Comic books December 1957

December-February, 1957. Humor magazine featuring humorous essays, short satires, cartoons and light verse. This Issue features Phil Silvers Top Banana. Saddle Stitched, 8 1/2- x 10 1/2-in, 48 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Prisoner of Amazon Island," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois belongs to a club of women whose lives have been saved by Superman, and while on a cruise, the club is marooned on an island ruled by Amazon warriors; Superman comes to save them but by Amazon custom he must perform various tasks dreamed up by the women or marry the one at whose task he fails. "Interplanetary Joy Ride" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. "Secret of the Giant Idol" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Super-Toys from Krypton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; A box of toys from Krypton crashes on Earth and causes all sorts of trouble for Superboy. The One and Only Superman comics ad. Aquaman's Amazing Bets, art by Ramona Fradon. Biography of Gentleman Jim Corbett. The Million-Dollar Arrows starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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"Doom Foiled!" (art by Kurt Schaffenberger); "A Higher Power!" (art by Ogden Whitney); "The Heavyweight Champion" (art by Al Williamson); and "Remote Control!" Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Kurt Schaffenberger, Ogden Whitney, and Al Williamson. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. The Rootabaga Adventure Part 1, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob hires himself as a private detective and travels to the country of Rootabaga to help his client find a rare stamp. Honey in Hollywood humor half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Trick is to Treat All the World's Children public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. The Rootabaga Adventure Part 2. The Rootabaga Adventure Part 3. Untitled Willy Nilly story. Cover price $0.10.

Has no number on cover or inside. Mighty Mouse in "Undersea Raiders" and "Mighty Mouse Meets Numbhead." Gandy Goose in "Peeping Tom Cat." Heckle and Jeckle in Civic Minded Magpies." Cover price $0.10.

"Rex, the Amazing Bullfighter!" While on an adventure in Latin America, Rex, Danny, and the Major rescue a Mexican girl named Hermanita from a runaway horse. She then rewards them to a bullfight, where Rex steps in for the injured matador, impressing Hermanita's dog in the process. Also includes: "The Mystery of the Missing Missile!" (starring Detective Chimp); "Trail of the Jungle Amazons"; and "Canine Quiz." Script by Bob Haney and John Broome, pencils by Gil Kane and Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs and Joe Giella. Cover by Kane and Sachs. Cover price $0.10.

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"Back Seat Driver" (art by Russ Heath), "Every Man's a Sergeant" (art by Mort Drucker), "Scuttlebutt Scout," and "Cannon Rider" (art by Joe Kubert). Edited by Whitney Ellsworth and Robert Kanigher. Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories by Ed Herron, Russ Heath, Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolisi, Bob Haney, Mort Drucker, Bill Finger, Ross Andru, Mike Esposito, Robert Kanigher, and Joe Kubert. Adventure tales of war and the military, including some humor—go into combat with All American Men of War! 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

December 1957. Volume 31, Issue 12. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Machine That Saved the World" by Murray Leinster. Other science fiction stories by Henry Slesar (as E. K. Jarvis), James A. Cox, Tom Godwin, & Robert Silverberg. Interior illustrations by Finlay, Frosty, & Llewellyn. Softcover digest, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in., black and white, 130 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Stories by Bob Bolling, Frank Doyle, Samm Schwartz and unknown. Art by Bob Bolling, Samm Schwartz, Harry Lucey, Bill Vigoda and unknown. Archie and Jughead are feuding in "Friendly Enemies!" Plus: Mr. Weatherbee and Archie argue over who gets to take books to the pretty teacher's house in "Dog Gone"; a girl gives Pat a black eye while they're playing house in the Pat the Brat 1-pager "Housebroken"; Veronica is having a weenie roast in her back yard and Reggie tries to trick Big Moose into chopping wood for the fire in "Hearts 'n' Hot Dogs"; Veronica has a crush on Ralph, the new student, and Archie's jealous in "The Pity of It All"; Archie tries to convince his father that the "D"s on his report card stand for "Dandy" in the 1-pager "Oh Say, Can You "C""; Archie and Betty watch a hypnotist on television in the 1-pager "Dog Show"; Mr. Weatherbee tries to get the coach to be more positive when talking to his basketball team in "Temper Fugit"; Archie has to be quiet in a library in the 1-pager "Suffer in Silence"; and Reggie tells Jughead his dentist is overcharging him in the 1-pager "Not So Fast"! Also: "Archie Does It!" activity page and "Archie Fun Page"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Tom Moore and unknown. Art by Tom Moore, Samm Schwartz, Dan DeCarlo and unknown. Back to School clothes in "Small Change"! Plus: Moose kicks a football on the roof in the half-pager "How High The Goon"; a year ago, Jughead couldn't pay his restaurant bill in the half-pager "Second Helping"; Jughead was fired in the half-pager "Higher Education"; Miss Grundy asks about famous quotations in the half-pager "Thank You Bury Much"; Veronica shows off her outfit that she's going to wear to the beach party with Archie in "Dates The Limit!"; Reggie is getting spruced up for his date in the 1-pager "Take Your Pic!"; the gang tries to write a jingle in "All Washed Up"; and Reggie wrote the new drama club presentation in "Ham On Wry"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Archie's Christmas Stocking Cover price $0.25.

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December 1957. Cover by Freas. Stories: "Precedent" by Robert Silverberg, "The First Inch" by Jon Stopa, "Truce by Boomerang" by Christopher Anvil, "Danger-Human!" by Gordon R. Dickson, and "Citizen of the Galaxy" (Conclusion) by Robert A. Heinlein. Article: "The Whenabouts of Radioactivity" by Isaac Asimov. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; 162 newsprint pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children! public service announcement, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Signalman of Crime," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; A small time criminal moves to Gotham and initiates a series of crimes, dressed as the bizarre Signalman; But Batman solves the clues to Signalman's crimes and nabs him. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Warden Willis story by Henry Boltinoff. "Batman's Roman Holiday!", script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Professor Nichols contacts Bruce and Dick to show them his new time ray, and asks then to send him back into the days of ancient Rome so he can experience what they do on their travels. "Trouble on the London Express" text story. "Am I Really Batman?", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman wakes from a sound sleep to find himself in a mental ward, not realizing that a Professor Milo had given him a dose of amnesia gas that dulls the will to live. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Action on Hill 202" (art by Gene Colan), "Helpless!" (art by Al Williamson), "Fokker!" (art by Bob Powell), "Cavalryman" (art by George Woodbridge), "The Unseen Target," and a two-page text story, "The Fatal Moment." John Severin cover. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the TV and radio show of the same name, Big Town lasted 50 issues. This installment includes the following: "Mystery of the Moon Man!" (Steve is skeptical that a moon man is really from the moon); "Find Witness X!"; "The Dangerous Coat of Dan Brewster!"; "Headline Heroes"; and "Odd News Items." Scripts John Broom, pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta. Cover by Gil Kane and Joe Giella. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Pat Masulli. Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories by Maurice Whitman, Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Vince Alascia. Action packed adventures set in the Old West and featuring Billy the Kid, the famous 19th-century gunman. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Orlando. Art by Marvin Stein, Ted Galindo and Joe Orlando. Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby present their own contribution to the horror comics trend of the 1950s, featuring tales of ghosts and the paranormal. Issue # 35 on cover; listed as Vol. 6, issue #2 in indicia. A killer is stranded in the jungle after a plane crash, and only an old man can guide him to safety. A treasure hunter finds the secret to immortality deep in the Florida Everglades. An aging space explorer is forced into retirement. Man Alone; Mirage; The Immortal; The Old Man; Valley of the Giants; Ghost Pilot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Dillin & Sheldon Moldoff. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Dillin, Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Cuidera. Three stories! "Blackhawk vs. Chief Black Hawk" - When an accident sends the Blackhawks back in time, they help to resolve a misunderstanding between Chief Black Hawk's warrior tribe and the U.S. military. Plus: "The Playboy Blackhawk" - Andre inherits a million dollars and his attitude seems to change, leading Blackhawk to fire him from the team. And: "The Valley of the Monsters" - Stan's plane crashes in the African jungle, and when the Blackhawks go to rescue him, they find giant monsters. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ford Motor Company promotional featuring stories by Marcia Albury, games by Gordon Albury, and illustrations by Richard Scarry (famous for his book "Busytown"). Slick wraparound cover.

Photo Cover shows the Cisco Kid (as portrayed by Duncan Renaldo). Stories by unknown. Art by Alberto Giolitti. Featuring the tales "Cass Rankin's Revenge" and "The Tell-Tale Teeth"! Plus: 1-page text story "The Last Bullet," and an untitled Pedro story! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Glass Mountain Cover price $0.15.

The Glass Mountain. NOTE: We do not currently differentiate between HRN 576 copies and other HRN #'s of Classics Illustrated Junior reprints. Cover price $0.25.

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Classics Illustrated Special Issue #141A, December 1957, 35c. The Rough Rider. Classics Illustrated special issue biography of President Theodore Roosevelt told in comic book format. Inside front cover notes that the issue is published in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt's birth. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - December 1957. Men's interest magazine, featuring a focus on old west and war stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Spanish language horror/suspense anthology comic. These appear to be reprints of Atlas (Marvel) stories. Art by Paul Reinman, Lou Cameron, Mac L. Pakula, Jay Scott Pike, John Forte, and others. 7-in. x 10-in.; part full color, part black & white; 32 pages.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Flip-Floppy Flight," "The Outfoxed Fox," "Bean Blues" and "Strictly for the Birds"! Starring Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam! Plus: two 1-page gag strips; Suzanne story "Stage Struck"; and the 1-page Little Pancho Vanilla text story "Booly for Papacito"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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18 pages of Carl Barks art. Giant size comic. Two children, Taffy and Timmie, want a trip to Disneyland for Christmas. Santa obliges and along the way relates Christmas stories featuring Walt Disney characters. Issue has Donald Duck, Mickey & Goofy, Chip 'N' Dale, Scamp, Li'l Bad Wolf, Peter Pan, the Seven Dwarfs in untitled stories, and one-page puzzles and activities. Pinup on back cover. The Donald Duck story is by Carl Barks. Other story and art credits: unknown. Cover price $0.25.

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A Test of Speed starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, art by Mike Arens. Freeze Out starring Buffalo Bill Jr., art by Dan Spiegle. Virginia City text story, art by John Ushler. Horse of Another Color starring Bullet and Trigger, art by Sparky Moore. Decoy starring Range Rider, art by Bill Ziegler. Thieves Town starring Rex Allen, art by Bill Ziegler. Tension in Tumbleweed—Tales of the Overland Stage. Bill Williams starring The Frontiersmen, art by Bill Ziegler. The Pastel Trail starring Johnny Mack Brown, art by Hi Mankin. Cry Wolf starring Dale Evans, art by Russ Manning. 100 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Winter 1957; Pines Comics. Listed in Overstreet under Dennis the Menace (Giants). Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. Batman's Super-Enemy starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris. The Trick is to Treat All the World's Children! public service announcement, art by Ruben Moreira. Roy Raymond's New Secretary starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. They Police Our Ports article. The Stymied Sleuth starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa. Casey the Cop two pager, art by Henry Boltinoff. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the Dangerous Blonde," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Sam renews an old acquaintance when Sleet arrives in the police station; Tracy convinces Sleet to be a police informer, but Sleet tries to work both sides; When the crooks get wise, she tries to kill one of them and then flees from the police; She hides in the home of an eccentric lady who has a pet gorilla; Sleet is trapped in the room with the gorilla, but she manages to escape. House ad for Inky and Dinky and Dick Tracy Comics Monthly. "Nightmare" text story. One-page Girl Friday story; Glenn and Myra solve the murder of one of Glenn's clients. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Tony Strobl. Stories by Carl Fallberg and unknown. Art by Tony Strobl, Jack Bradbury and John Liggera. Donald Duck is featured in "The Crewless Cruise," plus the back-up stories "The Magic Shoebox" and "Phone Trouble"! Also: 1-pagers "Book Ladder" and "Kite Fishing"! Plus: Goofy in "Victorious Vacuum"! And: 1-page Big Bad Wolf text story "Thanksgiving Snowball"! Characters in this issue: Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.