Comic books August 1957

Cover art by Fred Kida. "The Man Who Couldn't Talk!", art by Dick Ayers; The Rawhide Kid and Randy Clayton are in Shotgun City when they spot a man tied to a horse near the brink of death with a note pinned to his back; The note reads "This hombre got too nosey and too close" which does not tell them much. "Good Ranch Hand" text story, art by John Severin. "Stampede!", art by Dick Ayers; With a herd of cattle stampeding toward Shotgun City, the Rawhide Kid takes control of the situation; He gets the locals to string a rope across the town's main stream and drapes fabric along the rope; When the cattle get near to town, the Kid and the other locals light the fabric on fire, spooking the cattle away from town; Rounding up the herd they find brands belonging to the Triangle X ranch that is located out in San Pedro. "The Man Who Flaunted the Law!", art by Dick Ayers; Wealthy Jake Bragg is on the rampage in town shooting the place up but he is put down hard by the Rawhide Kid who tries to talk sense into him that he has to contribute his wealth to town, but Bragg refuses and leaves town; The Rawhide Kid then checks in with Ben Yarby, who tells him that Bragg is at the top of the list for people who owe taxes to the town. "The Bushwhacker," script by Don Rico, art by Angelo Torres. "Desperate Decision!", art by Dick Ayers; Clyde Madison is running trouble in town forcing the Rawhide Kid to put a stop to his wild shooting; The Kid takes his guns away but Clyde warns him that he will get revenge, telling the Kid and Sheriff Ben Yarby that his father is the notorious outlaw Blast Madison before he is forced to ride out of town. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Article on Fairplay, Colorado (a ghost town with burros). The Threat starring Rex Allen, Koko, Sheriff Clem Miller, Bob Jones, Gail Jones, Pete Rabb, and Si Bond, art by Bill Ziegler. Wolf Strategy text story. One-Way Ticket--Tales of the Roaring West, pencils by Sparky Moore. The Man Hunters starring Rex Allen, art by Nicholas Firfires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jack Schiff, Curt Swan and Stan Kaye. Western comics featuring the masked hero The Rider, once known as Lone Rider. The Rider intervenes after Big Paul tries to steal a uranium mine. An outlaw hides out in a house on the state border, where legal jurisdiction runs out, creating a situation only the Rider can resolve. Betty gets jealous of Stan's interest in "Effie," in a PSA about radio systems with art by future Superman artist Curt Swan. Also featuring a vintage ad starring baseball legend Yogi Berra. The Rider: Very Private Property; Boot Tracks and Bullets; Swift Arrow: The Time of the Hunt; A Date With Effie; The Rider: The Trouble Tribe!; The Rider: Don't Fence Him In. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 36 #7 - Aug. 1957. Boxing magazine. Features articles, departments, ratings, fight reports around the world and more. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "The Last Challenge," art by Joe Maneely; The Ringo Kid stops an attempted robbery of the Cattleman's Bank owned by Chet Guthrie. However when the sheriff arrives, the Kid has to defend himself from being implicated as a crime and is locked up as a material witness in insure that he does not flee; Ringo is partnered in a cell with Johnny Tumbleweed, a reformed outlaw who tells him that Chet Guthrie was the reason why he was locked up in jail as well. "The Right of Way text story, art by Reed Crandall. "The Ghost of Sam Magee," art by Joe Maneely; In Gila City, Spotting a stage coach that is out of control, the Ringo Kid rushes after it; But as he grabs hold of the reins an eerie voice orders him to let go of the reins or die and the Kid lets go an narrowly avoids getting trampled; Meeting with the sheriff who was also after the coach he tells his experience and is told that Jake Grimley, the man who was scheduled to ride the stage, said the same thing when the horses suddenly started to run wild. "Make Every Bullet Count," art by Joe Maneely; In the town of Powder Keg the Ringo Kid is heading back to the stable to collect his horse when suddenly someone starts shooting at him; Whirling around he is surprised to find that it is Buzz Drury, who was testing to see if Ringo is still as fast as he remembers. "The Streets of Larrame," art by Joe Certa. "The Pirates of the Plains," art by Joe Maneely; The Ringo Kid, his father Cory Rand, and his Comanche friend Dull Knife ride into the town of Stampede; They are spotted by men under the employ of a gambler named Pecos and they go to warn their boss; When the Ringo Kid and his companions arrive outside the gambling hall, Ringo tells them to wait outside to keep people from interfering with his confrontation; Ringo then confronts Pecos and orders him to return the property he stole from the local Pawnee tribe. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Well Rewarded," "The Conquering Hun," "The Magic Horn," and "Damsel in Distress." Back-up story, "Beacon of Doom." Cover price $0.10.

"The Magic Arrows!" Based on the legend surrounding the famous sword Excalibur, this story finds Robin Hood to be the only man who can work an especially powerful longbow. Merlin the Magician guest stars. Also includes "The Sleeper of Sherwood Forest!" and "The Soothsayer of Doom!" Art and cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 4, No. 6. Aug., 1957. Early East coast hot rod magazine. Numerous articles about making your car faster and cooler, including: "Building a '40 Ford Stormer" and an article on an absolutely gorgeous "T" bucket titled "The Black Widow". Heavily illustrated. 5.5" x 8". 66 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 2, Issue 6 - August, 1957. Vintage men's interest magazine that features articles, exposes, humorous stories and a fair amount of nude pin-up photographs. This issue features articles by Robert Bloch, James Miller, Mack Reynolds, and short fiction stories "Rogue of Distinction" part 13 of a series by Mike Todd, and "Trade Secret" by Carl Wedeking. 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

"The Unmasked Heart!" (art by Vince Colletta), "You Cannot Marry" (art by Colletta), "The Nights Are So Lovely" (art by Larry Lieber), and "Music For a Lost Love!" (art by Colletta), plus a two-page text story, "A Mind of Her Own." Colletta cover. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - August, 1957. Men's magazine with fiction, articles, cartoons, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 10", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 6 - August 1957. Cover by Doug Allen. Men's adventure magazine focusing on jungle and hunting adventures. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, Text with B&W photos Cover price $0.35.

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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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Volume 1, Issue 5 - August, 1957. Satire, articles, reviews, adult comic strips, and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8" x 11", 68 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

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Al Capp's "Wondrous Li'l Abner in this issue"

Aug 1957. Cover by Mel Hunter. Science fiction novel "Year of the Comet" by John Christopher, short stories "Cathartic" by William Sambrot and "Some Rain" by Dal Stivens, and comic strip Lil' Abner in "The Time Capsule" by Al Capp. Interior illustrations by Leo Morey. 5-3/8 in. x 7-5/8 in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 8 #24 - August 1957. Science Fantasy, which later became Impulse and then SF Impulse, was a UK published science-fiction and fantasy digest that began production in the Summer of 1950 and was distributed by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's New Worlds. When Nova went out of business in early 1964, The title was changed to Impulse in early 1966, to little avail, and then changed once more to SF Impulse for the last few issues. Science Fantasy ceased publication the following year, after the printer went bankrupt. Edited by John Carnell. Stories by Brian Aldiss, Richard Wilson, Robert Silverberg, A. Bertram Chandler and others. Cover by Jose Rubios. 5 1/4-in. x 7 3/4-in., 128 pages, black and white.

Love Finds a Way; Guy flirts with Ellen; she leaves the city and moves to his town only to find he is already engaged. To Bill... with Love; Martha and Bill have been dating for years, but don't plan to get married until he is established in his career. Your Dreams Are Mine. Peg story, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. Lonely Lovesong; Mary goes away on a vacation when she and Bill break up but she can't stop thinking about him. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled story, art by Bob Oksner; Sgt. Bilko invents a story about the camp being infiltrated with spies to conceal the fact that he's holding an illegal dance and raffle on the base. How to Make New Friends public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner; Pete befriends a new kid in the neighborhood where Allergy is reluctant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. The Girl in Superman's Past, script by Jerry Coleman, art by Al Plastino; Lois meets Lana Lang for the first time, and the girls immediately compete to see whom Superman likes better, but Superman refuses to fall into their traps. The New Lois Lane, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Al Plastino; Superman hopes that Lois' constant snooping to find his identity will provide evidence to convince "Con" Conners that he is wrong in believing that Clark Kent is Superman. Sleuths In Skirts article. Mrs Superman, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Lois dreams she's married to Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover and interior art by Dan DeCarlo. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 10 - August 1954. Adventure stories, articles and pin-up photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 82 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

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Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - August, 1957. Cover by Tom Ryan. Science Fiction Stories: "Flying Saucers Do Exist" by Steve Frazee, "The Thing From Outer Space" by Jean Martin, "The Star Dream" by Raymond F. Jones, "An Experiment in Gumdrops" by Russ Winterbotham, "A Practical Man's Guide" by Jack Vance, "Slow Djinn" Mack Reynolds, and "Critical Mass" by Arthur C. Clarke. Interior Illustrations by Bruce Minney. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in x 7 1/2-in, 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Men's magazine focused mostly on true stories about menacing animal encounters. Cover by Arthur DeKUH. 82 pages, black and white - text with photos and illustrations. NOTE: Becomes Ace Magazine with 3rd issue. Cover price $0.25.

Reprints from Frisky Fables. Untitled story; Zany Giraffe July 4th story. "Hiawatha And The Fire Magician"; Dopsy Durvy, a Fire-Extinguisher selling rabbit, takes a break and falls into a storybook world, where he helps Hiawatha fight the evil Fire Magician. Clement Gets The Right Time text story. Safety Matches; Spunky gives Mr. Whiskers a hot foot, and starts a forest fire which quickly gets out of hand. Mr. Elephant comes to the rescue. A Date with Effie public service announcement; Betty is in a huff with Stan after she hears he had a date with Effie; Effie turns out to be a Radio System for broadcasting in a hospital; Public service strip to encourage volunteer workers in the Health Care System. Untitled story; The animals put on a benefit play and raise enough money to help Mrs. Wren rebuild her house. In-Tro-Ducing; The three kittens (Tick, Tack, and Toe) sneak into the circus and wind up becoming part of the show. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. Hotbox, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. Torpedo Alley, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Abel. Combat Steeplechase, script by Bob Haney, art by Jerry Grandenetti. Three Pieces of War, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. War Correspondents fact page, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. I'll Try Sir fact page, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. Private Pete humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Glamour Girl" (art by Vince Colletta), "They Called Me Boy Stealer," "The Night He Proposed" (art by John Forte), "My Lonely Saturday Nights" (art by Ann Brewster), "Kid Sister" (art by Colletta), and a two-page text story, "Alone, Together." Cover price $0.10.