July 1960 - December 1960

Help!, Vol. 1, No. 1.

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Published on July 12, 1960. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Sid Caesar, Jack Davis, Will Elder, Ed Fisher, Bob Grossman, Harvey Kurtzman, Doug Newton, Richard Powers, Arnold Roth, Rod Serling, Robert Sheckley, and D. Watson. The cover photographer(s) are unknown. The actor is Sid Caesar. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: August 1960. Cover price: 35¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #73.

Published on July 14, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: September-October 1960. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy #142.

Published on July 15, 1960. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Joe Simon. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 84 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: October 1960. Cover price: 25¢.

Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown, Charles M. Schulz.

Published on July 15, 1960. The book collects material first published between 1959 and 1960 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: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. Cover price: $1.00.

Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge #31.

Published on July 21, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Uncle $crooge stories “All at Sea” and “Two-Way Luck,” and the Gyro Gearloose story “Fishy Warden,” 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 1960. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 20, No. 10 (#240).

Published on July 28, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Fraidy Falcon,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: September 1960. Cover price: 10¢.

Help! Vol. 1, No. 2.

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Published on August 11, 1960. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Will Elder, Ed Fisher, Ernie Kovacs, Harvey Kurtzman, Bernard Shir-Cliff, and William Tenn. The cover photographer is unknown. The actor is Ernie Kovacs. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: September 1960. Cover price: 35¢.

Mad #58.

Published on August 11, 1960. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Phil Hahn, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Sy Reit, Larry Siegel, and Wallace Wood. Cover illustration by Kelly Freas. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: October 1960. Cover price: 25¢.

Dennis the Menace, A. M. (Ambassador of Mischief), Hank Ketcham.

Published on August 12, 1960. The book collects material first published in Hank Ketcham’s Dennis the Menace daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Hank Ketcham. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 112 pages. New York: Crown. Cover price: 40¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Album.

Published on August 12, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: 1960. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

The comic is also known as Four Color #1140.

Sugar and Spike #31.

Published on August 23, 1960. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic includes these stories: “Sugar and Spike Tackle Halloween,” “The Day the Plumbers Came!,” “Spike Becomes a Temporary Genius,” and “The Big Indian Attack!,” all by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: October-November 1960. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 1 (#241).

Published on August 25, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Rocks to Riches,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: April 1960. Cover price: 10¢.

Like, Mad.

Published on September 7, 1960. The book collects select material first published in Mad #27-36. The contributors include Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Jack Davis, Albert B. Feldstein, Kelly Freas, Herb Goldstein, Phil Interlandi, Frank Jacobs, Donald Knuth, Harvey Kurtzman, Paul Laikin, Don Martin, Albert Meglin, Joe Orlando, Arnie Rosen, 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: 50¢.

Pogo Extra: Election Special, Walt Kelly.
Published on September 12, 1960. The book includes material first published between 1959 and 1960 in Walt Kelly’s Pogo daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Trade-paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 148 pages. New York: Simon & Schuster. Cover price: $1.25.

Help!, Vol. 1 No. 3.

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Published on September 13, 1960. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Will Elder, Ed Fisher, Harvey Kurtzman, Jerry Lewis, Richard Powers, Arnold Roth, Robert Sheckley, and B. Wiseman. The cover photographer is unknown. The actor is Jerry Lewis. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: October 1960. Cover price: 35¢.

Dick Tracy #143.

Published on September 15, 1960. 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. 84 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: December 1960. Cover price: 25¢.

Walt Disney’s Daisy Duck’s Diary.

Published on September 22, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes these stories: “A Sticky Situation,” “Ring Leader Roundup,” “Too Much Help,” “Ruling the Roost,’ and “Daringly Different,” all illustrated by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: December 1960-February 1961. Cover price; 10¢.

Note

The comic is also known as Four Color #1150.

Mad #59.

Published on September 27, 1960. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Albert B. Feldstein, Kelly Freas, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Irving Schild, 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: December 1960. Cover price: 25¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 2 (#242).

Published on September 29, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Balloonatics,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: November 1960. Cover price: 10¢.

Black Maria, Charles Addams.

Published on October 10, 1960. The book collects single-panel cartoons by Charles Addams that first appeared in The New Yorker. Cover illustration by Charles Addams. Hardcover book. Black-and-white interiors. 100 pages. New York: Simon & Schuster. Cover/indicia date: 1960. Cover price: $3.95.

Help!, Vol. 1 No. 4.

Published on October 11, 1960. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Algis Budrys, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Ron Harris, Harvey Kurtzman, Lusin, Talmage Powell, Arnold Roth, Mort Sahl, Salterman, and Bernard Shir-Cliff. The cover photographer is Salterman. The actor is Mort Sahl. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: November 1960. Cover price: 35¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge #32.

Published on October 18, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Uncle $crooge stories “That’s No Fable!” and “Clothes Make the Duck,” and the Gyro Gearloose story “That Small Feeling,” all by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: December 1960-February 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Sugar and Spike #32.

Published on October 25, 1960. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic includes these stories: “Sugar & Spike Help Out Santa,” “Spike Becomes Superman for a Day,” “Baby-Sat by Santa,” and “’Twas the Night Before Something!,” all by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: December 1960-January 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Zorro #12.

Published on October 25, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the stories “The Runaway Witness” and “Friend Indeed,” 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: December 1960-February 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 3 (#243).

Published on November 1, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Turkey Trouble,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: December 1960. Cover price: 10¢.

Mad #60.

Published on November 8, 1960. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Mort Drucker, Frank Jacobs, Phil Hahn, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Sy Reit, Larry Siegel, Wallace Wood, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Bob Clarke. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: January 1961. Cover price: 25¢.

Notes

The back cover congratulates 1960 Republican Party presidential candidate Richard Nixon on winning the election. Apart from the portrait and text subsituting Nixon for Kennedy, the front and back covers are identical.

This is the first issue to feature Antonio Prohias and his recurring strip Spy vs. Spy.

Help!, Vol. 1, No. 5.

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Published on November 10, 1960. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Will Elder, Ed Fisher, Dave Garroway, Ron Harris, Harvey Kurtzman, and Bernard Shir-Cliff. The cover photographer is unknown. The actor is Dave Garroway. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: December 1960. Cover price: 35¢.

Dick Tracy #144.

Published on November 15, 1960. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Joe Simon. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 84 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: February 1961. Cover price: 25¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 4 (#244).

Published on November 22, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Missile Fizzle,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: January 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Walt Disney’s Grandma Duck’s Farm Friends.

Published on November 29, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the stories “The Whole Herd of Help,” “The Day the Farm Stood Still,” “The Training Farm Fuss,” and “The Reversed Rescue,” all by Vic Lockman & Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: February-April 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

The comic is also known as Four Color #1161.

Help!, Vol. 1, No. 6.

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Published on December 10, 1960. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Ray Bradbury, Paul Coker, Jr., Jack Davis, Albert Dubout, Ron Harris, Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Sheckley, Bernard Shir-Cliff, Gloria Steinem, and Jonathan Winters. The cover photographer is Ron Harris. The principal actor is Jonathan Winters. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: General Promotions (Warren). Cover/indicia date: January 1961. Cover price: 35¢.

Forbidden Worlds #94.

Published on December 27, 1960. Edited by Richard Hughes. The comic includes the Herbie story "Herbie and the Spirits!," by Shane O'Shea (Richard Hughes) & Ogden Whitney. Cover illustration by Ogden Whitney. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: American. Cover/indicia date: March-April 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Mad #61.

Published on December 27, 1960. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Gary Belkin, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Mort Drucker, Phil Hahn, Tom Koch, Arnie Kogen, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Don Reilly, Sy Reit, Larry Siegel, Wallace Wood, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: March 1961. Cover price: 25¢.

Sugar and Spike #33.

Published on December 27, 1960. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic includes these stories: "Sugar & Spike Against Little Arthur," "Snowball War," "The Cupid Routine," and "The Wanderer," all by Sheldon Mayer. Cover illustration by Sheldon Mayer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: February-March 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Dick Tracy #145.

Published on December 28, 1960. Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features material originally published in Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. Cover illustration by Joe Simon. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 84 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: March 1961. Cover price: 25¢.

Note

This is the last issue of the series.

The Brave and the Bold #34.
Published on December 29, 1960. Edited by Julius Schwartz. The comic includes the Hawkman story “Creature of a Thousand Shapes,” by Gardner Fox & Joe Kubert. Cover illustration by Joe Kubert. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: February-March 1961. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

“Creature of a Thousand Shapes” is the first appearance of the “Silver Age” versions of Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and their respective alter egos Katar Hol and Shayera Hol.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 21, No. 5 (#245).

Published on December 29, 1960. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Sitting High,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: January 1961. Cover price: 15¢.

Next: January to June 1961.