Comic books August 1957

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - August 1957. Softcover, 8.5" x 10", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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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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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; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Oct 1957. Volume 2, Issue 1. Cover price $0.35.

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Dec 1957. Volume 2, Issue 2. Cover price $0.35.

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Apr 1958. Volume 2, Issue 4. 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.

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

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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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, 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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.

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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.

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Tales of the supernatural from the early days of the Comics Code, with art by the Iger Shop. The strange tale of a super-intelligent gorilla is narrated by the gorilla himself. German soldiers are routed by ghostly archers while in combat with British troops during World War I. Sailors stranded in the Sargasso Sea are aided by an albatross. The Portrait of Greed!; Creeping Vines; Trapped, But Not Forever!; The Phantom Archers; The Unwelcome Passenger! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Assignment in Eternity," "Private Eye of Venus" (art by Carmine Infantino), "The Volcanic Man," and "The Future Mind of Roger Davis!" (pencils by Gil Kane), Kane cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Fred Kida. "The Eighth Wonder of the World," art by Richard Doxsee; Four conmen come up with an idea to dig up a giant that they plant in the earth and exhibit it to make money but they disturb a real giant with their scheme. "Only One Returned," art by John Forte; Two men descend into a cave shaft and one plots to dispose of the other so that he can marry his girlfriend; He cuts the rope and the other man falls into the river. "The Swami's Secret," art by Bob Bean; A mind-reading swami is undone when he comes across an individual he believes is an alien preparing to invade; He signs a confession to the police that he has been swindling wealthy clients for years but thinks the occasion is important enough to reveal his secret ability. "The Second-Hand Man!", art by Ed Winiarski; When a law-abiding man buys a used car that had belonged to an executed gangster, he finds himself behaving in reckless and aggressive ways. "The Missing Tooth" text story. "The Missing Sun," script by Carl Wessler, art by Matt Fox; A giant insect blots out Earth's sun and even more giant creatures save Earth by getting the insect to leave. "Bewitched!", art by Bob Powell; The book of Genda, a yogi fanatic, holds a town paralyzed until a man's glasses slip off his face and light magnified through one of the lenses burns up the pages. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Edited by Al Fago. "The Menace of the Maple Leaves," art by Steve Ditko; Long ago a witch put a spell on maple trees and to this day the trees have the means to protect themselves. "Director of the Board," art by Steve Ditko; An executive's dream comes back to haunt him. "Ted Visits Nomo" text story. "Forever and Ever," art by Steve Ditko; A tramp claims to have taken an immortality serum 400 years ago. "The Gift," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani; Violinist Marko Orlatti needs brain surgery, but while under anesthesia he receives a ghostly visit from a friend and emerges completely cured...without surgery! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series. "The Perfect Hide-Out," "The Rag Doll," "Twenty Long Years" (art by Al Endeh), "Untouched By Human Hands" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Isolation" (art by "Solly"--Sol Brodsky?), "The Five Sinister Statues" (art by Richard Doxsee), and a two-page text story, "Robot's Holiday." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Double Trouble; Sugar & Spike learn about a mirror. The Fix-It Machine starring Sugar & Spike. Horse Sense; Sugar & Spike talk to a baby horse. Spike Learns Big Business. Scripts and art by Sheldon Mayer. Pint-Size Pin-Ups paper dolls by Mayer. Write Your Own Comic Page! by Mayer. Earn While You Learn! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sunday Pix Vol. 9 (1957). Aug. 11, 1957-- Indicia says #33! Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

Sunday Pix Vol. 9 (1957). Aug. 18, 1957-- Indicia says #32! Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Sunday Pix Vol. 9 (1957). Aug. 25, 1957. Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. The Midget Superman, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Jimmy Olsen's Lost Pal starring Superman and Many-Faces Fulton, script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino. The Three Substitute Supermen starring Superman and The Organizer, script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; three potential heroes vie to become the temporary Man of Steel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. The Mystery of the Millionaire Hoboes; "Hobo Jimmy" Olsen investigates a group of millionaires masquerading as hobos. The Super-Hallucinations; Superman and Jimmy believe a UFO they see is a hallucination. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen; When Jimmy allows Prof. Potter to demonstrate his evolution accelerator on him, he becomes a human from 1,000,000 A.D. who calls himself the Cosmic Brain. Scripts by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. Ollie humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Earn While You Learn! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Card Tricks You Can Do article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gossip magazine with sensationalistic stories. Heavily illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.