Comic books February 1962

Indicia title is "SPACE MAN, No. 1253." Painted cover art. How Far is a Star fact page; Glossary of various astronomical terms. The Secret of the Moon, script by Ken Fitch, art by Jack Sparling; Two astronauts make the first manned flight to the moon, only to find a base inhabited by cyborgs under the control of Colonel Hooper, who was thought lost in a moon flight 12 years earlier; The moon base is part of a top-secret effort to train Earth men to be part of the Galactic Guard and protect the solar system from the enemy--Garrak-Axos from Alpha Centauri. Maybes About the Moon, art by Jack Sparling; Some facts about the Moon and possibilities of some form of life existing there. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "DIVER DAN, No. 1254." Photo cover of Diver Dan (as played by Frank Freda). Open and Shut Case; Baron Barracuda tries to get Dan caught in a giant clam. The Masquerade Ball; Diver Dan, Minerva, and their fish friends have a party on a wrecked treasure ship. School Daze; The Baron and Trigger visit their old school teacher, Mrs. Heda Shellback. Eelectricity; Baron Barracuda and Trigger set a trap for Diver Dan with an electric eel hiding in a treasure chest. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "THE FROGMEN, No. 1258." Painted cover art. Underwater Hunting; Brief description of underwater hunting. Underwater Secret; A sunken German sub off the shores of Long Island holds papers that would expose a city official who used it to come to the city as a German spy in World War II; When divers Steve Randall and Jim Collins are jailed for investigating the sub contrary to orders from city officials, their children, Billy and Cindy, decide to do some investigating on their own. Treasure Hunting Underwater; Scenes of underwater diving with very brief text. Scripts by Don Segall, art by George Evans. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

Indicia title is "THE REBEL, No. 1262." Based on "The Rebel" TV series. Photo cover of Johnny Yuma (as played by Nick Adams). Preview with photos. The Frightened Town; Yuma fights off robbers as he takes a stage; When the stage arrives at its destination, a fellow passenger learns that her father, the town's sheriff, had been killed three months earlier; The woman had seen one of the bandits' unmasked face and Yuma has to protect her from retribution. Cloud of Danger; Yuma is ambushed by Wolf Yorick during a blizzard and is forced to guide the man to the Big Nugget mining camp. Sierra Gold; Facts about finding gold in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's GRANDMA DUCK'S FARM FRIENDS", No. 1279. Version with Daisy BB Gun ad on back cover. Cover pencils by Pete Alvarado. Rural Mural, script and pencils by Bob Gregory, inks by Steve Steere; Daisy takes Grandma Duck to the city, where she sees an art exhibit by Grandma Jones and a mural painted on a wall. Timely Tip, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Ludwig Von Drake comes to visit Grandma and tries to make her daily routine more efficient by using time and motion studies. The Big Barn Boo Boo, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; Scrooge tries to hide his money by storing it in Grandma's barn, but the plan backfires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's GRANDMA DUCK'S FARM FRIENDS", No. 1279. Version with Reveal the Villain puzzle on back cover. Cover pencils by Pete Alvarado. Rural Mural, script and pencils by Bob Gregory, inks by Steve Steere; Daisy takes Grandma Duck to the city, where she sees an art exhibit by Grandma Jones and a mural painted on a wall. Timely Tip, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Steve Steere; Ludwig Von Drake comes to visit Grandma and tries to make her daily routine more efficient by using time and motion studies. The Big Barn Boo Boo, script by Vic Lockman, pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by John Liggera; Scrooge tries to hide his money by storing it in Grandma's barn, but the plan backfires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Ad on back cover. Leave It to Beaver. Photo Cover shows Beaver Cleaver (as portrayed by Jerry Mathers) and Ward Cleaver (as portrayed by Hugh Beaumont). Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Based on the 1957-63 Leave It to Beaver TV series. Featuring the tales "Be My Valentine," "Blind Date," "Junk" and "Homework," plus the 1-page stories "The Basket," "The Returning Boomerang," "Female Mail" and "The Car Wash"! Starring Beaver Cleaver, Wally Cleaver, Eddie Haskell, Whitey, Pete, June Cleaver, Ward Cleaver and Miss Landers! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Art on back cover. Leave It to Beaver. Photo Cover shows Beaver Cleaver (as portrayed by Jerry Mathers) and Ward Cleaver (as portrayed by Hugh Beaumont). Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Based on the 1957-63 Leave It to Beaver TV series. Featuring the tales "Be My Valentine," "Blind Date," "Junk" and "Homework," plus the 1-page stories "The Basket," "The Returning Boomerang," "Female Mail" and "The Car Wash"! Starring Beaver Cleaver, Wally Cleaver, Eddie Haskell, Whitey, Pete, June Cleaver, Ward Cleaver and Miss Landers! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is "MAN FROM WELLS FARGO, No. 1287." Based on the "Tales of Wells Fargo" TV series. Photo cover of Jim Hardie (as played by Dale Robertson). Preview with photos. Montezuma's Payoff; While tracking stage robber Chris Demaray, Hardie is captured by Demaray and a band of Ute Indians. Aztec Gold in Southern Utah; A treasure hunt for Aztec gold in Kanab, Utah, in the early 1920s. Money in the Coffin; After two trains are robbed in the same general area, Hardie is assigned to guard a shipment of gold and silver that is due to pass through the same area. Montezuma's Legendary Treasure; Legends of the hiding places of the gold of Aztec Emperor Montezuma. Famous Train Robberies; An account of the robbery of a Union Pacific train in 1889. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Pat Masulli and Jon D'Agostino. Archie-style teen comedy featuring Freddy and his gang of clean-cut yet trouble-prone pals. After Freddy watches a movie about Atlantis, Rip fools him into thinking he's been contacted by the Atlanteans. Peggy decides to teach Freddy a lesson about flirting with other girls by flirting with his unattractive friend Ghouly. Freddy and Stuff want to climb Mt. Gooseberry, but Peggy and Tiny decide they want to go too. Plus an activity page, showing young readers how to draw Freddy in four steps. Believe Me; Stuff Proves to Be a Good Egg; Face Value; Freddy's Puzzle Page; Freddy's Color Page; Ski Sense; Mighty Rugged; Gag Time! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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February 1962. Cover by Jack Gaughan. Stories: "Critical Mass" by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Korbluth, "The Place Where Chicago Was" by Jim Harmon, "The Day After Doomsday" (Part 2 of 2) by Poul Anderson, "Shatter The Wall" by Sydney Van Scyoc, "The Rag and Bone Men" by Algis Budrys, "The Big Engine" by Fritz Leiber. Articles: "The Martian Star-Gazers" by Ernst Mason, "Origins of Galactic Fruit Salad" by Edward Wellen. Illustrations by Dick Francis, Cowles, Jack Gaughan, and Virgil Finlay. Softcover Pulp Digest, 5-in. x 7-in.; 194 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Initially titled "Jem" until some time in the late 50's-early 60s. Men's interest magazine with fiction, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W with color on some pictorial pages. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

Vintage men's interest magazine that features short fiction stories, music reviews, adult humor comics, interviews, fashion, and nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 82 pages, mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Featuring: 10 page story "My Empty Heart" drawn by Arthur Peddy; 7 page story "Stranger in My Heart" pencilled by Tony Abruzzo; 5 page story "Not Mine to Hold" drawn by Bill Draut; 2 page From Barbara Miles, with Love letters page; 8 page story "A Kiss Good-Bye" drawn by John Romita, Sr. Cover by John Romita, Sr. Cover price $0.12.

Harvey Toons Cover price $0.12.

Harvey Kurtzmans legendary follow-up to the original MAD launched the careers of many future stars of comics, comedy and publishing, including associate editor Gloria Steinem. This issue features comics and stories by Kurtzman, Will Elder, and Stan Freberg, a reprint of Will Eisners Spirit story Sand Saref, and a fumetti starring artist Russ Heath. Most notoriously, it also contains Kurtzman and Elders infamous story Goodman Goes Playboy, which provoked a lawsuit from Archie Comics. As a result, many copies of this issue were destroyed. Mature readers. Sometimes listed as Vol. 2, #1. Cover price $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff is too hot to use the swing set, so he improvises. During hunting season, Hot Stuff enters a land run by guns. Stumbo the Giant encounters a giant robot. Gunland; Mummys Little Devil; Smiling Warmly; Stumbo: Robot Rival. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey reprints the adventures of the mischievous little devil and his regular backup feature, Stumbo the Giant. Stumbo has amnesia after a meteor strikes his noggin, and almost destroys Tinytown. Stumbo tries housecleaning and razes the countryside. Then the giant meets Atlas, and learns he's having trouble holding up the Earth because of all the rock n' roll that the kids are playing. So Stumbo offers to take over for a while, but that proves to be a bigger job than he can handle. Plus a PSA for School Bus Safety featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost. Hot Stuff; Fun at the Zoo; Lightland; The Mysterious Mr. Act-Right; Rags Rabbit; True Stories of Famous Dogs; Who Am I?; Hot House Hunter; The Last Tyrannosaurus; The Talking Throne; Stumbo: The Big Who-Am-I; How to Draw Cartoons: Faces; Brownie: Winter Sleep; Trident True; Getting the Bird; A Strange Dream; Proud Princess; Skin of Teeth; Stumbo the Giant: The Big Shake-Up! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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"the Man Who Tuned in the Unknown," "Return of the Doomed Druids," and "The Deadly Gift From the Stars" (art by Mort Meskin). Statement of ownership--average paid circulation 225,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing. Story and art by Charles Schulz. A collection of comic strips featuring Charlie Brown and the whole Peanuts Gang, oh, and Snoopy is here too. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Volume 24, Issue 4 - February 1962. Cover by Helen Wright. Stories and art by Ted Key, Margot Austin, James Playsted Wood, Helen McKay, Audrey Driggs, Catharine Marsden, Barbara LeBlanc, Elizabeth Eicher, Reita Bean, Susan Andes, Ceil Davis, Dale Suthern, Bix Reichner, Florence Girlamo, Mable Lunz, Ida Pardue, Virginia Mann, Grace Blanchard, Peggie Gieszel, Katharine Seidle, Alice Gilbreath, Wilmer Wickham, Sally Fox, George Wilde, Ursula Koering, Becky Krehbiel, Joyce Hewitt, Irma Wilde, Leonard Vosburgh, Susan Carlton Smith, Florence McCurdy, Jack Weaver, Bob Beckett, Oliver James, and Helen Hamilton. A long-running magazine of fiction, fact and comics for children. Articles about Valentine's Day, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Marquis Chimps; A Surprise for Mr. Winkle; Mr. Ant's Mistake; Diz and Liz; The Three Silly Kittens; Thunder on the Ice; Brown-Paper Betsy; Hurricane Night; Too Many Books; Boy of New Spain; Books are Full of Things; George Washington and Abraham Lincoln; To My Valentine; Valentines to Make; St. Valentine's Day Recipe; Hidden-Picture Puzzle; Kituk, the Eskimo Boy; A Trip to the Moon; Finish This Story; What Do You Do?; State Flag to Color; Two Pages to Test Your Wits. 7-in. x 10-in., 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Fine $20.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Vol. 5, No. 2. February 1962. Vintage men's interest magazine that focused mainly on tasteful nude pin-up photography, but also included articles, reviews, adult humor comics strips, and erotic short fiction stories. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $42.00 View scans 2-1/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Beware! He Isn't Human!," art by Jack Kirby; A Hollywood special effects man builds an android to slay a woman who rejected his advances because she was "waiting." "I Don't Believe in...Ghosts!," pencils by Jack Kirby; A man offers fifty thousand dollars to anyone who can show him a ghost but, time after time, he proves that there is a rational explanation behind the sightings. "When Aliens Walk the Earth!," art by Don Heck; Earth is terrified by the appearance of a flying saucer, but the people are relieved to see the aliens are small and elf-like. "They Were Only Scarecrows!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man tries to get his uncle, who talks to scarecrows, committed to an asylum so that he can take over his farm. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

UK Edition.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Beware! He Isn't Human!," art by Jack Kirby; A Hollywood special effects man builds an android to slay a woman who rejected his advances because she was "waiting." "I Don't Believe in...Ghosts!," pencils by Jack Kirby; A man offers fifty thousand dollars to anyone who can show him a ghost but, time after time, he proves that there is a rational explanation behind the sightings. "When Aliens Walk the Earth!," art by Don Heck; Earth is terrified by the appearance of a flying saucer, but the people are relieved to see the aliens are small and elf-like. "They Were Only Scarecrows!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man tries to get his uncle, who talks to scarecrows, committed to an asylum so that he can take over his farm. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12.

UK Edition. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Midnight Monster," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; When handsome, scientist, playboy Victor Avery is rejected by a girl he turns himself into a monster to wreak revenge on her fiancé only to become his own victim. "The Man Who Played Dead!," art by Don Heck; A midget disguises himself as a dummy to gain access to homes to rob them. "Wings of the Butterfly!," art by Joe Sinnott; In the year 2050 Eric Krane is a spaceman who collects butterflies only to find himself trapped on planet where butterflies collect men. "The Speed Demon," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Speedy Sims races his car so recklessly he is doomed to race around the rings of Saturn forever. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color.

"Where's Charlie?", pencils by Samm Schwartz; Jughead makes fun of reports of shape-changing aliens, until a bus stop sign starts talking to him. "Date's the Limit," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Sally is assigned by the U. G. A. J. to get Jughead interested in girls; She tricks him into taking her on a date, but Jughead ignores her most of the time. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "Jughead," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Jughead is experimenting to find a way to dissolve strong glues; Instead he gets a jelly-like red blob that takes on a life of its own; It imitates the kids (in outline) and devours all the food in sight. "Star Struck," pencils by Samm Schwartz; Teenage movie star Wednesday Thursday is going to appear at the Riverdale prom; Her career is slipping, so her manager arranges to have her escorted by Jughead. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Origin of the Justice League!, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs; The Justice League of America uses the occasion of its third anniversary to tell Snapper Carr and Green Arrow about the formation of the League, involving the discovery of strange meteors that nearly doomed them forever; featuring the origin and first case of the JLA. Letter to the editor from comic artist Joe Staton. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Australian Reprint. Cover by Maurice Bramley. Reprints stories from Kid Colt Outlaw (1948), Rawhide Kid (1960), and Gunsmoke Western (1955). "The Ghost of Silver City" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Keller; "The Wall of Doom" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Keller; "Gun Duel in Durado" - Story by Stan Lee, Art by Dick Ayers; "Stagecoach to Shotgun Gap" Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. 7" X 9 1/2". 28 pages, B&W.

Cover by Pete Morisi. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Gray-templed gunslinger "Kid" Montana deals out justice in the lawless lands of the northern range. Kid Montana helps an injured sheriff face off against owlhoots who are targeting ranchers on the remote plains, in a story with terrific Pete Morisi art. A Texas Ranger must escort a dangerous outlaw across the desert, where a battle for survival turns into a battle over the Ranger's gun. Montana agrees to help Amy find her father's lost gold mine before Bull Madison can drive her off of her land. Fury; The Man With the Gun; Wang Goes Bang Bang; Hidden Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Feb. 1962. Men's magazine with fiction, cartoons and pictorials. Article on Ava Gardner and a story by Richard E. Geis. 8-in. x 10 3/4-in., 66 pages, B&W and partial color. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Premiere issue, Feb. 1962. Men's interest magazine with cartoons, articles (all pertaining to Las Vegas), and pictorials. 8 1/4-in. x 1 3/4-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Men's humor digest filled with jokes, gags, cartoons, and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $30.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

8.5" x 11", 56 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

PHoto cover. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 82 p, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $3.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.

February 10, 1962. 9" x 12". 28 pages. Black and white.