Life comic books issue 45

The Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E; the first in the Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E series; Archie gets his lumps and bumps as a W.P.A. Secret Agent. Write and Wrong one-pager featuring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Chicken in a Basket; The girls basketball team cannot compete with the boys until they get sexy uniforms. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by George Baker. "Doctor Sack and Mr. Hyde"; Sack drinks a potion he finds in the Professor's laboratory, and it temporarily changes him into a Mr. Hyde. "Machine Age"; Sarge brags to another sergeant about his floor-polishing equipment. "Stop Me If You've Heard This One"; Sack asks a computer to tell him a joke. "Time Marches Backwards"; The Professor demonstrates his new time machine by bringing some of Sack's ancestors to the present. "Speak Your Piece"; Hi-Fi encourages Sack to tell the Sarge what's on his mind. "Coin Operation"; Sack complains to Sarge about the stuck soda machine. "Fly Man"; Sack drinks a potion in the Professor's laboratory and is turned into a human fly--but it turns out to be a dream. "Noise Pollution"; Sack annoys Sarge while he's watching television. "The New Man"; Sack turns to judo to help him deal with the Sarge. "Fishman"; The Professor turns Sack into a water-breather, but it turns out to be a dream. "Games People Play"; On a cross-country speed march, the Sarge and a captain try to speed up Sack and Hi-Fi. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Dick Giordano, and Vince Colletta. A whiff of scandal adds spice to tales of heartbreak and romance. Jim is a rising star in his company, but new bride Laura finds she doesn't care for housewifery and dinner parties in suburbia. Redheaded bookstore owner Lory has an experience right out of a romance novel when a handsome, mysterious stranger kisses her on a foggy night. Rosemary works as a secretary for domineering Mrs. Haddon-Clay, but secretly loves her boss's adult son Joel, who is engaged to somebody else. Never Fear, Darling; But Not for Me; He's Gone Away; From Out of the Fog. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and others. Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and - in the later issues - sometimes crime. Norma is wracked by guilt after having her mother committed to a mental hospital because she objected to Norma's romance with Frank! After her fiancee Rick is injured saving another man, Ann sees her dreams of suburban comfort diminishing with every medical bill, and the financial tension soon drives them apart. In a noirish story, Diana is suddenly confronted by Frank, who went to prison for something she did, and the whole story unfolds from there. Expendable: One Human Life; I Need You, Darling; Newspaper Girl; You Cant Escape the Past. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.