Comic books September 1959

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 1, No. 8. September 1959. Previously "Brave (1956 Humor Digest Inc.)" Men's adventure magazine. 8.5" x 11". 82 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - September, 1959. Cover photo by Wil Blanche. Vintage men's interest magazine with articles, erotic short fiction stories, humorous adult comic strips, and tasteful nude/non-nude cheesecake pin-up pictorials. This issue includes short fiction by Harry Roskolenko, Joseph Richards, Amy Tide, and Orton E. Louis, Jr. 8" x 10.5", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Cover and interior art by Al Hubbard. Coyote Capture starring Scamp and Trusty; Scamp stows away when Trusty's house is moved to a ranch, where Trusty is to protect livestock from coyotes. All Gummed Up starring Scamp, Lady, Tramp, and Scamp's siblings (Ruffy, Fluffy and Scooter); Scamp gets everyone in a mess with chewing gum. Cagey Critters text story starring Scamp and Thumper. Cycle Show-Off starring Bongo and Lumpjaw. Canary Crisis starring Scamp, Si and Am. Foxy Fiasco starring Scamp and Boris. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Doberman volunteers the motor pool for a mission to test a new army survival kit, and the company is parachuted into a wilderness. Untitled Khaki Yaks humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Keller. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Pete Morisi and Charles Nicholas. Western action as Sheriff Luke Spade tries to keep the peace in Tombstone. Sheriff Spade believes Calhoun's "Goldseal stocks" are a scam, but Calhoun accuses him of wanting all the stocks for himself. Spade takes on Waycross, the corrupt sheriff, who thinks Spade is a fugitive from the law. Outlaw Willson has an insider in the prison helping him engineer his jailbreaks, but Spade doesn't know who it is. Plus fun facts about grizzly bears. Six-Gun Dividend; The Owlhoot Sheriff; Hold-Up!; Giant of the West; Break-Out. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 16, Issue 4 - September, 1959. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 86 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. The crew of UN Space Patrol ship No. 72 must survive being stranded in the Asteroid Belt. The appearance of a strange, lens-like disc in the sky causes the people of a warring world to unite and try to figure out what it is. The first humans on the Moon realize that it is actually a gigantic egg, once it begins to hatch. Marooned in Space; Peril in the Sky; The Monstrous Egg; So Easy!; Fugitive from Mars. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 3 - September, 1959. Vintage men's interest magazine with a dominant focus on erotic black and white nude photography, but does include occasional short fiction. Cover price $0.50.

Spooky - unlike his cousin, Casper the Friendly Ghost - loves to scare people, but his kindly ghost girlfriend Poil disapproves. Spooky tries to keep Poil from finding out that her Aunt Boola loves scaring as much as Spooky does. Spooky; The Ghostly Trio; Nightmare; Wendy. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting, politics and crime, as well as tasteful, non-nude pin-up pictorials. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. Human Air Raid, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Flattop Mosquito, script by Bob Haney, art by Russ Heath. Who's Left, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Abel. Aircraft Insignia filler page, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Human Pet of Gorilla Land" (pencils by Carmine Infantino) "The Martian Earth-Trap," and "The Last Horse on Earth!" (pencils by Gil Kane). Kane cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Fraccio? Edited by Pat Masulli. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Fraccio?, Bill Molno? and Sal Trapani? Four fantastically Strange Suspense Stories! In this issue: Horace had always been afraid...afraid of life...people...everything! Then from the planet Venus came his chance...now he could be powerful...supreme...now he could get revenge on Earth! Find out how the change took place and what happens to..."The Supreme Man" with art by Bill Fraccio? Plus: "Dr. Saba's Surprise" with art by Bill Molno? and Sal Trapani?; "The Day Electricity Vanished" with art by Fraccio?; and 2-page text story "The Happy Spook," reprinted from Unusual Tales (1955) #2. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Molno, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Military drama focusing on the undersea vessels of WWII and the Cold War. An American sailor outfits an old wooden sailing ship to elude U-boat radar during WWII. A badly damaged sub tries to make it back to port under cover of darkness. Old enemies, one in a sub and one in a destroyer, battle it out on stormy seas. The Nantucket Ghost; Mission to Rabaul; Firing on Fort Sumter; The Superman Below. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Stories starring Sugar & Spike: Sugar's Great-Great-Great Grampa Plumm, Uncle Charlie's Mistake, First Date, and Babies at Sea (with Little Arthur). Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. Tips on Summer Fun! starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman. 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.

Australian Edition. Cover from World's Finest #95. The Batman/Superman story reprinted in this issue is "The Battle of the Super-Heroes", plus Superboy in "The Stolen Superboy Cape". 6-3/4" x 10", b&w interior, 24 pgs.

Australian Edition. Cover from World's Finest #101. The Batman/Superman story reprinted in this issue is "The Menace of the Atom-Master", plus The Terrible Tree-Man of Tanganyika and Peter Puptent Explorer. 6-3/4" x 10", b&w interior, 24 pgs.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy's First Day at School!, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Young Clark does his best not to reveal his powers on his first day of school; Other than changing a lump of coal to a diamond and wrestling a couple of electric eels, he does fine. Water: A Good Friend or Deadly Enemy--Depending on You!, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Bailey. How Krypto Made History!, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Krypto chases a dinosaur bone throughout history. Chief Hot Foot humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Punishment of Superboy!, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela; Dad Kent tries to solve the dilemma of teaching obedience to someone who's invulnerable. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super-Lad of Space!; Jimmy, while wearing a Superman costume, attends the launching of an engineless rocket into outer space by Superman. The Million-Dollar Mistakes!; Jimmy watches $1,000,000 blow out of a window; Superman rescues the money, but Jimmy's luck runs true, as he builds up to another $1,000,000 debt. Jimmy Olsen's Super-Signals! Scripts by Robert Bernstein, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart CGC 4.5 $474.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Label #2037471002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chris Rule. "I Became a Human Robot!", art by Joe Sinnott; An alien spy places his mind in a robot sent to Earth, hoping to be taken in for study; He gains access to data on Earth technology, but the scientists turn his robot body off, trapping him. "The Masterpiece" text story. "I Fought the Tyrannosaurus," art by Steve Ditko; A couple vacationing in Africa find a dinosaur egg that hatches a live tyrannosaur; The dinosaur terrifies the villagers, but eventually dies in a landslide. "I Walk Thru Walls!", art by Paul Reinman; A criminal accidentally makes a teleporter and uses it to commit incredible burglaries, until a clever cop sets a trap for him. "I Traveled Thru Time!!", art by Carl Burgos; A foreign spy escapes capture by using a time machine to flee to the 18th century, but finds that he has assumed the identity of Benedict Arnold and will be executed in his place. "I Was Trapped in the Tunnel to Nowhere!", art by John Forte; An engineer attempts to build a tunnel from America to Europe but it is destroyed by inhuman creatures living in an undersea city. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule. I Was Trapped by the Things on Easter Island!, art by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule; A pilot crash lands on Easter Island where he observes the statues rise out of the ground and discuss invasion plans of their home planet and the enslavement of Earthmen. The Inventor text story. I Am the Menace from Outer Space!, art by Joe Sinnott; An alien race sends a scout to Earth prior to their invasion, but when he investigates a mysterious space ship he is trapped and crushed, as the ship is actually a living being. I Can See Tomorrow!, art by Don Heck; A burglar steals a golden camera that takes pictures of tomorrow. I Found the Nightmare Note, art by Al Williamson; An assistant at a record store devises a sound that will make a person unconscious, planning to use it to rob a wealthy customer. I Landed on the Forbidden Planet!, art by Steve Ditko; A space pilot visits a nearby planet, but finds that it is inhabited by giants. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

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

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Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Dick Van Buren and John Celardo, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Colletta. Charlton's long-running romance comic coincides with the blossoming of America's teen culture from the 1950s to the 1970s. Professional show divers Ken and Claudia are partners in the pool and out of it, but rival Paula wants Ken for herself. In another story, a different Paula is pressured to marry Frank, but then she meets stage magician Roger, who seems much more mature and poised. Ginnie suspects that Simon is an industrial spy infiltrating her father's company, but she can't help falling for him anyway. A Good Team; The Mature Man; The Truth; Cupid, Look Out!; My Enemy, My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 43, Issue 9- September, 1959. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.75.

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Issue 254. Sept. 5, 1959. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 20 pages. Black and white.

Issue 255. Sept. 12, 1959. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 20 pages. Black and white.

Issue 256. Sept. 19, 1959. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2". 20 pages. Black and white.