one-page text feature "The Foolproof Scheme," and Tweety and Sylvester in "The Pestered Puddy." No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text, (with B&W Illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.35.

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Issue #87 - April 1959. Fiction, poems, games, jokes, puzzles for children. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 124 pages, black and white with some pages tinted with an extra color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cosmo and friends leave the moon and continue their exploration of the solar system with a visit to Venus, which, unfortunately, is populated by hairy orange giants. Script, art and cover by Bob White. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Wiseman. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Hank Ketcham. The Heat's On Off On Off On Off..., script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Joey, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman; Joey gets some help building a snowman. The Model Child, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Design for Freedom text story. The Looth Tooth, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Satellite of Gotham City" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin face the challenge of Astro's Satellite of Crime. Ad for The Brave and the Bold #23. What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Magic Stop Watch" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy Raymond, who usually exposes frauds and hoaxters on his show, seems to be the one perpertrating the scam this time around. "Face of Guilt" text story. Ad for Challengers of the Unknown #7. "The Challenge of the Masked Avenger" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; The Manhunter's usual daily routine of stopping criminals is further complicated by the emergence of the Masked Avenger, a nobody trying to make a name for himself in order to impress the girl he wants to marry. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chester Gould and others. Harvey, best known for its children's comics, reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. In the Comics Code era, some of the original art is altered to remove violent content and narrative repetition. This issue reprints strips from early 1939. While vacationing at a health resort, Tracy learns escaped jewel thief Nails Wolley and his gang are holed up nearby. The Trail of the Jewel Thief Gang; The Face on the Film. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#64, 3-4/59 10c. Issue features "Adventure at Bomb Bird Island" in which Donald and his nephews join an expedition to capture the rare and elusive bomb bird and "Bon Voyage." Issue also has Goofy in "Riding High," a one-page text story "Trapped," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 10 #11 - Mar. 14, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Shepherd King. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 18 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 10 #16 - Apr. 18, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Travels of Marco Polo begins. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 18 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 10 #17 - Apr. 25, 1959. Contents include Dan Dare, They Showed the Way, Riders of the Range, Luck of the Legion, Eagle Cutaway, Jack O'Lantern, Storm Nelson, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Travels of Marco Polo. Plus text stories and articles. 10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 18 pages, B&W and full color.

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Volume 33, Issue 4 - April 1959. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Digest, 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 51 #4 - The Magazine for Men. In this issue: Kennedy's Last Chance to Be President by Richard Rovere and Robert Weaver; St. Tropez - Playground of the Happy Few; Coming: Man-Made Men - The Miracle of Genetics; The Cool Blues (A New Fashion Note); Stereo Supplement - an 8-page section; and Sweet Bird of Youth - a new play by Tennessee Williams. Cover price $0.60.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty and the Prince" - Written by unknown. Art by Al Hubbard. Cover by Al Hubbard? Also has the activity page "Saddle the Prince's White Charger." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "THE LITTLE RASCALS, No. 974." The Model Boy; In an effort to earn money, the Rascals set up a booth with Alfalfa sticking his head through a hole and dodging soft balls. Night Maneuvers; Fatso draws an unflattering picture of Mr. Grumble on the blackboard. The Late Show; When Spanky has to baby-sit his little sister, the Rascals decide they should do some baby-sitting as a group. Catching Trouble; Toughie McGurk and the Pirates make rich kid Waldo Worthington their treasurer so that he can buy them sodas--whether he wants to or not. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz OSWALD THE RABBIT, No. 979." Cover art by Jack Bradbury. The Witch Pitch; Oswald is sent to cover a baseball team's spring training for a newspaper. The Trembling Trestle; Beavers are gnawing timbers out of a railroad trestle, leaving it likely to collapse when the next train passes. The Horrible House Hassle; Oswald wins the "Home-Hope Contest" and has his home redecorated into an ultra-modern, but uncomfortable, residence. Supercharged; The boys get new pants, made of a new synthetic material, and the friction of the pant legs generates static electricity which becomes stored in their fluffy tails like a battery. All art by Jack Bradbury. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "RESTLESS GUN, No. 986." Based on "The Restless Gun" TV series. Intro with photos. Border Search; When a young boy's father is framed in a bank robbery, Bonner and the boy go to a town on the border to try and find Lobo Benson and his gang. Trouble Train; Bonner is hired to guard a valuable diamond on a train trip to San Francisco. Border Spanish; a quiz matching Spanish terms with their English counterparts. Back cover waist-up photo of John Payne playing Vint Bonner, with an "autograph" by John Payne. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 5 - April, 1959. Men's magazine featuring pinups of women. 8 in. x 10.5 in. 72 pages. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 23, Issue 05 - April 1959. Cover by Tom Beecham. Men's magazine featuring articles on true crime, and politics. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

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Issue 42 - April, 1959. Science Fiction stories by D. A. Jourdan, Thomas N. Scortia, Alma Hill, A. Bertram Chandler, David Osborne, more. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7", 132 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.35.

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April 1959. Cover by Wood. Stories: "The City of Force" by Daniel F. Galouye, "Kingslayer" by J. T. McIntosh, "The Man in the Mailbag" by Gordon R. Dickson, "Security Plan" by Joseph Farrell, "The Bitterest Pill" by Frederik Pohl, "Love Called This Song" by Avram Davidson and Laura Goforth, "The Sweeper of Loray" Finn O'Donnevan, and "When the People Fell" by Cordwainer Smith. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 194 Pages, B&W. NOTE: Cover claims 196 pages, this includes the covers. Cover price $0.50.

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Vintage men's interest magazine that features short fiction stories, music reviews, adult humor comics, interviews, fashion, and nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 82 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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8.5" x 11", 84 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

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April 6, 1959. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. Softcover Magazine, 10.5" x 13.5", 116 pages, color. Cover price $0.25.

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April 27, 1959. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. Softcover Magazine, 10.5" x 13.5", 100 pages, color. Cover price $0.25.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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A Great Day for OFeeb; Granpa Feeb builds a St. Patricks Day parade float. The Sorcerers Apprentice; Alvin wrecks Mysto the magicians stage performance. Mr. McNabbem Flies a Kite; Lulu visits the principals ill daughter and is chased by Mr. McNabbem. Little Itchs Uncle Bigbag; Lulu tells Alvin about when Itch took the poor little girl to her giant uncles castle for Easter eggs. Overnight Guest; Chubby wants to sleep in the top bunk of Tubbys new double-decker bed. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Bugs' Treasure Tracer, art by Fred Abranz; Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd search for treasure using one of Bugs' inventions that detects gold. The Botanical Garden, art by Phil de Lara; Porky, Petunia and Cicero visit a Botanical Garden. A Surprised Painter text story with Porky Pig. Untitled story, script by Don R. Christensen, art by Al Hubbard; Mary Jane and Sniffles help a baby frog who has become lost. Untitled story, art by Phil de Lara; Butch bullys Sylvester into capturing Tweety for Butch's birthday. Untitled story, art by Phil de Lara; Elmer is collecting butterflies. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Kelly Freas. Parody of ad for RCA Victor color televisions, art by Kelly Freas. "Sunday Evening Television Roulette," script by Gary Belkin, art by Mort Drucker; The interesting TV viewing you could have by constantly switching channels between ABC, NBC, and CBS. "The Suicide," script and art by Don Martin. "Authentic Sounds In Stereo," script by Tom Koch, art by Wally Wood; Ridiculous extremes to the trend for "real sounds" on stereo records. "How High-Class Magazines Can Use Low-Class Pictures," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Joe Orlando; Shows how the same photo can be used by many different publications, through cropping. "Western Weapons Of The Future," script by Larry Siegel, art by George Woodbridge; Various things TV western heroes might use as weapons, if the trend away from guns continues. "The Hidden Persuaders Become The Hip Persuaders," script by Gary Belkin, art by Wally Wood; Parodies of ads, using hip language and celebrities. "How To Choose And Train Your Master," script by Frank Jacobs and Robert Margroff, art by George Woodbridge; Excerpts from a book written by a dog, on what to look for and how to train a master. "MAD's Modern Handy Phrase Book For The American Tourist," script by Sy Reit, art by George Woodbridge. "If Famous Authors Wrote The Comics," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Wally Wood; Various comic strips written in the styles of: Paddy Chayefsky; Gilbert & Sullivan; Rudyard Kipling; Walt Whitman; Rogers & Hammerstein; Tennessee Williams; Edgar Allan Poe; Mickey Spillane. "MAD's Cut-Rate Success Symbols," script by Sy Reit, art by Joe Orlando. "Movies Are Emptier Than Ever," script and art by Dave Berg; Showing how theaters can attract more patrons by remodeling to be more like watching TV at home. "The Happy Endings Weren't So Happy," script by Sy Reit, art by Bob Clarke; Thoughts on what happened after the end of several fairy tales. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 9, Issue 4 - April 1959. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 9, Issue 5 - April 1959. Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime and war stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.35.