July 1964 - September 1964

Fantastic Four Annual #2.

Published on July 2, 1964. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the story “The Fantastic Origin of Doctor Doom!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Chic Stone. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Sol Brodsky. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 76 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: 1964. Cover price: 25¢.

Mad #89.

Published on July 2, 1964. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Ken Ernst, Phil Hahn, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Walt Kelly, Lester Krauss, Mell Lazarus, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Don Reilly, Jack Rickard, Allen Saunders, Charles M. Schulz, Larry Siegel, Mort Walker, George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: September 1964. Cover price: 25¢.

The Amazing Spider-Man #17.

Published on July 9, 1964. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Return of the Green Goblin!,” 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: October 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Fantastic Four #31.

Published on July 9, 1964. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Mad Menace of the Macabre Mole Man!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Chic Stone. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Chic Stone. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: October 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Herbie #4.

Published on July 9, 1964. Edited by Richard Hughes. The comic includes the stories “Big Fat Mess at the Okay Corral!” and “Professor Flipdome’s Screwy Machine!,” both 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 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #288.

Published on July 9, 1964. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Hero of the Dike,” by Carl Barks. The cover illustrations are by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: September 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge #52.

Published on July 16, 1964. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the story “The Great Wig Mystery,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: September 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #289.

Published on August 6, 1964. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Unfriendly Enemies,” by Carl Barks. The cover illustrator is Carl Barks. The cover photograph is a publicity still from the The Adventures of Annette and Merlin Jones television series. The actor is Annette Funicello. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: October 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

The Amazing Spider-Man #18.

Published on August 11, 1964. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The End of Spider-Man!,” 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: November 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Fantastic Four #32.

Published on August 11, 1964. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Death of a Hero!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Chic Stone. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Chic Stone. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: November 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Help! #21.

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Published on August 11, 1964. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The issue features select material from the first 18 issues of Help!. The cover image is a collection of select Help! covers. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 100 pages. New York: Help! (Warren). Cover/indicia date: October 1964. Cover price: 75¢.

Mad #90.

Published on August 11, 1964. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Mort Drucker, Frank Frazetta, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Don Reilly, 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: October 1964. Cover price: 25¢.

Note

This is Wallace Wood’s last issue as a regular contributor.

Strange Tales #126.

Published on August 11, 1964. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the Doctor Strange story “The Domain of the Dread Dormammu,” by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Chic Stone. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Vista (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: November 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Note

“The Domain of the Dread Dormammu” is the first appearance of the villain Dormammu, and the beginning of the major phase of cartoonist Steve Ditko’s run on the Doctor Strange feature.

Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge #53.

Published on August 13, 1964. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the story “Interplanetary Postman,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: October 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Herbie #5.

Published on August 20, 1964. Edited by Richard Hughes. The comic includes the stories “Sahib Herbie!!” and “Herbie, Boy ‘Beetle’!,” both 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: October-November 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Sugar and Spike #55.

Published on August 20, 1964. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. The comic includes the stories “Sugar & Spike Meet a Real Halloween Goblin” and “Sugar & Spike’s Big Adventure,” both 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 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

The Amazing Spider-Man #19.

Published on September 8, 1964. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Spidey Strikes Back!,” 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: December 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Fantastic Four #33.

Published on September 8, 1964. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Side-by-Side with Sub-Mariner!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Chic Stone. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Chic Stone. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: December 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Strange Tales #127.

Published on September 8, 1964. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the Doctor Strange story “Duel with the Dread Dormammu!,” by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Steve Ditko and Chic Stone. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Vista (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: December 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #290.

Published on September 10, 1964. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: November 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #98.

Published on September 24, 1964. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic features the story “Secret of Hondorica,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: November 1964. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #91.

Published on September 29, 1964. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, E. Nelson Bridwell, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Jim Mildon, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Harry Purvis, Jack Rickard, Larry Siegel, and George Woodbridge. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: December 1964. Cover price: 25¢.

Next: October to December 1964.