Comic books August 1960

"Top Secret!" (script by Bob Standish, art by John Forte); "One By One!" (script by "Charles Lacoste"; art by John Rosenberger); "The World of Giants!" (script by Pierce Rand, inks by Leo Morey); and "Skybird's Revenge." Ogden Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Men's interest magazine containing political, sports and entertainment articles and pin-ups. 5-in. x 7.5-in. 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Indicia title is "77 SUNSET STRIP, No. 1106." Based on the "77 Sunset Strip" TV series. Photo cover of Stuart Bailey (as played by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.), Jeff Spencer (as played by Roger Smith), and Kookie (as played by Edd Byrnes). Kookie's Close Call, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Alex Toth; When Kookie borrows Stuart's car, two crooks mistake him for Bailey and take him to their boss. Lights, Camera, Danger, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Alex Toth; Stuart and Jeff go undercover as extras in a movie to find out who is trying to sabotage the film's production. The origins and uses of the verbal "grapevine" to spread news by word of mouth, art by Toth. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ad back cover. Hercules Unchained movie adaptation. Reed Crandall/George Evans art. Steve Reeves photos from the movie on the inside front cover. Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo back cover. Hercules Unchained movie adaptation. Reed Crandall/George Evans art. Steve Reeves photos from the movie on the inside front cover. Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $12.50

Indicia title is "WHIRLYBIRDS, No. 1124." Based on the "Whirlybirds" TV series. Photo cover of Chuck Martin (as played by Kenneth Tobey) and P. T. Moore (as played by Craig Hill). Rampage on the River, art by Ray Bailey; When heavy rains flood Shotgun Valley, Chuck and P. T. use their helicopter in the relief efforts. The Trackdown, art by Ray Bailey; Chuck and P. T. join the pursuit of an escaped convict in their helicopter. The Whirlybird Story; The history of helicopters. Whirlybirds of the Future; Possible future developments of types of helicopters. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "LARAMIE, No. 1125." Based on the "Laramie" TV series. Cover photo of Slim Sherman (as played by John Smith), Jess Harper (Robert Fuller), Jonesy (Hoagy Carmichael), and Andy Sherman (Robert Crawford, Jr.). The Stage Frame-Up; A runaway stage shows up at the swing station with no trace of the driver and its strongbox missing. The Passenger; Carlos, a witness in a murder trial, disappears during a stop at the swing station; Slim and Jess have to rescue Carlos from three gunmen who have him trapped in a cave. The Stage Comes of Age; Comparison of the Conestoga Wagon and the Concord stagecoach. Scripts by Paul S. Newman, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Russ Heath. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Hotel de Paree SUNDANCE, No. 1126." Based on the "Hotel de Paree" TV series. Photo cover of Sundance (Earl Holliman). The "Dark Horse" Wins; Sundance gives young drifter Skip Mayhall a chance to reform by getting him a job as a driver on his new stage line. The Silver Dollar Showdown; Sundance shows up a gunman who had been shooting up Sam Sing's café; The gunman has a partner who just won a silver mine in a card game. Desperados Who Reformed fact page; Brief stories of criminals in the old west who reformed and became lawmen. Western Hotels fact page; Description of the construction and furnishings of hotels in the old west. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, pencils by Mike Sekowsky and Frank Giacoia, inks by Mike Peppe. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Rocky and His Friends in "Magnetic Moose" and "The Mooseterious Journey." Peabody in "The Youngest Outlaw" and "Petty Piracy." Also "Fractured Fairy Tale About Cinderella!" 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's "Pollyanna" - Written by unknown (movie adaptation). Art by Nat Edson. Photo Cover. An orphan's 'glad game' changes a whole town's destiny! Also has the 1-page stories "The Good Old Days" and "The Glad Game"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9 - Issue 6 - August, 1960. Men's magazine featuring pinups of women. 8 in. x 10.5 in., 72 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

August 1960. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Cartoons by George Troop, Jack Lohr, Frank Beaven, and others. Softcover Digest, saddle-stitched, 5 1/4-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Good $4.00

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August 1960. Cover by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). Stories: "Mind Partner" by Christopher Anvil, "Sordman The Protector" by Tom Purdom, "A Husband For My Wife" by William W. Stuart, "The Business, As Usual" by Jack Sharkey, "To Tell The Truth" by Neal Barrett, Jr., "An Elephant for the Prinkip" by L.J. Stecher, Jr., and "Drunkard's Walk" (Part 2 of 2) by Frederik Pohl. Illustrations by Carter, Burns, Trattner, Wallace Wood, Dick Francis, and Emsh. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.; 194 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Initially titled "Jem" until some time in the late 50's-early 60s. Men's interest magazine with fiction, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W with color on some pictorial pages. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

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Vol. 4, No. 6. August 1960. Vintage men's interest magazine that features short fiction stories, music reviews, adult humor comics, interviews, fashion, and nude pin-up photography. This issue includes the story "Turnover" by William Tenn. 8" x 11", 76 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Featuring: 9 page story "Beloved Stranger" pencilled by Mike Sekowsky; 1 page story "Charm in Romance"; 5 page story "Boy from a Dream"; 7 page story "Is This My Love?"; 2 page From Barbara Miles, with Love letters page; 8 page story "Too Many Tears." Cover by Mike Sekowsky? and Bernard Sachs? Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. By Charles Schulz. Another humorous adventure with Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts Gang! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

Flip Book - 1st printing. "Snoopy" and "Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown". By Charles M. Schulz. Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, B&W.

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Painted cover by Joe Simon. Stories and art by Susan Schaefer and Joe Simon. Teen drama with an emphasis on romance. Midge learns her boyfriend is running around with her best friend Sylvia; Suggestions on how to dress for costume parties; Advice on dealing with parents through introspection. Who Is Sylvia ?; Fads and Fashions; Salesman; Wooly Wiglet Party; Are Parents Human ?; Cinder Ella's Steady Fella; Going Steady by Mail; Witness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella. Buzzy Says: Free Speech -- Free For All! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Planet of Doomed Men, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson; Hal Jordan's energy-duplicate is summoned by the Guardians for the first time. After he is returned to Earth the Guardians send him to Calor, a nearby planet, to save the Calorians from the ape-monster Dryg. Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ad, art by Bob Oksner. Menace of the Giant Puppet!, script by John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Giella; The Puppet-Master invents a Hypno-Ray and commits crimes using others as puppets, until he attempts to capture Green Lantern, who instead captures him. Meanwhile, Carol Ferris daydreams of marrying Green Lantern. Letter to the editor from comic writer Roy Thomas. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marty Taras and Steve Muffatti. A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue features characters that appeared on the 1960s ABC-TV cartoon series Funday Funnies. Wendy makes a wish that leads her and Casper on a quest to undo a spell. Katnip thinks he has bagged Buzzy the crow -- but then discovers he's caught an irate bald eagle. Plus adventures of Casper, Baby Huey and Little Audrey. Casper, the Friendly Ghost; Baby Huey: A Solid Job; Baby Huey's Album; Oh, Baby!; Sure Cure; Herman and Katnip: Easy as Pie; Putting on the Dog; Buzzy: A Hair Raising Tale; Little Audrey. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

First issue - An instant humor magazine for fast acting relief. Inside this issue: Rod Serling, Will Elder, Ed Fisher, Arnold Roth, Jack Davis, Robert Sheckley. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani and Joe Gill. Teen love drama that showcases the social mores and concerns of its time and place, often featuring early art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Classmates wonder why Helen never dates boys, but it's because her embittered Aunt Mary instilled a hatred of men in her from a young age. Milly falls for Dennis, but he's put off by her reputation as a "bad girl." Jan gets caught cheating on exams and her whole world collapses, in a 1950s cautionary tale. The Forbidden Subject; Bad Girl; Stolen Love; I Was a Cheat; He's Not for Me! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Hot Stuff, The Little Devil"; A witch pulls a prank on Hot Stuff while he's sleeping. "Red Letter Day"; Hot Stuff gets into trouble at a printing plant. "Stumbo"; Gag strip involves Stumbo's appetite. "Duel In The Sun"; Hot Stuff starts an argument with the sun. "The Blob"; Hot Stuff finds an evil one-eyed creature at the bottom of a well. "Hats Off!" text story. "Work, Work, Work!" text story. "Rainbow Capers"; Rainbow Capers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The City of Golden Men," "The Man Who Cheated Death," and "the Magnificent Monster." Superman stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Lend a Friendly Hand!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Interplanetary Target," pencils by Mort Meskin; Renegade aliens from Mercury plan to kill Mark Merlin because he accidentally discovered a way to destroy their transport vehicles. "Simon Newcomb" Giants of the Telescope non-fiction page by Mort Drucker. Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told ad. "Doom Was His Partner," pencils by Bernard Baily, inks by George Roussos; When an astronaut vanishes from a space capsule in flight, the effort to find him also releases a giant monster. "Phantom Footsteps" text story. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "Lend a Friendly Hand!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; When Superman sees some boys being unkind to a refugee boy, he takes them across the world to see the conditions refugees have come from and tells them that they need to be nicer. "The Ancients Who Lived Again," art by Howard Purcell; A weird mineral gives control of a giant creature from legend to an unscrupulous man. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00

Vol. 22 #10 - Aug. 1960. Ruff and Ready three-page comic strip, one full-page pinup and a two-page article about the show's host, Jimmy Blaine. Children's activity and story magazine. "6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 66 pages, partial color. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - August, 1960. Vintage men's interest magazine that focused mainly on tasteful nude pin-up photography, but also included articles, reviews, adult humor comics strips, and erotic short fiction stories. This issue features the pictorial, "Hedy Lamarr Discusses L'Amour" by Gerald Lewis, and short fiction by R.B. Apoian, Robert McKenzie, Kurt Thompson, and Mark Schuler. 8.5" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

UK Edition. 9d cover price.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. "Chapter 1: Knighthood Daze," script by Sy Reit, pencils by Samm Schwartz inks by Marty Epp; Jughead dreams of being a knight in Camelot. "Chapter 2: Dragon Trouble," script by Sy Reit, pencils by Samm Schwartz, inks by Marty Epp; Jughead dreams of being a knight in Camelot. "Chapter 3: Hail the Chump," script by Sy Reit, pencils by Samm Schwartz, inks by Marty Epp; Jughead dreams of being a knight in Camelot. "A Game Girl" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Chapter 4: Fact or Fiction," script by Sy Reit, pencils by Samm Schwartz, inks by Marty Epp; Jughead dreams of being a knight in Camelot. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stan Lee scripts Cover price $0.10.

Australian Reprint. Cover by Maurice Bramley. Reprints stories from Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) and Gunsmoke Western (1955). "Ambush at Arrowhead Creek" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Keller; "A Bullet for a Bad Man" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Keller; "The Stallion's Revenge" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Keller; "The Guns of Don Drago" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Keller; "The Two Gun Kid" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by John Severin; 7" X 9 1/2". 28 pages, B&W.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Pete Morisi, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Gray-templed gunslinger "Kid" Montana deals out justice in the lawless lands of the northern range. Kid Montana narrowly avoids a stampede and gets caught up in a range war. The Kid agrees to help tenderfoot Brooks Wilmont battle an army of gunslingers. Montana tries to stop a stagecoach robbery, only to be accused of helping the robbers. Colt's Law; The Tenderfoot's Empire; Four Legged Nemeses!; The Great Buffalo Herd; Ride For the Rio!; The Guilty Bystander. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

9.25" x 12.25", B&W with some color.

Cover by Pete Morisi. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash ventures deep into the desert to capture the outlaw gang called the Scorpions. A rancher disguises himself as Lash Larue to scare off homesteaders settling near his property, and that doesn't set well with Lash Larue. Handsome outlaw Cato behaves suspiciously lawfully when Monk Ammen's gang busts him out of custody and escorts him to the lawless town of Locoweed. Puma on the Prowl; Lawman Hater; Horse Sense; Killer Loose; The Scorpions Nest. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.