Comic books October 1968

Cover by Warren Kremer. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Appropriately enough for a girl with infinite uncles, Little Dot stars in a two-part spoof of the TV spy show The Man from UNCLE. Richie Rich's snitchy cousin Reggie wants the reward for spotting a fugitive. Dot's Uncle Rush has a magic show. Little Dot; The Mysterious Manfra-Munkle; Face To Face With S.H.U.S.H.; Little Lotta: Play Fair; Richie Rich: Private Eyesore; Richie Rich: Dr. Brock's Secret Discovery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. In the tradition of Casper's Ghostland, Foodland reprints Little Lotta's misadventures in a giant-sized format. Lotta pole-vaults herself right into a passing jet. Little Lotta suspects shenanigans when mind-reading is proposed. Lotta is so strong, she wins three track events, even though she's just playing in the school band. How to Save a Buck; Hail the Queen!; Wotta Ham!; Little Dot: A Fishy Tale; Brief Adventure; Any Message?; An Entertaining Idea; The Mindreader; The Boat; Tough Town; The Sorrowful Sunbeam; The Fairy Tale; The Big Bass Drum. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #9 includes Saint Louis con news, European news, fanzine info, and industry news. 6 pgs. 15 cents. Oct 10, 1968. A press run of 300 copies is stated, with a circulation of 250. Cover price $0.15.

Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #10 includes a Belknap College Tolkien Conference report; a letter from noted sci-fi fan John Boardman; convention, club, Tolkien, and industry news. 6 pgs. 15 cents. Oct 24, 1968. Cover price $0.15.

Published by Charles Brown, Locus is a fanzine that reports on science fiction and fantasy writing. Issue #11 includes magazine news; Society for Creative Anachronism tournament news; and industry news (including snippets of reviews of "Charly" and "Barbarella.") 4 pgs. 15 cents. Oct 31, 1968. Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover art. Renegade Guns; The Lone Ranger must find out if renegade Pawnees are using illegal rifles. The Smiling Dutchman, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A Dutchman uses his pleasant demeanor to catch his victims off guard. The Stranger, art by Rex Maxon; A Pawnee brave pretends to be wounded in order to spy on Small Bear's camp. The Stolen Stallion, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger must decide which Indian brave broke the peace and stole a white man's horse. Article on protoceratops dinosaurs. Promo for The Golden Magazine children's magazine. One-page text story, A Button. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.12.

Whitman edition. Painted cover art. Renegade Guns; The Lone Ranger must find out if renegade Pawnees are using illegal rifles. The Smiling Dutchman, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Tom Gill; A Dutchman uses his pleasant demeanor to catch his victims off guard. The Stranger, art by Rex Maxon; A Pawnee brave pretends to be wounded in order to spy on Small Bear's camp. The Stolen Stallion, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger must decide which Indian brave broke the peace and stole a white man's horse. Article on protoceratops dinosaurs. Promo for The Golden Magazine children's magazine. One-page text story, A Button. Stories are reprinted from 1948 Dell series. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Stories and art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Women confide tales of romance to their diaries, in a series that sometimes reflected its tumultuous times. A teacher and her playboy landlord have a love-hate relationship. Helen tries to prove she's the right person for the job. Runaway bride Ruthie escapes her wedding into Art's arms, in a story featuring early art and a cover by future DC artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Swingers Dont Fall in Love; Dont Cry for Her My Darling; Seek Thy Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Mort Drucker (candidates) and Norman Mingo (Alfred E. Newman). "Mad's Modern Believe It or Nuts 8," script by Arnie Kogen, art by Bob Clarke; Parody of the "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" panel cartoon; A collection of satirical anecdotes of unusual people and places. "Mad's Updated Comic Strip Heroes," script by Max Brandel, art by Bob Clarke; The faces of real life celebrities are pasted onto the bodies of various comic strip characters for ironic effect. "Genteel Ben," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Don Martin; In a parody of the television series "Gentle Ben," an Everglades park ranger and his annoying family live and interact with a grizzly bear who is more civilized than they are. Cartoons in the margins by Sergio Aragones. "A CBS-TV Summer Memo to the Smothered Brothers," script by Ronnie Nathan, art by Jack Rickard; Three examples of CBS Network memos to the Smothers Brothers, telling them in gentle verse to stop being political and just be funny. "A Mad Look at Movie Monsters," script and art by Sergio Aragones; Satirical results to basic cliche film monster movie scenes. "Spy Vs. Spy" Mad Fold-In by Antonio Prohias. "Mad's TV Game Show Originator of the Year," script by Stan Hart, art by Joe Orlando; The producer of low-brow, embarrassment-oriented game shows is interviewed. "Mad Magazine's Ideal Presidential Candidate," script by Lou Silverstone (plot) and Max Brandel (layout), art by Max Brandel (layout); Individual features from ten prospective Presidential candidates are combined to form the face of a single compromise candidate. "The Hippie Man," script by Connie Del Vento, art by George Woodbridge; Scenes from the film "The Music Man," complete with musical numbers, with hippies substituted for the main characters. "Spy Vs. Spy," script and art by Antonio Prohias; The White Spy thinks he's trapped the Black Spy in his own dungeon. "When We Have the Future Long, Long Cigarette," script and art by Al Jaffee. "The Lighter Side of Hair," script by Dave Berg, art by Dave Berg. "You May Have Already Read This," script by Eli Stein, art by Joe Orlando; Various notes and letters from everyday life, written in the style of a Publisher's Clearing House contest solicitation. "Mad Mini-Movies: Guess Who's Throwing Up Dinner," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of the film "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner"; a flighty woman takes her black fiance to meet her prejudiced father. "Mad Mini-Movies: In Cold Bleeech," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of the film "In Cold Blood"; two indifferent detectives stumble onto the murderers of a simple, boring American family. "Mad Mini-Movies: The Post-Graduate," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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October 1968. Cover by Ronald Walotsky. Fantasy and science fiction stories: "The Meddler" by Larry Niven, "The Fangs of the Trees" by Robert Silverberg, "Time Was" by Phyllis Murphy, "The Wide World of Sports" by Harvey Jacobs, "Coffee Break" by D.F. Jones, "Try A Dull Knife" by Harlan Ellison, "Segregationist" by Isaac Asimov, "The Ghost Patrol" by Ron Goulart, "Possible, That's All!" by Arthur C. Clarke, Monthly essay "Books" by Robert J. Hughes and Ted White, "Dance Music For A Gone Planet" by Sonya Dorman, "Science: Little Found Satellite" by Isaac Asimov. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Number on cover 10146-810. "The Deep Freeze Affair." Jet Dream back-up story, "Menace of the Feathered Warriors." Photo cover with Robert Vaughn and David McCallum. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 8, Issue 2 - October, 1968. 8" x 10.5", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 7, Issue 5 - October, 1968. 8" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Men's interest magazine featuring articles, stories, and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 76 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 12, Issue 4 - October 1968. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 74 Pages. B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 16, Issue 10 - October 1968. Men's adventure non-fiction and fiction stories with some model photo galleries. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W - Mature Readers. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 9, Issue 5 - October 1968. Men's adventure stories with some model photo galleries. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Vince Colletta, and Steve Skeates. Ghost hunter Dr. Graves presents, and sometimes participates in, tales of ghosts, monsters and the supernatural. A surprise party has an extra-surprising guest, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Doug uses a spell book to cast a love charm on his ex, beautiful redhead Tiki, but he should have read the spell more carefully. Dr. Graves finds himself having an out-of-body experience. Letters page includes a letter from future "Dark Knight Returns" inker Klaus Janson. The Name; Charming Girl; Twins in Trouble; Long Distance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Reprints Fantastic Four 23, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense 57, and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales 126. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. "The Master Plan of Doctor Doom!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos (as George Bell); Doctor Doom recruits three criminals to help him destroy the Fantastic Four. "The Domain of the Dread Dormammu!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Steve Ditko; Dr. Strange is whisked to the Ancient One's side as he explains that The Dread Dormammu threatens to leave his dimension and travel to Earth; With his mentor too old to face him Strange must invade Dormammu's dimension, where he faces one danger after another. "Hawkeye, the Marksman!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A carnival marksman tries to become a super-hero, but after a misunderstanding with the police he falls in with the Black Widow; Hawkeye attacks Iron Man at the Widow's request, but when he accidentally injures his partner in the fight he flees to get her to safety. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 17 #10 - Men's magazine. In this issue: Undisputed Facts Now First Revealed - Behind the FBI's Undercover Flying Saucer Investigation; Witnessed by a Yank Adventurer - Virgin Rites of Venezuela's 'Stolen Bride' Tribe; True...Survival That Startled a Continent - I Was Trapped in the Valley of Mankiller Dogs; Watch Out for "Fadeaway Contractors" - Home Builders Who Put Up "Schlock" Houses...and Run; and Fiction Special - Encore with a Tease. Plus $6.50 Bestselling Book Bonus: A New Kind of Sexual Fulfillment - a noted doctor's guide for men. And Suspense Extra-Length: The Greed Pack - a money-hungry wife...a hell cyclist...caught up in a rampage of hate. Cover price $0.50.

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Three Jack Kirby reprints. Cover price $0.25.

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12-520-810 October on cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Stan Goldberg and Sol Brodsky. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Stan Goldberg, Sol Brodsky and unknown. In this issue: As a joke, Chili gives Millie a dog from the pound for a birthday gift in "The Model and the Mutt" with story by Stan Lee and pencils by Stan Goldberg; Millie is fired from playing herself in a movie because she's not the type in "Her Hollywood Hassle!" with story by Lee and pencils by Goldberg; Millie's Mini Poster illo by Goldberg and Sol Brodsky; Chili and Daisy are questioned as witnesses to an auto accident in "The Wacky Witnesses!" with story by Lee and pencils by Goldberg; Millie's Mini Poster illo with pencils by Goldberg; Millie and Chili compete for a job modeling for a bowling alley ad in "Millie Bowls 'em Over!" with story by Lee and pencils by Goldberg; "The New Chili Look" illo with pencils by Goldberg; and Millie's Mini Poster illo with pencils by Goldberg. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Photo cover features Peter Graves, Martin Landau, Greg Morris, Barbara Bain and Peter Lupus. Stories by Joe Gill. Art by Jack Sparling. Cover number is 12-526-810. Long before the movies, the TV series about a crack team of spies and their unlikely assignments inspired this comic. The IMF team plans to use the Trans-Europe race to smuggle a defector out of the Soviet Union. But that runs afoul of a gold-smuggling operation the team doesn't know about. In another tale, the team fakes a skyjacking to sneak in and out of a Central American country. Race for Life; Perfect Plot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

Vintage men's interest magazine focused on articles, erotic short fiction stories, adult humor comics, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 66 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko. "What Makes a Hero?", script by Steve Ditko (Plot) and D. C. Glanzman (script), art by Steve Ditko; Sage links the "soda king" with a racketeer and refuses to accept him as a sponsor; The rest of the network folk go ballistic and try to force Sage to recant; Sage tries desperately to prove the connection between Kroe and Ord before he loses his job. "Martian Masters" text story. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Auction Item: CGC 9.6 View scans Auction opens January 3 Paper: White Label #4564904004	Auction Item: CGC 7.0 View scans Auction opens January 3 CGC Signature Series Paper: Off white Jim Steranko authenticated autograph. Label #4576478004	Auction Item: VG 4.0 View scan Auction opens December 15	Auction Item: CGC 2.5 View scan Auction opens January 3 CGC Signature Series Paper: Cream to off white Jim Steranko authenticated autograph. Label #4576478005
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Cover by Jim Steranko. "What Ever Happened To Scorpio?", script by Jim Steranko, pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by John Tartaglione; Val reads Nick's horoscope in the morning paper, which says "Someone in your past will return today"; Nick pays a visit on Pickman, who's helping him locate someone, and he doesn't want SHIELD involved; The ESP Division picks up "possible danger", sending Nick to a seemingly-deserted warehouse - and straight into a trap set by Scorpio!; Nick's Farrari is destroyed, and Nick is captured; While unconscious, Scorpio creates a face-mask to allow him to impersonate Nick, then goes in disguise to view the test of the latest model of LMD; But as it begins, no one else realizes the robot has been replaced with Nick, drugged so he can't speak!; Miraculously, Fury manages to dodge one death trap after another, then faces his would-be killer; Val, trying to save Nick's life, shoots at the "LMD" - but hits Pickman instead, who found his way in via a secret passage. Letters to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor and fanzine publisher Ronn Foss. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and the Marvel Bullpen parody themselves in MAD-style spoof stories. Reprint issue includes The Silver Burper, written by Stan Lee, with art by Jack Kirby; Spidey-Man vs. Gnatman and Rotten, written by Stan Lee, with art by Marie Severin, John Romita and Frank Giacoia; The Origin of Charlie America, written by Roy Thomas, with art by Tom Sutton; Knock Furious, Agent of SHEESH vs. The Blunder Agents written by Gary Friedrich, with art by Marie Severin; The Ecchs-Men, If Magneat-O Should Clobber Us written by Roy Thomas, with art by Tom Sutton; Sore, Son of Shmodin, written by Stan Lee, with art by Jack Kirby; and The Origin of Forbush-Man, written by Stan Lee, with art by Jack Kirby. Cover by Severin. 64 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Al Williamson cover

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. Plugged Nickel starring Sgt. Rock, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. Killer Man-Fish, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Charles Cuidera. The Sergeant Is A Monkey, art by Russ Heath. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Painted cover by Vic Prezio. Stories by Paul S. Newman. Art by Jack Sparling. Cover number is 12-605-810. Battleground of Monsters. Like the Twilight Zone, but more science fiction than fantasy, The Outer Limits chilled 1950s TV audiences with tales of what-if featuring twist endings. A century's worth of missing-persons reports are explained when aliens arrive on Earth to suggest a sort of cosmic prisoner exchange. But although the first aliens are benevolent, the ones that come after them... are not. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.