January 1959 - April 1959

Marge’s Little Lulu #128.

Published on January 8, 1959. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “New Year’s Resolutions,” “The Fortunetellers,” “Party Boy,” “Little Itch Casts a Backward Spell,” and the Tubby story “The Hairdresser,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by John Stanley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: February 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #133.

Published on January 15, 1959. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Al Avison. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: March 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

You’re Out of Your Mind, Charlie Brown!, Charles M. Schulz.

Published on January 16, 1959. The book collects material first published between 1956 and 1958 in Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Charles M. Schulz. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Rinehart. Cover/indicia date: January 1959. Cover price: $1.00.

Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge #25.

Published on January 22, 1959. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Uncle $crooge stories “The Flying Dutchman” and “Pyramid Scheme,” and the Gyro Gearloose story “The Wishing Well,” all by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: March-May 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 19, No. 6 (#222).

Published on January 29, 1959. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Master Mover,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: March 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Our Army at War #81.

Published on February 3, 1959. Edited by Robert Kanigher. The comic includes the Sgt. Rock story “The Rock of Easy Co.!,” by Bob Haney & Ross Andru, with Mike Esposito. Cover illustration by Jerry Grandenetti. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: April 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

“The Rock of Easy Co.!,” is the first appearance of Sgt. Rock.

Walt Disney’s Zorro.

Published on February 3, 1959. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic features the stories “Gypsy Warning” and “A Double for Diego,” both illustrated by Alex Toth. The cover photograph is a publicity still from the Zorro television series. The actor is Guy Williams. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: March 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

The comic is also known as Four Color #976.

Marge’s Little Lulu #129.

Published on February 5, 1959. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “The Burglar-Proof Clubhouse,” “The Big Surprise,” “Wet Mumday,” “Ol’ Witch Hazel and the Dreadful Perfume,” and the Tubby story “Big Day,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by John Stanley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: March 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Mad #46.

Published on February 12, 1959. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Robert Margroff, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Sy Reit, Larry Siegel, Wallace Wood, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Kelly Freas. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: April 1959. Cover price: 25¢.

Sugar and Spike #22.

Published on February 19, 1959. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic includes these stories: “A Visit to Daddy’s Office,” “Little Arthur Strikes Again!,” “Billy the Borrower,” and “Sugar’s Big Invention,” all by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: April-May 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 19, No. 7 (#223).

Published on February 26, 1959. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “First Day of Spring,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: April 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Marge’s Little Lulu #130.

Published on March 10, 1959. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “A Great Day for O’Feeb!,” “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” “Mr. McNabbem Flies a Kite,” “Little Itch’s Uncle Bigbag,” and the Tubby story “Overnight Guest,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by John Stanley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: April 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy #134.

Published on March 15, 1959. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by John Severin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: June 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #65.

Published on March 19, 1959. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: May-June 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

The Pogo Sunday Brunch, Walt Kelly.

Published on March 27, 1959. The book collects Sunday pages first published between 1955 and 1957 in Walt Kelly’s Pogo daily comic strip. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Simon & Schuster. Cover/indicia date: March 1959. Cover price: $1.00.

Action Comics #252.

Published on March 31, 1959. Edited by Mort Weisinger. The comic includes the story “The Supergirl from Krypton!,” by Otto Binder & Al Plastino. Cover illustration by Curt Swan, with Al Plastino. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover price: 10¢.

Note

“The Supergirl from Krypton!” is the first appearance of the Supergirl character and her alter egos Kara Zor-El and Linda Lee Danvers.

The Bedside Mad.

Published on March 31, 1959. The book features select material first published in Mad #5-28. The contributors include Jack Davis, Will Elder, Phil Interlandi, Harvey Kurtzman, and Wallace Wood. Cover illustration by Kelly Freas. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Signet (New American Library). Cover/indicia date: March 1959. Cover price: 35¢.

Mad #47.

Published on March 31, 1959. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Dave Berg, Sid Caesar, Bob Clarke, Vic Cowan, Mort Drucker, Bob Elliott, Kelly Freas, Ray Goulding, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Paul Laikin, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Sy Reit, Wallace Wood, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Kelly Freas. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: June 1959. Cover price: 25¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 19, No. 8 (#224).

Published on March 31, 1959. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “We Comb the Beach,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: May 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Passionella and Other Stories, Jules Feiffer.

Published on April 2, 1959. The book includes the stories “Passionella,” “Munro,” “George’s Moon,” and “Boom!” Cover illustration by Jules Feiffer. Hardcover book. Black-and-white interiors. 164 pages. New York: McGraw-Hill. Cover/indicia date: April 1959. Cover price: $1.75.

Note

“Munro” was adapted into the 1960 animated film of the same name. Feiffer wrote the screenplay. Gene Deitch was the director. It won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Marge’s Little Lulu #131.

Published on April 9, 1959. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the Little Lulu stories “The Music Lesson,” “Mr. McNabbem’s Day Off,” “Beware of the Dog,” “Ol’ Witch Hazel and the Fancy Vacuum,” and the Tubby story “Dinner at the Diner,” all by John Stanley & Irving Tripp. Cover illustration by John Stanley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: May 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge #26.

Published on April 21, 1959. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Uncle $crooge stories “The Prize of Pizarro” and “Return to Pizen Bluff,” and the Gyro Gearloose story “Krankenstein Gyro,” all by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: June-August 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Sugar and Spike #23.

Published on April 23, 1959. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic includes these stories: “Tiny Visitor,” “First Movie,” “Sympathy!,” and “The Mystery of the Flying Split-Peas,” all by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: June-July 1958. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 19, No. 9 (#225).

Published on April 30, 1959. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Run Up the Ladder,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: June 1959. Cover price: 10¢.

Next: May to August 1959.