Comic books January 1958

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Volume 1, Issue 12 - January, 1958. Vintage men's interest magazine full of erotic fiction, adult themed humor, comic strips, and nude pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W/Color -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - January, 1958. Vintage UK published men's interest digest that features tasteful (non-nude) pin-up photography with short blurbs about the models. 4.5" x 7.5", 64 pages, B&W.

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Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Howie Post. Cover by Warren Kremer. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper helps a bear get over his Casperphobia. Casper aids a wizard looking for his missing wand, but another wizard stands in their way. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Missing Wand; The Wicked Wizard; The Battle; Spooky: A Sight for Sore Eyes. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - Men's interest magazine featuring articles on war, sports, hunting, and history. Plus pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 2, Issue 1, January 1958. Men's magazine focusing on action/adventure stories, articles and female pin ups. "Soldier of Fortune" by Arch Whitehouse. 82 pages. 8.5 in. x 11 in. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Issue 9 - Winter, 1958. Short lived men's interest magazine that focused on the art of fashion and pin-up photography. 8.5" x 10.5", 98 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Cheyenne stars in "Lone Gun" and "Badge of Trouble." Small Bear back-up story, "Til the Rope is Cut." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Mutiny on the Bounty, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. (January, 1958. HRN 142). Beginning the first part of the Bounty trilogy, the story continues in Classics Illustrated #103 and 109. Cover price $0.15.

Buffalo Bill, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. Art by Maurice del Bourgo. (January, 1958. HRN 142). Cover price $0.15.

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Abraham Lincoln, 1st Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 142, with 1/58 date). Abraham Lincoln grew up on the rough, brawling American frontier. He fought, wrestled and swung an ax as well as any man. He went to school less than a year in all his life. Yet the unschooled boy of the log cabin grew up to be one of the wisest and greatest of Presidents. During the dark hours of the Civil War, he saved the union from destruction. Cover price $0.15.

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Abraham Lincoln, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 158). Abraham Lincoln grew up on the rough, brawling American frontier. He fought, wrestled and swung an ax as well as any man. He went to school less than a year in all his life. Yet the unschooled boy of the log cabin grew up to be one of the wisest and greatest of Presidents. During the dark hours of the Civil War, he saved the union from destruction. Cover price $0.15.

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The Elves and the Shoemaker. Stories and art by Pete Costanza and William A. Walsh. Gilberton expanded its successful Classics Illustrated line with this series devoted to famous fairy tales. A struggling shoemaker wonders who or what is completing his work for him while he sleeps. A lion learns to be satisfied with what he has. And a poem by Edward Lear, There Was an Old Lady of France. The Elves and the Shoemaker; Aesop's Fables: The Greedy Lion; There Was an Old Lady of France; The Animal World: The Heron; Color This Picture With Crayons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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The Elves and the Shoemaker. 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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Men's humor digest directed towards college males with a focus on the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Pete Costanza and Vince Colletta. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, one of the earliest of the romantic comics genre of the postwar era. A female private eye falls for a man she thinks is a crook; Sally ruins her date when she becomes the life of the party; An artist falls for the rootless wanderer who models for her. Love of a Private Eye!; Old-Fashioned Girl; The Right Man; The Man of My Dreams!; Romance Ruiner!; Different Kind of Woman!; Love Tells the Truth!; The Man from Nowhere! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles, Badman's Holiday"; "Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles, Lawmen, Keep Out"; "Dusty, Forgotten Memories" reprinted from Lash Larue Western (1949 Fawcett/Charlton) #27; "Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles, Ghostly Gold"; "Sage-Brush, Singer of the Sea!"; and "Annie Oakley, Fightin' Lady". "Robby Hood" illustrated text story.Indicia states "COWBOY WESTERN". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Whitman-Alascia cover. In order of appearance: "Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles, The General's Defeat"; "Jingles and Wild Bill Hickok, Affectionate Bull" art by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani; "Bronco Joe and the Outlaw"; "Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles, Legal Land Grab"; "Young Eagle, Totem Trail"; and "Two Gun Tess". "A New Modoc Word" illustrated text story. Indicia states "COWBOY WESTERN". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Permanent Partners!"; The dancer Vanya disposes of her lover Paul by pushing him out of a window; But Paul's ghost returns and makes her life miserable; Engaging in a final dance, Paul throws Vanya out of a window and cripples her. "My Dear Friend"; A possessive female baboon saves a diamond prospector after he falls off a cliff; She protects him and feeds him and tends to his wounds; When he tries to leave, the baboon bars his path. "Everybody's Secret!" text story. "The Jinxed Genius"; Artist Anthony Caxton does his best work in fits of madness; But jealousy over his latest model drives him over the edge and out the window. "Safe, But Not Sound!"; Adam Monny builds a house to protect him from his imagined enemies, but no walls can keep out vengeful spirits. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Featuring four untitled A Date with Judy stories. Also in this issue: A Date with Judy 1-page text story "No Date with Judy"; untitled Coby story, reprinted from Here's Howie Comics (1952) #4; and untitled Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff, reprinted from Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #172. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Wiseman. Reprints of daily Dennis the Menace cartoons by Hank Ketcham. Something Shady! starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Dennis vs. the Doctor, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. Punky, art by Al Wiseman; Punky goes to the bank and foils a robbery. Typed in Terror text story. Chief Baby Sitter starring Dennis the Menace, script by Fred Toole, art by Al Wiseman. An ad for Dennis the Menace Giant (Pines, 1956 series) #6. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Alien Batman" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Vicki Vales snaps a picture of an alien dressed in a Batman costume and immediately jumps to a conclusion; Batman and Robin encounter villains Brand Ballard and Keener . Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Human Parrot" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy battles Kurudu. Warden Willis two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Fatal Fingerprints article. "Alias Mr. Zero"starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Certa; Jones disguises himself as Mr. Zero to smoke out a gang chief; intro of bad guy Mr. Big . Wanted: A Teen-Age Code public service announcement, art by Ruben Moreira. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). Untitled story, script and art by Joe Simon (splash) and Chester Gould; Coffyhead attempts to recruit Junior and the Junior Crimestoppers into his juvenile gang and uses Autumn Hews to lure them in; After Junior and Bronko refuse to work for him, he locks them in a bathroom and flees the scene just as Tracy and the police are closing in on him. "Dick Tracy - Part 2," script and art by Chester Gould; Coffyhead and Lugi trap Tracy in a tunnel that connects Zabu's coffee shop with a service station. Disneyland Color Television Set ad. House ad for Hot Stuff and Inky and Dinky. "The Chase," script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy and Pat track Autumn Hews to house, where she has forced the owner to give her a change of clothes; Tracy and Pat trap Autumn inside a laundry chute and catch her when she lands in the basement. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. "The Crater Case" America's Finest article. Sad Sack house ad. "The Urschel Case" America's Finest article. Dagwood house ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Ayers. Stories and art by Dick Ayers and others. A short-lived attempt at horror under the new Comics Code from St. John. All of the stories in this issue feature early art from comics legend Dick Ayers. Scientist George perfects a super-growth formula, but then things go horribly wrong, as they so often do in these stories. When little Timmy reveals that he can move objects with his mind, the adults around him see dollar signs. A safecracker on the job can't shake the feeling that he's not alone. The Night I Ran for My Life!; A Fabulous Firm!; Conscience; Mission on the Hill; You Are Not Alone; I Have 3 Questions; Why Won't Anybody Believe Me? Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Digest-sized humor book with tons of single-page gags. 5.5" x 7", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 2, Issue 3 - January, 1958. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 9 #1 - Jan. 3, 1958. Contents include Dan Dare, Mark Question, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Prehistoric Animals, The Happy Warrior Winston Churchill. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 9 #2 - Jan. 10, 1958. Contents include Dan Dare, Mark Question, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Prehistoric Animals, The Happy Warrior Winston Churchill. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 9 #3 - Jan. 17, 1958. Contents include Dan Dare, Mark Question, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Prehistoric Animals, The Happy Warrior Winston Churchill. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 9 #4 - Jan. 24, 1958. Contents include Dan Dare, Mark Question, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Prehistoric Animals, The Happy Warrior Winston Churchill. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 9 #5 - Jan. 31, 1958. Contents include Dan Dare, Mark Question, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Luck of the Legion, Jack O'Lantern, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, Storm Nelson, Prehistoric Animals, The Happy Warrior Winston Churchill. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

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Volume 31, Issue 1 - January, 1958. 5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 1, Issue 31 - 1958. Mens magazine featuring Pin-ups, articles, and adventures stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W Cover price $0.50.