January 1961 - June 1961

Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge #33.

Published on January 4, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Uncle $crooge stories “Billions in the Hole” and “Bongo on the Congo,” and the Gyro Gearloose story “You Can’t Win,” 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 1961. Cover price: 15¢.

Help! Vol. 1, No. 7.

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Published on January 10, 1961. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Burton Bernstein, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Ed Fisher, Bill Helmer, George Kirgo, Harvey Kurtzman, Tom Poston, Arnold Roth, Gloria Steinem, William Tenn, and Gahan Wilson. The cover photographer is unknown. The actor is Tom Poston. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: February 1961. Cover price: 35¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 4 (#246).

Published on January 26, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Lost Frontier,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: March 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Mad #62.

Published on February 6, 1961. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Phil Hahn, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, 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 1961. Cover price: 25¢.

Help! Vol. 1, No. 8.

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Published on February 10, 1961. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Algernon Blackwood, Algis Budrys, Harry Chester, Hugh Downs, Will Elder, Elliott Erwitt, P. A. Flynn, Phil Interlandi, George Kirgo, Harvey Kurtzman, Arnold Roth, Shel Silverstein, Steve Surrynne, Richard Weckler, Skip Williamson, and Jack Wohl. The cover photograph is by Harry Chester. The actor is Hugh Downs. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: March 1961. Cover price: 35¢.

Sugar and Spike #34.

Published on February 23, 1961. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic includes these stories: “To the Rescue!,” “Pint-Size Science,” “Pint-Size Ball Game,” and “The Big Cookie-Hunt,” 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 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 7 (#247).

Published on February 23, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Madcap Mariner,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: April 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

The Ides of Mad.

Published on February 27, 1961. The book features select material from Mad #35-39. The contributors include Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Reed Crandall, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Ron Goulart, Frank Jacobs, Tom Koch, Paul Laikin, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Wallace Wood, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Kelly Freas, Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Signet. Cover price: 35¢.

Adventure Comics #283.

Published on February 28, 1961. Edited by Mort Weisinger. The comic includes the Superboy story "The Phantom Superboy," by Robert Bernstein & George Papp. Cover illustration by Curt Swan, with Stan Kaye. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: April 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

"The Phantom Superboy" is the first appearance of the villain General Zod.

Walt Disney’s Gyro Gearloose.

Published on March 2, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the stories “Monsterville,” “The Cube,” “Mighty But Miserable,” and “Brain-Strain,” by Vic Lockman & Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: May-July 1961. Cover price: 15¢.

Note

The comic is also known by Four Color #1184.

Amazing Adventures #1.

Published on March 7, 1961. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the Dr. Droom story “I Am the Fantastic Dr. Droom!,” by Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby, with Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Atlas (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: June 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

“I Am the Fantastic Dr. Droom!” is the first appearance of Dr. Droom, a sorcerer superhero. The character initially appeared in five stories in Amazing Adventures #1-4 and 6. Marvel’s Dr. Strange feature, begun in 1963, appears to be a reworking of the concept. Dr. Droom was reintroduced to Marvel Comics readers in 1976 as Dr. Druid.

Help!, Vol. 1, No. 9.

Published on March 10, 1961. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Ray Bradbury, Paul Coker, Jr., Albert Dubout, Will Elder, Robert Elliott, Ed Fisher, Phil Ford, John G. Fuller, Bill Gelband, Ron Harris, Mimi Hines, Jan Kindler, George Kirgo, Harvey Kurtzman, Susan Perl, Gloria Steinem, Gahan Wilson, and Jack Wohl. The cover photograph is by Ron Harris. The actors are Phil Ford and Mimi Hines. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: April 1961. Cover price: 35¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #77.
Published on March 16, 1961. 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 1961. Cover price: 15¢.

Peanuts Every Sunday, Charles M. Schulz.

Published on March 22, 1961. The book collects select material first published between 1958 and 1961 in Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts daily comic strip. Cover illustration by Charles M. Schulz. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 128 pages. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. Cover price: $1.00.

Mad #63.

Published on March 28, 1961. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Archie De Silva, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Phil Hahn, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Lester Krauss, Bob Margolin, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Don Reilly, 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: June 1961. Cover price: 25¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 8 (#248).

Published on March 30, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Terrible Tourist,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: May 1961. Cover price: 15¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge #34.

Published on March 30, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Uncle $crooge stories “Mythtic Mystery” and “Chugwagon Derby,” and the Gyro Gearloose story “Wily Rival,” 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 1961. Cover price: 15¢.

Help!, Vol. 1 No. 10.

Published on April 10, 1961. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include R. O. Blechman, J. M. Bosc, Algis Budrys, Jim Durst, Will Elder, Ed Fisher, Jackie Gleason, Art Hyde, George Kirgo, Harvey Kurtzman, Ron Rojas, John Severin, Roy Walters, Don Wheeler, and Jack Wohl. The cover photographer is unknown. The actor is Jackie Gleason. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: May 1961. Cover price: 35¢.

Pogo à la Sundae, Walt Kelly.

Published on April 24, 1961. The book collects select material first published 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 price: $1.25.

Sugar and Spike #35.

Published on April 25, 1961. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic includes these stories: “great Great Great Grampa Plumm Returns,” “Spike, the Scientist!,” “The Big Treasure Hunt!,” and “The Crossword Puzzler!,” 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 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 9 (#249).

Published on April 27, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Stranger than Fiction,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: June 1961. Cover price: 15¢.

Help!, Vol. 1, No. 11.

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Published on May 10, 1961. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Jack Davis, Peter de Vries, Don Edwing, Dennis Ellefson, Ronny Graham, Mark Heisler, Phil Interlandi, George Kirgo, Harvey Kurtzman, Jane Mason, Mike Rokoff, David Shaber, Max Williams, and Jack Wohl. The cover photographer is unknown. The actor is Jane Mason. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: June 1961. Cover price: 35¢.

Mad #64.

Published on May 11, 1961. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Don Martin, Dean Norman, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Sy Reit, Jack Rickard, 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: July 1961. Cover price: 25¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #78.

Published on May 16, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: July-August 1961. Cover price: 15¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 10 (#250).

Published on May 30, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Boxed-In,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: July 1961. Cover price: 15¢.

Help!, Vol. 1, No. 12.

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Published on June 10, 1961. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Pierre Berton, Nona Candler, Duck Edwing, Will Elder, Dennis Ellefson, Ed Fisher, Bob Grossman, Ron Harris, Al Jaffee, Will Jordan, George Kirgo, Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Murphy, Arnold Roth, John Severin, Jean Shepherd, and Jack Wohl. The cover photographer is unknown. The actor is Will Jordan. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: July 1961. Cover price: 35¢.

Sugar and Spike #36.

Published on June 22, 1961. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic includes these stories: “The Big Yacht Race,” “Small Wars,” “Spike’s Tough Day,” and “The Big Giant Mystery!,” all by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: August-September 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge #35.

Published on June 22, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Uncle $crooge stories “The Golden Nugget Boat” and “Gift Lion,” and the Gyro Gearloose story “Fast Away Castaway,” all by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: September-November 1961. Cover price: 15¢.

Mad #65.

Published on June 27, 1961. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Gary Belkin, Pearl Dee Belkin, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Frank Jacobs, Tom Koch, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Jack Mendelsohn, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Don Reilly, Jack Rickard, 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: September 1961. Cover price: 25¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 11 (#251).

Published on May 29, 1961. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Duck Luck,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: July 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Next: July to December 1961.