Comic books May 1962

"Double Dealer's Choice," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; Reggie maneuvers Archie into a detention so he can date Veronica, all while preaching "It's how you play the game that matters." "It Must Be Love," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Jughead slips a love potion he bought into Betty's drink to test it. "A Trying Memory," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx fills her head memorizing so much trivia that it hampers her short-term memory. "Mystery of the Multiple Worlds," script by Bill Finger, art by John Giunta; The Fly and The Black Hood team up to neutralize an alien particle embedded in the brain of a young boy which gives him the power to alter reality when he sleeps. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Photo cover features Jerry Mathers. Cover number is 01-428-207. One-shot from Dell, based on the beloved sitcom portraying an idealized 1950s life. Beaver's quarrel on the baseball field leads to Wally's date breaking it off with him. When Beaver tries to act as peacemaker between Wally and his date, he only makes things worse. Beaver gets up early to go fishing, but he wakes up the whole family in the process. Broken Date; The Swimming Hole; Fishing for Fun; Visitors Day; Helping Hand; The Fastest Draw. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $24.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob White. Book-length story in four chapters: "The Mysterious Million," "Share the Wealth," "Money Happy Returns" and "Honesty Pays," script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; Archie finds a briefcase with $1 million in cash; His sense of honesty compels him to turn it in to the police, who tell him that if no one claims the money in 90 days, it's his; Anticipating the big windfall, Archie starts buying his family all kinds of fancy new things on credit. That's Different one-pager starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

15¢ Price variant. Cover art by Bob White. Book-length story in four chapters: "The Mysterious Million," "Share the Wealth," "Money Happy Returns" and "Honesty Pays," script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; Archie finds a briefcase with $1 million in cash; His sense of honesty compels him to turn it in to the police, who tell him that if no one claims the money in 90 days, it's his; Anticipating the big windfall, Archie starts buying his family all kinds of fancy new things on credit. That's Different one-pager starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Ollie Orwell is as much trouble as his better-known counterpart, Dennis the Menace. Ollie's dad thinks he can fix the car himself, until Ollie decides to give him a hand. Ollie gets separated from his mom while Christmas shopping, and ends up on top of the city clock tower. Wealthy Welby wants to woo Sue, but she thinks he's dull as dishwater. Plus a great vintage ad for a "Giant 10-foot Inflatable Boa Constrictor." Mechanics' Helper; Hildegarde: Strange Antics; Old Smokey: ...A Success!; Wealthy Welby; Dotty The Diving Dolphin; Shopping Spree. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Hartley. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Al Hartley, Stan Goldberg, Sol Brodsky and unknown. All the warmth, drama and romance of a nurse's life at a big city hospital! Linda Carter, Student Nurse in: untitled story with art by Al Hartley; untitled story with pencils by Stan Goldberg; untitled story with art by Stan Goldberg and Sol Brodsky; untitled story with art by Al Hartley; "Linda's Lovely Fashions" activity page with art by Al Hartley; and "Linda's Puzzle Page" with art by Al Hartley! Plus: 2-page text story "The White Dress" (writer unknown, illo by John Romita, Sr.), and "Gwen Glitter's Gorgeous Clothes!" activity page with art by Al Hartley. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

May 19, 1962. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart Very Good $3.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.

May 26, 1962. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.

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Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and Howard Post. Harvey presents the adventures of mischievous Audrey and her pal Melvin. Audrey is supposed to take her cousin Edward for a haircut, but she ill-advisedly lets Melvin cut his hair instead. Audrey struggles to write a comic-book story. Melvin takes a monkey to a party, thinking he can keep it from running wild. Green-Horns; Cant Bear the Ending; Stringing Along; The Curious Cat; Grovers Gripe; Monkey Shines. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

One-page Little Lotta story. "The Letter"; Lotta's dad thinks he's sold an invention to the Dentakleen Corporation, so he writes an abusive resignation letter to his boss. One-page Bobbie the Baby Sitter story. One-page Jerry the Jinx story. "Prevention Intention"; Lotta's mom tells her that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so she goes out looking to prevent accidents. "The Leader"; Girl Scout Leader Lotta conducts a meeting just outside of town and gets lost. "The Meeting" text story. "The Super-Highway" text story. "On His Own"; Mr. Rich drops off Richie and Freckles on a vacant lot in a rural village to see if they can survive for a month. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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A Slick System; Lulu helps Tubby collect money from a deadbeat on his paper route. The Peeking Periscope; Mr. McNabbem thinks he can catch hooky players using a periscope. A Troll Story; Lulu thinks Tubby is a troll (replicating his being by powers of 2). Stringin Along; Tubby tries to talk Lulu out of the baseball she found. Little Itchs Piano Debut; Lulu tells Alvin about when Itch takes piano lessons. Glorias Picture; Tubby finds a camera and wants to take a picture of Gloria with it. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover of Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. The Runaway, art by Tom Gill; A couple use a fake story about a runaway boy to draw the sheriff and townsmen away so that a bandit gang can rob the town. The Robber's Alibi, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger finds three robbers who took refuge in an Indian camp. The Cave, art by Jon Small; Spring comes to the Yukon and Young Hawk and Little Buck and their friend Long Fox and his family travel upstream to the "Shining Mountains." The Peddler's Plight, art by Tom Gill; A peddler acts as a spy for a gang to find prospectors who've recently struck it rich. Facts about Levi Strauss and his jeans. Facts about manhunt to find escaped prisoner Harry Tracy in the Northwest. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Fun Park Peril, art by Phil DeLara; Bugs and Cicero are looking around an amusement park before its official opening for the season; Unknown to them, some crooks have been using the park to hide stolen goods. Paint Bucket Bungle; A thief hides a stolen amulet in Porky's paint bucket. Misfired Musical, script by Don R. Christensen; Beep Beep lures Wile E. into a pit trap. An Arresting Adventure text story with Elmer Fudd. Tough Customer; Daffy tries to sell Elmer some first-aid supplies. Kidding Around, art by Pete Alvarado; Granny's grand-nephew Herkimer visits and torments Tweety and Sylvester. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta and Dick Giordano. Women confide tales of romance to their diaries, in a series that sometimes reflected its tumultuous times. Marie pretends to be standoffish to handsome Joe, because she's not over the death of her pilot boyfriend in a crash. Andrea is ready to give up on love because she's infatuated with her married boss, who has no interest in her. Elsa falls for Danny, but her parents think he's just a hood, and when he's arrested for stealing a car, it looks like they're right. Featuring early art by Joe Sinnott of Fantastic Four fame. My Lost Loves!; Secret Hero; Sweet Sixteen; Soul Searching; A Spinster at 25; This Is My Love; Bright Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Joe Maneely, Vince Colletta and unknown. She wanted Nick to swear that he'd never leave her -- no matter what! Don't miss..."The Teen-Ager and the Truck Driver!" Also featuring: "In My Sister's Shadow"; "Fun Girl"; and "Don't Break My Heart"! Plus: 2-page text story "The Real Thing"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.50 View scans Water damage: Slight.

May 1962. Whole No. 32. Cover by Ed Emshwiller. Science fiction stories: "Who Sups With the Devil" by Terry Carr, "Who's In Charge Here?" by James Blish, "Hawk in the Dusk" by William Banker, "One of Those Days" by William F. Nolan, "Napoleon's Skullcap" by Gordon R. Dickson, "Noselrubb, the Tree" by Eric Frazee, "The Einstein Brain" by Josef Nesvadba, "Ferdinand Feghoot: L" by Grendel Briarton, "Miss Buttermouth" by Avram Davidson, "Love Child" by Otis Kidwell Burger, "Princess #22" by Ron Goulart, and "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed" by Vance Aandahl. Science article by Isaac Asimov discussing a paper written by Carl Sagan. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

Vol. 51 #6, May 1962 - Men's magazine printed in Australia with articles, fiction and cartoons. 8.75" x 11.75", 82 pages, PC.

Volume 13, Issue 8 - May, 1963. Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and war stories. "Street Kill" by Harry Whittington. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.35.

Volume 4, Issue 1 - May, 1962. Men's interest magazine including adventure articles and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - May 1962. Men's interest magazine focusing on war, adventures, and sport stories, along with pin-up galleries and jokes. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.35.

Men's interest magazine focusing on adventure, hunting, and true crime articles, war stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 6, Issue 2 - May 1962. Men's interest magazine featuring Pin-up Girl Pictorials, and adventures stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 11 #5 - The Adventure and Entertainment Magazine. Men's magazine featuring articles on hunting, fitness, politics, true crime, and buxom beauties. In this issue: Paul Adams, Commando General Who Leads Strike Command - The Army's Fast, Tough, Elite Specialists in "Instant Hell"; Amazing U.S. Flyer Who Wrecked Hitler's Bid for Atomic Weapons; and The Man Who Turns French Girls into Sex Kittens. Plus Special $3.95 Suspense Booklength: The Redhead Wore a Tight Bikini. Cover price $0.35.

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Digest-sized, 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Stan Goldberg. She's on Skiis!, A Passion for Paint!, Getting Away from It All!, and Hair, Hair, Everywhere! starring Millie the Model. Millie's Fashion Pin-up/The American Look, Time for Toni!/The Paris Touch, Millie's Surprise Guest Pin-Up Star! Kathy, and Chili's Classy Cut-out! paper dolls. Millie's Fashion Album. Penelope's Progress text story. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

May, 1962 - Vintage Men's magazine featuring articles, pictorials, and pin-ups. This issue features "Beauties And The Beard", a look at the work of Earl Leaf, this month's "Uncovered Cover Girl Marcia Jordan", a feature called "Real Flesh In Reel Fantasy", focusing on the stag film "Not Tonight, Henry". Also included are pictorials such as School Of Hard Knocks" detailing stuntmen choreographing a fight scene, Doris Peterson, Shirley Quimby, Actor Shelly Berman, and "Doll of the Month" Toni Marquis. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Very Good $5.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $2.50

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.50

Volume 55, Issue 12 - December, 1961. Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 56, Issue 44 - May 1962. Liz Taylor cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 80 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.