Comic books January 1965

Volume 1 - 1st printing. This album collects two translated stories originally published by the Italian company Fratelli Spada in the Americane Avventure series. Featuring "The Retreat of Major Flower" - a World War II story pitting the Phantom against the Japanese army that has invaded his jungle - and "Kunz, the Smuggler" - where the Ghost Who Walks must rescue Diana from the pirates that have kidnapped her. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

1st printing. By Cole. A collection of cartoons from Playboy artist - Cole. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 80 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $1.00.

Comic book starring the Warner Bros. cartoon character Porky Pig. Cover by Ralph Heimdahl. "The Mouse of Monte Cristo," script by Don R. Christensen, art by Tony Strobl. Untitled story, art by Tony Strobl; Porky's roof is leaking; After it's done raining, Porky has Cicero use a hose on the roof to try to find the leaks. "Room for Rent," art by Tony Strobl. Untitled story, art by John Carey; When Petunia accidentally walks through the wet cement on Porky's sidewalk, she repairs the damage with a rolling pin. Untitled story, art by John Carey; Porky is ignored at a restaurant and when a waiter does come to his table, it is just to water the flowers. Number/month on Cover: 10140-501, no month listed. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

This is the 11th issue, the Jan.-July 1965 issue indexing PS Magazine #'s 146-151. PS The Preventive Maintenance Monthly Indexes are published twice yearly and cover the first six and the last six months of each year. The interior is text only (an index), but the front and back cover feature full page illustrations from the Will Eisner (creator of the Spirit) Studio.

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1st printing. By John Christopher. For Matthew Cotter, divorced comfortable, living in contentment on Guernsey, in the Channel Isles, faraway disasters were nothing more than quickly forgotten newspaper headlines. Until one night, he is awakened by the sudden, savage thunder of a massive earthquake! Now Cotton must attempt to survive a trek across a broken continent as he searches for his daughter amongst the shattered ruins of civilization! THE RAGGED EDGE is a chilling masterpiece of adventure and imagination. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 254 pages, Text Only.

Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on erotic adult short fiction stories accompanied by photographs. 8" x 10.5", 70 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Richie Rich stars in Every Rich Way (Gloria finds lots of money and jewels on Rich estate) and Able Gable (with Cadbury). Little Dot stars in Now Hear Dot (sound produces dots in Dot's dream). Little Lotta stars in Plenty Idol (Lotta tricks movie actors by hiding in props). Includes Sad Sack and Stumbo the Giant promos. Includes Richie Rich article on starting furniture polishing business. Cover art by Warren Kremer. $0.12. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

The richest boy on Earth finds his fortune to be a constant source of amusement. Richie Rich and his friends go to a dude ranch, but his rude cousin Reggie crashes the party. Richie meets his spendthrift cousin Skinner, who - while rich - always manages to stick Richie with the bill. Little Dot tries to get her rotund Uncle Pudge to exercise. Fairyland; Out West; Little Lotta: Dont Spook Now; The Dress; Around the World with Tommy Turtle; Its Only Money; Goblin; Cousin Skinner; Little Dot: Uncle Pudge; Proud Princess; The Two Kittens; Little Lotta: Round Trip. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 43 #12 - Jan. 1965. Boxing magazine. Features articles, departments, ratings, fight reports around the world and more. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After a series of mistakes in the operating room, Dr. Landon is ready to call it quits, but when an emergency rises, he takes the case. Beautiful Pam is elected queen of the ball and courted by handsome Ray, but something is still missing. Mari loves Johnny, a hometown boy who became a baseball star, but none of her small-town friends and family believe that he loves her too. Beautiful But Bored; Doctor No More; No Rat Race; The Lovely Lie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Men's interest humor digest loaded with jokes, cartoons and nude pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. - MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

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

Italian Series. "Nell Spire Del Diavolo". 4 3/4-in x 6 1/2-in, 132 Pages, B&W, Italian Language.

Science Fiction fanzine by Tom Dupree. News, reviews and articles. Shadow article by Gene Klein. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Blitzkrieg Squad of Baron Strucker!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by George Roussos; Adolf Hitler orders Baron Strucker to crush the Howling Commandos; To achieve his task, he creates the Nazi equivalent: his Blitzkrieg Squad. Pin-up and information about the B-26 Martin Marauder bomber. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

"The Diabolical Dr. Demon" and "The Human Bomb!" Jerry Siegel scripts, Paul Reinman art. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - January, 1965. Vintage men's interest magazine with stories and photographs all aimed at the playboy lifestyle. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 46 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Issue 13. Circa 1965. UK reprints of Marvel Comics, "Strange Tales", "Tales to Astonish", and others. Includes: "The Scarecrow Walks!" (Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers), "I Went Too Far Back!" (Paul Reinman), "The Girl Who Saved the World!" (Joe Orlando), "The Thing in the Cell!" (Steve Ditko), "Not Quite Human!", "A Giant There Was!" (Don Heck), "Mystery Trip", "The Door They Dare Not Open!" (Paul Reinman), "The Man Who Cried", "Trapped in the Room of Shadows" (Steve Ditko), "Earth Will Be Lost Tonight!" (Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers), "Mister Black", "When the Thing Runs Amok" (Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers). 7.25" x 9.25". 68 pages. Black and white.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Pete Morisi, Tony Tallarico, and Vince Alascia. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Gunmaster and Bullet uncover a plot to sell guns disguised as silks to hostile Natives. Annie Oakley agrees to drive a stagecoach through dangerous territory when no other driver can be found. Plus a biography of the legendary Old West figure General George Custer, and a history of the Pony Express. Gunmaster: Silks of Steel; General George Custer; Annie Oakley: The Turkey Shoot; Ten in the Trap; Pinkerton Man; Wyatt Earp: Marked for Death; Pony Express. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Volume 2, Issue 2 - January, 1965. Vintage men's interest magazine with a focus on the the playboy lifestyle of the time. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 46 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

UK Reprint Series. Reprints material from Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #104 & #110, Thor (1962-1996 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 86, Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) #139, and Baffling Mysteries (1952) #5. 7.25-in x 9.5-in, 52 Pages, B&W.

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Cover art by Joe Kubert. The Plane-Eater featuring Suicide Squad (Morgan, Mace and Dino), script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. No Purple Heart for Pete, art by Jack Abel. American Military Ornaments filler half-page, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. The Big Red One: Battle Story of the 1st Infantry Division, script and pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tom Nicolisi. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Bill Molno. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. Ed Jones is an ordinary guy who is selected to be the only survivor on Earth. A mysterious sword unearthed at a construction site can move on its own, and directs its finders to hidden riches - but at what cost? Aliens arrive on Earth to demand its surrender, but are surprised by the Earthlings' apparent warlike cruelty. The Sword; The Heartless Earth People; The Whirlpool; Atomic Annihilator; Channel X; The Golden Horse; The Ship Without a Crew. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. The Human Torch and the Thing guest star in "Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch," script by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers (co-plot), pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Frank Giacoia (as Frank Ray); Quicksilver wants to leave Magneto's group but his sister Wanda reminds him that she is in his debt; The Scarlet Witch takes her brother's lead and they seek out the Fantastic Four for advice; They encounter Ben and Johnny at FF headquarters where a misunderstanding turns into a brawl; Cameos by the X-Men (Angel, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and Iceman), Magneto, the Mastermind, the Blob, and the Yancy Street Gang. Dr. Strange Master of the Mystic Arts illustration by Steve Ditko. "The Demon's Disciple!", script by Steve Ditko (plot, uncredited) and Stan Lee (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Dr. Strange receives a desperate plea for help from a man who became a disciple of someone called The Demon, not realizing the seriousness of the situation; The Demon transports the man back to his lair and consigns him to a pit beneath the floor; Strange tracks the man's location and confronts the evil mystic in an epic battle. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Molno, and Jon D'Agostino. Military drama focusing on the undersea vessels of WWII and the Cold War. Old enemies Barlick and Von Brumm meet at last as their vessels collide during World War II. Distraught over the loss of his brother, sailor Conroy snaps under the pressure of a combined aerial and naval assault on his sub. American and Soviet subs race through the Arctic waters to retrieve a fallen American satellite, in a story that reflects its Cold War/ Space Race era. The Last Patrol; The White Jungle; The Snorkel; Navy News; Rescue Mission; Duel at 40 Fathoms!; The Midgets. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.