Comic books June 1962

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Maurice Whitman, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Western adventure from Charlton, often featuring good guys who end up on the wrong side of the law. Outlaw Kincaid escapes prison and eludes a manhunt, just to get one glimpse of his young son Ken. Left in the desert with nothing but his skivvies, Texas Ranger Ben disguises himself as an outlaw to bring in the Palance brothers. The Outlaw; Grizzly Death; Deadly Masquerade; Apache Vengeance; Hangtown, U.S.A.; 100 lbs. of Gold; Poco Grande Showdown. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Al Hartley. Untitled Patsy and Hedy stories, scripts by Stan Lee, pencils by Al Hartley. More Heavenly Hair-Do's. The Voice of Love! text story. Patsy and Hedy's Observation Game activity page. Paper dolls. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Al Hartley. Untitled Patsy stories. Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Al Hartley. One story has Stan Goldberg art. Paper dolls. Patsy's Crowning Glory illo. Patsy's Puzzle Page. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

"Dates the Limit!"; Archie has made two study dates with Betty and Veronica on the same night and uses Jughead's motor scooter to commute back and forth. "The Picture of Terror," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta; The British inventor of the Tyne camera visits the latest meeting of the Fly Girl Fan Club, promoting a contest for the group; Each member receiving a Tyne camera is asked to take a picture of Fly Girl at the same time, and the best picture taker will be awarded a cash prize. "The Way to His Heart"; Veronica wonders how Thelma has gotten a date with Jughead. "For Adults Only"; Li'l Jinx and her friends are annoyed that it's an adult world. "Half Truth" starring Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

15¢ test market variant. "Dates the Limit!"; Archie has made two study dates with Betty and Veronica on the same night and uses Jughead's motor scooter to commute back and forth. "The Picture of Terror," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta; The British inventor of the Tyne camera visits the latest meeting of the Fly Girl Fan Club, promoting a contest for the group; Each member receiving a Tyne camera is asked to take a picture of Fly Girl at the same time, and the best picture taker will be awarded a cash prize. "The Way to His Heart"; Veronica wonders how Thelma has gotten a date with Jughead. "For Adults Only"; Li'l Jinx and her friends are annoyed that it's an adult world. "Half Truth" starring Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

"Swami River"; Melvin and Echo try to trick Audrey into painting their wagon. 4 half-page untitled stories, art by Steve Muffatti(?). "Witch Way"; Audrey imagines that she was a witch in colonial days. "Just Like Melvin"; Audrey paints Melvin's face on her balloon. "Jungle Justice" text story. "The Strange Animal" text story. "Watch It!"; Melvin starts a business. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Don't git your clothes dirty! starring Popeye. Moon Plant starring Popeye and Brutus. A Trip To the Moon text story. The Power-Pill starring O. G. Wotasnozzle. Rowboat War starring Popeye and Brutus. Whee! I did it! I did it! starring Popeye. Cover and interior art by Bud Sagendorf. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 2, No. 3. June 1962. Men's adventure magazine with articles, fiction, humor, and pin-up pictorials. 8.25" x 11", 68 pages, B&W, MATURE Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman, Dick Ayers and Joe Sinnott. Rawhide Kid stars in three tales by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers: "Doom in the Desert!"; "The Guns of Jasker Jelko!"; and "When a Gunslinger Gets Mad!" Also in this issue: "The Silent Gunman" by Lee, Paul Reinman and Joe Sinnott. Plus: 2-page text story "The Traveling Show," reprinted from Wild Western (1948) #48. Statement of ownership--average paid circulation 150,162. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Vintage men's interest magazine that focuses on adventure short fiction stories, true crime, war updates, and pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Bill Molno, Vince Colletta, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. The third of Charlton's trifecta of monster comics based on 1961 monster B-movies, after Konga and Gorgo. In "Soviet" China, Reptisaurus meets another dragon-like beast and falls in love, in a story (and cover) with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. But it turns out that this monster is a robot under the control of the Chinese authorities. Cameo appearance by the Abominable Snowman. A backup story looks at possible alien races, including the "famous Space Rats from Mars." Reptisaurus and the Peoples' Dragon; Xamas Question; First Meeting; Monsters from Outer Space! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

June 1962 issue. The Feature, We Suggest, and Coming in Future Issues by G.B. Love. The Collector's Corner, Green Lantern, by Dave Bibby. The Science Shop, What Are Shooting Stars? by Richard Weingroff. The Rocket's Roll Dean Newman and Don Foote join. Why It's Wise to Advertise in the Classifieds by the Editor. Origin and first appearance of the Graviteer in Master of Gravity, the Graviteer, text super hero fiction with spot illustration by author/artist Buddy Saunders. Letters to the Editor from Bob Harper, Chuck Donthitt and Buddy Saunders. Rocketeer Gossip by Richard Weingroff. The Best of S-F by Robert Harner. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 7, Issue 6 - June, 1962. Vintage men's interest magazine full of articles, short fiction, Adult oriented comic strips, and tasteful nude pin-up photography. 8" x 11", 80 pages, Mostly B&W with some color pages. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 18 #53 - June 1962. 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 Michael Moorcock, J.G. Ballard, Theodore Cogswell. Cover by Gerard Quinn. 5 1/4-in. x 7 3/4-in., 112 pages, black and white.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

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Articles on Tarzan, Superman, "The Three Stooges Meet Hercules," and Dick Tracy. Basil Gogos cover. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Russ Heath. "The Creatures Who Stole the 7 Seas!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devils must stop an alien race that has stolen all the Earth's water. Freddie the Frogman humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Commemorative Medals of the Navy! filler page. "Secret of the Plumed Serpent!", script by Hank Chapman, art by Russ Heath; The Sea Devils go in search of an archaeologist who has disappeared while diving for ancient Mayan treasure. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Lloyd Bridges photo cover. The Treachery of Lake Onanda, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Dan Spiegle. The Laughing Cave, art by Russ Manning. Monster of the Deep text story, art by Russ Manning. Subterranean Search, script by Eric Freiwald and Robert Schaefer, art by Dan Spiegle; Mike Nelson faces dark danger when he uses his diving skill to probe the waters of a subterranean river. Underwater Gardening, art by Russ Manning. Based on the classic television series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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2nd appearance of the Metal Men. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. The Nightmare Menace! starring the Metal Men, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; The Metal Men battle a robot built by a foreign power and designed to cause their powers to malfunction. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Painted cover by Leo Morey. Stories and art by Angelo Torres, Bob Powell, Leo Morey, Ernest Schroeder, Bill Majeski, Howard Ostwind, Dee Caruso and Bill Levine. Sometimes listed as Vol. 2 No. 7. One of the more successful MAD mimics, created by comics legend Joe Simon, featuring an array of comedic talent. Crestwood/Feature was the first of several publishers. A rocket scientist writes poetry about the early Space Race. A Sick look at plastic surgery. What really happened to Amelia Earhart. A look at the Axis powers after World War II. Plus early art by future Mad artist Angelo Torres. Great Moments in Medicine: Plastic Surgery... the Unveiling; The Numbers Game; Sicknificant News of the World; Sick, Sick World; The Dean Rusk Show; Movie Producers; Favorite Movie Scenes: The Room; The Killer; Real Italian Movies; Comments by Sickmund; The Mystery of Amelia Earhart; Interesting Occupations; A Prevue of Our Forthcoming Pocketbook of Historical Events by Hysteric-ill Scholars; The Peace Corps; Judgment at Neurosisberg; The Agent; The Waiter; Dental Detective; TV Cooking Show; Great Military Leaders. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Dick Giordano. Science-fiction tales with twist endings from the dawn of the Space Age. A long-missing space negotiator returns with a distress call... or is he merely a decoy for an alien plot? A scientist builds a giant space bubble to keep Earth safe from alien invasion. Earth goes to war with a planet whose temperature is so hot, the surface is literally on fire. The Decoy!; The Invisible Wall; The Fire Planet; Situation in Space; The World Where Man Has Wings. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

"Battle Between the Two Earths!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino); "Gran'pa Fights a Space-War!" (art by Sid Greene); and the Atomic Knights in "Menace of the Metal-Looters!" (art by Murphy Anderson). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Bill Molno. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A steelworker has a superhuman tolerance for heat, and that's just the way he likes it. A man changes his life after a near-death experience gives him a glimpse of the Beyond. Eccentric hypnotist Ranga uses radio to become a mad dictator, with his listeners in his thrall. The Heat Worshipper; The Barking Dog!; The Beyond; The Lucky Ones; Ranga's Eye. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "When a Planet Dies!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Humans are forced underground by the Suns death; An approaching planet alarms many, but humans vote against destroying it: saving Earth as the new planet, really a sun, thaws the dying world. "Mystery Pupil," art by Joe Maneely; A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal. "The Madness!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man is transported by a mist to the 16th century, where he is locked up as a madman; He escapes and is transported with the asylum keeper back to the present, where the keeper is taken for mad! "Goodbye to Linda Brown," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A girl in a wheelchair living with her aunt and uncle begins sleepwalking; In her sleep, she wheels herself underwater. "Behind the Dreadful Door!", art by Gene Colan; A painter breaks into a room which he thinks is the source of a famous artist's inspiration; It contains supernatural beings that model for the artist, who take the intruder as their own model. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "When a Planet Dies!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Humans are forced underground by the Suns death; An approaching planet alarms many, but humans vote against destroying it: saving Earth as the new planet, really a sun, thaws the dying world. "Mystery Pupil," art by Joe Maneely; A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal. "The Madness!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man is transported by a mist to the 16th century, where he is locked up as a madman; He escapes and is transported with the asylum keeper back to the present, where the keeper is taken for mad! "Goodbye to Linda Brown," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A girl in a wheelchair living with her aunt and uncle begins sleepwalking; In her sleep, she wheels herself underwater. "Behind the Dreadful Door!", art by Gene Colan; A painter breaks into a room which he thinks is the source of a famous artist's inspiration; It contains supernatural beings that model for the artist, who take the intruder as their own model. 36 pgs., full color.