January 1963 - June 1963

Fantastic Four #13.

Published on January 3, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Fantastic Four versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Steve Ditko. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Al Hartley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: April 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Snoopy, Come Home, Charles M. Schulz.

Published on January 11, 1963. The book features select material first published 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 Comics and Stories #270.

Published on January 24, 1963. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Jinxed Jalopy Race,” by Carl Barks. The cover illustrator is unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: March 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge #42.

Published on February 7, 1963. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the story “The Case of the Sticky Money,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl, with Steve Steere. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: May 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

The Amazing Spider-Man #2.

Published on February 12, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the stories “Duel to the Death with the Vulture!” and “The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer!,” both by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustration by Steve Ditko. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Non-Pareil (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: May 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Notes

“Duel to the Death with the Vulture!” is the first appearance of the Vulture.

Fantastic Four #14.

Published on February 12, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Once Again, the Fantastic Four Face the Threat of the Sub-Mariner, and the Merciless Puppet Master!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Steve Ditko. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: May 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #78.

Published on February 12, 1963. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Earle Doud, Mort Drucker, Gerald Gardner, Phil Hahn, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Don Reilly, 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: April 1963. Cover price: 25¢.

Sugar and Spike #46.

Published on February 21, 1963. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic includes these stories: “Sugar & Spike and Another Adventure with… ‘Muscles!’,” “Uncle Charley’s Sugar Cure!,” “Adventure with the Wooden Pussy-Cat,” and “Sugar’s Greatest Discovery,” 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 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #271.

Published on February 21, 1963. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “A Stone’s Throw from Ghost Town,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: April 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Sgt. Fury #1.

Published on March 5, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Bard (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: May 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Note

“Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos” is the first appearance of Nick Fury.

Tales to Astonish #44.

Published on March 5, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the Ant-Man story “The Creature from Kosmos,” by E. Huntley (Ernie Hart) & Jack Kirby, with Stan Lee and Don Heck. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Don Heck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Vista (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: May 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Note

“The Creature from Kosmos” is the first appearance of the original Wasp and her alter ego Janet van Dyne.

Fantastic Four #15.

Published on March 12, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Fantastic Four Battle… the Mad Thinker and His Awesome Android!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: June 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Help! Vol. 2, No. 6 (#18).

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Published on March 12, 1963. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Peter Brock, Percy Crosby, Jack Davis, Don Edwing, Dennis Ellefson, William Price Fox, Ron Harris, Bill Killeen, Harvey Kurtzman, M. Leite, Willard Manus, Paul Merta, Arnold Roth, Stewart Schwartzberg, and Gilbert Shelton. The cover photographer is Ron Harris. The actor is unknown. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: Help! (Warren). Cover/indicia date: May 1963. Cover price: 35¢.

The Voodoo Mad.

Published on March 13, 1963. The book features select material from Mad #47-49. The contributors include Buddy Basch, Dave Berg, Dee Caruso, Bob Clarke, Mort Drucker, Kelly Freas, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Paul Laikin, Bill Levine, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Sy Reit, 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¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #272.

Published on March 21, 1963. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Spare That Hair,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: May 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #79.

Published on March 28, 1963. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Pearl Belkin, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Gerald Gardner, Stan Hart, Tom Koch, Arnie Kogen, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, 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: June 1963. Cover price: 25¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle $crooge #43.

Published on April 4, 1963. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the story “For Old Dime’s Sake,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: July 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

The Amazing Spider-Man #3.

Published on April 9, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Spider-Man versus Doctor Octopus,” by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustration by Steve Ditko. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Non-Pareil (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: July 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Notes

“Spider-Man versus Doctor Octopus” is the first appearance of Doctor Octopus.

Fantastic Four #16.

Published on April 9, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Micro-World of Doctor Doom!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: July 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Strange Tales #110.

Published on April 9, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Dr. Strange, Master of Black Magic,” by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Vista (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: July 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Notes

“Dr. Strange, Master of Black Magic” is the first appearance of Doctor Strange and the Ancient One.

Doctor Strange appears to be a reworking of the Dr. Droom character from the Amazing Adventures series in 1961.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #273.

Published on April 15, 1963. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “A Duck’s Eye View of Europe,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: June 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

My Greatest Adventure #80

Published on April 18, 1963. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. The comic includes the Doom Patrol story "The Doom Patrol," by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney, and Bruno Premiani. Cover illustration by Bruno Premiani. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: National (DC). Cover/indicia date: June-July 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Note

The comic is the first appearance of the Doom Patrol. The superhero team's initial members are the Chief (Niles Caulder), Elasti-Girl (Rita Farr), Negative Man (Larry Trainor), and Robotman (Cliff Steele).

Sugar and Spike #47.

Published on April 18, 1963. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic features the story “The Mystery of Who Stole Our Ocean?,” “The Genius,” and “Growing Pains!,” 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 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad’s Maddest Artist Don Martin Bounces Back!

Published on May 3, 1963. The book features original material by cartoonist Don Martin. The strips were co-written by E. Solomon Rosenblum. Cover illustration by Don Martin. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 228 pages. New York: Signet. Cover price: 50¢.

Fantastic Four #17.

Published on May 9, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Defeated by Doctor Doom!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: August 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #80.

Published on May 14, 1963. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Dennis Altman, Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Martin Cohen, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Stan Hart, Tom Hudson, Frank Jacobs, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Robert Natkin, Joe Orlando, Harry Purvis, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, Lou Silverstone, 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: July 1963. Cover price: 25¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #274.

Published on May 16, 1963. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Gall of the Wild,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Tony Strobl. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: July 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge #44.

Published on June 6, 1963. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the stories “The Crown of the Mayas,” by Carl Barks, and “The Invisible Intruder,” by Vic Lockman & Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: August 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

The Amazing Spider-Man #4.

Published on June 11, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Nothing Can Stop… the Sandman!,” by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustration by Steve Ditko. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Non-Pareil (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: September 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Note

“Nothing Can Stop… the Sandman!” is the first appearance of the Sandman.

Fantastic Four #18.

Published on June 11, 1963. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “A Skrull Walks Among Us!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Paul Reinman. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: September 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Sugar and Spike #48.

Published on June 20, 1963. Edited by Lawrence Nadle. The comic includes these stories: “Sugar & Spike’s Adventure with the 4000 Year old Baby!,” “Sugar Becomes an Indian Chief!,” “The Doggie That Wasn’t!,” and “Little Arthur’s Big Mistake!,” 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 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #275.

Published on June 20, 1963. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Zero Hour,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustrations by Tony Strobl. The photograph is a publicity still from the Zorro TV series. The actor is Guy Williams. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: August 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Forbidden Worlds #114.

Published on June 27, 1963. Edited by Richard Hughes. The comic includes the Herbie story "A Little Fat Nothing Named Herbie!," 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: September 1963. Cover price: 10¢.

Mad #81.

Published on June 27, 1963. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, E. Nelson Bridwell, Bob Clarke, Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Phil Hahn, Stan Hart, Al Jaffee, Arnie Kogen, Lester Krauss, Don Martin, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, 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: September 1963. Cover price: 25¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Album #1.

Published on June 27, 1963. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. Cover illustrations by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: August 1963. Cover price: 12¢.

Next: July to December 1963.