May 1965 - August 1965

Strange Tales #135.

Published on May 4, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. story “The Man for the Job!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Dick Ayers, and the Doctor Strange story “Eternity Beckons!,” by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustrations by Jack Kirby, with Frank Giacoia. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Vista (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: August 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Note

“The Man for the Job!” is the first appearance of the S.H.I.E.L.D. espionage/intelligence agency, and Hydra, its terrorist-organization enemy. Colonel Nick Fury, the S.H.I.E.L.D. feature’s protagonist, is the World War II-era character Sgt. Fury in the present day.

The Amazing Spider-Man #27.

Published on May 11, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Bring Back My Goblin to Me!,” 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: August 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Fantastic Four #41.

Published on May 11, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Brutal Betrayal of Ben Grimm!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Vince Colletta. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Frank Giacoia. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: August 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Help! #25.

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Published on May 11, 1965. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Clive Cochran, Dave Crossley, Robert Crumb, Ginny Ghettaldi, Martin Iger, Jim Jones, Ward Kimball, Harvey Kurtzman, Frank Marquez, Seymour Mednick, Paul Merta, Ted Robins, Arnold Roth, Gilbert Shelton, and Skip Williamson. The cover photographer is Seymour Mednick. The actor is Ginny Ghettaldi. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 44 pages. New York: Help! (Warren). Cover/indicia date: July 1965. Cover price: 35¢.

Gahan Wilson's Graveside Manner.

Published on May 13, 1965. The book features previously unpublished single-panel cartoons by The New Yorker and Playboy cartoonist Gahan Wilson. Cover illustration by Gahan Wilson. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 132 pages. New York: Ace. Cover/indicia date: 1965. Cover price: 40¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge #58.

Published on May 13, 1965. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the story “The Giant Robot Robbers,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: July 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #96.

Published on May 18, 1965. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Ronald Axe, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Irving Schild, Larry Siegel, and Sol Weinstein. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: July 1965. Cover price: 30¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #298.

Published on May 27, 1965. 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: July 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2.

Published on June 1, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the story “The Wondrous World of Dr. Strange!,” by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustration by Steve Ditko. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 76 pages. New York: Non-Pareil (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: 1965. Cover price: 25¢.

The Amazing Spider-Man #28.

Published on June 8, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Menace of ‘the Molten 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: September 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Creepy #4.

Published on June 8, 1965. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic includes these stories: “Monster Rally!,” by Archie Goodwin & Angelo Torres; “Blood and Orchids!,” by Archie Goodwin & Al McWilliams; “The Damned Thing!,” by Archie Goodwin & Gray Morrow; “Moon City!,” by Larry Engelheart & Al McWilliams; “Curse of the Full Moon!,” by Archie Goodwin & Reed Crandall; and “The Trial of Adam Link!,” by Otto Binder & Joe Orlando. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 60 pages. New York: Warren. Cover/indicia date: 1965. Cover price: 35¢.

Note

Frank Frazetta later published the cover illustration as a poster titled “Wolfman.”

Fantastic Four #42.

Published on June 8, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “To Save You, Why Must I Kill You?,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Vince Colletta. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Sol Brodsky. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: September 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Strange Tales #136.

Published on June 8, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the Doctor Strange story “What Lurks Beneath the Mask?,” by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustrations by Jack Kirby, with Mike Esposito (main) and Steve Ditko (footer). Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Vista (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: September 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Herbie #11.

Published on June 10, 1965. Edited by Richard Hughes. The comic includes the stories “Beware of the B-Bomb, Buster!” and “Christopher Columbus Popnecker!,” 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: August 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Sugar and Spike #60.

Published on June 17, 1965. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. The comic includes the stories “Slurp Game!,” “One-Eyed Box!,” and “Perry the Persuader,” 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 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #97.

Published on June 29, 1965. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Ronald Axe, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Mort Drucker, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Tom Koch, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Joe Orlando, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Irving Schild, Larry Siegel, Sol Weinstein, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: September 1965. Cover price: 30¢.

Fantastic Four Annual #3.

Published on July 1, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the story “Bedlam at the Baxter Building!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Vince Colletta. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Mike Esposito. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 76 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: 1965. Cover price: 25¢.

The Amazing Spider-Man #29.

Published on July 8, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Never Step on a Scorpion!,” 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 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Fantastic Four #43.

Published on July 8, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “Lo! There Shall Be an Ending!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Vince Colletta. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Vince Colletta. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: October 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Strange Tales #137.

Published on July 8, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the Doctor Strange story “When Meet the Mystic Minds!,” by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustrations by John Severin (main) and Steve Ditko (footer). Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Vista (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: October 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Herbie #12.

Published on July 15, 1965. Edited by Richard Hughes. The comic includes the stories “Good Gosh, the Gorilla!” and “Pincus Popnecker, Private Eye!,” 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 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge #59.

Published on July 15, 1965. Edited by Alice Nielson Cobb. The comic includes the story “North of the Yukon,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. Poughkeepsie, NY: Gold Key. Cover/indicia date: September 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck #103.

Published on July 15, 1965. 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: September 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Blazing Combat #1.

Published on July 29, 1965. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic includes these stories: “Viet-Cong!,” by Archie Goodwin & Joe Orlando; “Aftermath!,” by Archie Goodwin & Angelo Torres; “Flying Tigers!,” by Archie Goodwin & George Evans; “Long View!,” by Archie Goodwin & Gray Morrow; “Cantigny!,” by Archie Goodwin & Reed Crandall; “Mad Anthony!,” by Archie Goodwin & Tex Blaisdell, with Maurice Whitman; and “Enemy!,” by Archie Goodwin & John Severin. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 68 pages. New York: Warren. Cover/indicia date: October 1965. Cover price: 35¢.

Note

Frank Frazetta later published the cover illustration as a poster titled “Combat.”

Don Martin Drops 13 Stories!

Published on July 29, 1965. The book features new material by cartoonist Don Martin. The strips were co-written by E. Solomon Rosenblum. Mass-market paperback. Black-and-white interiors. 196 pages. New York: Signet (New American Library). Cover price: 50¢.

Creepy #5.

Published on August 8, 1965. Edited by Archie Goodwin. The comic includes these stories: “Family Reunion!,” by Archie Goodwin & Joe Orlando; “Untimely Tomb!,” by Archie Goodwin & Angelo Torres; “Sand Doom,” by Archie Goodwin & Al Williamson; “The Judge’s House,” by Archie Goodwin & Reed Crandall; “Grave Undertaking,” by Archie Goodwin & Alex Toth; and “Revenge of the Beast!,” by Archie Goodwin & Gray Morrow. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 60 pages. New York: Warren. Cover/indicia date: October 1965. Cover price: 35¢.

Notes

“The Judge’s House” is adapted from the Bram Stoker short story.

Frank Frazetta later published the cover illustration as a poster titled “Count Dracula.”

Help! #26.

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Published on August 8, 1965. Edited by Harvey Kurtzman. The contributors include Joel Beck, Gill Champion, Dave Crossley, Sam Cornell, Terry Gilliam, Elke Hellman, Martin Iger, Harvey Kurtzman, Jay Lynch, Paul Merta, Nicky Quest, Ted Robins, Arnold Roth, Stewart Schwartzberg, Gilbert Shelton, and Skip Williamson. The cover photographers are Terry Gilliam & Nicky Quest. The actors are Elke Hellman and Gill Champion. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 44 pages. New York: Help! (Warren). Cover/indicia date: September 1965. Cover price: 35¢.

Note

This is the final issue of the series.

The Amazing Spider-Man #30.

Published on August 10, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Claws of the Cat!,” 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 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Fantastic Four #44.

Published on August 10, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic features the story “The Gentleman’s Name Is Gorgon! Or What a Way to Spend a Honeymoon!,” by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinnott. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with Vince Colletta. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Canam (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: November 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Note

“The Gentleman’s Name Is Gorgon! Or What a Way to Spend a Honeymoon!” is the first appearance of the Inhumans character Gorgon.

Strange Tales #138.

Published on August 10, 1965. Edited by Stan Lee. The comic includes the Doctor Strange story “If Eternity Should Fail!,” by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko. Cover illustration by Jack Kirby, with John Severin. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 36 pages. New York: Vista (Marvel). Cover/indicia date: November 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Mad #98.

Published on August 17, 1965. Edited by Albert B. Feldstein. The contributors include Sergio Aragonés, Dave Berg, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jr., Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker, Stan Hart, Frank Jacobs, Al Jaffee, Arnie Kogen, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Antonio Prohias, Jack Rickard, Irving Schild, Larry Siegel, and George Woodbridge. Cover illustration by Norman Mingo. Magazine format. Black-and-white interiors. 52 pages. New York: E. C. Cover/indicia date: October 1965. Cover price: 30¢.

Herbie #13.

Published on August 19, 1965. Edited by Richard Hughes. The comic includes the stories “Pirate Gold!” and “Mom’s New Coat!,” 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 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Sugar and Spike #61.

Published on August 19, 1965. Edited by Murray Boltinoff. The comic includes the stories “Sugar and Spike Turn into a Pair of Hallowe’en Cats!” and “Uncle Charley Returns!,” 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 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #301.

Published on August 26, 1965. 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: October 1965. Cover price: 12¢.

The Vault of Horror.

Published on August 30, 1965. The book features select stories first published in E. C. Comics' horror anthology titles between 1951 and 1954. The creative personnel include Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, George Evans, Albert B. Feldstein, William M. Gaines, Graham "Ghastly" Ingels, and Joe Orlando. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. Mass-market paperback book. Black-and-white interiors. 180 pages. New York: Ballantine. Cover price: 50¢.

Next: September to October 1965.