DC Decade - month by month sampler - The 1960s

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I have always liked this Superman cover. Curt Swan was at his peak in 63. Just look at the colors on this.

 

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See that? Another typeset May 1963 cover, but it's a beauty anyway.

 

Jack

 

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Feb 63

 

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June 63

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May 63

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April 63

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Summer 63

 

 

 

 

 

[steelcity]

Thanks for all the great 1963 scans. Although the thread has cooled off a bit - as I knew it would, which is why two days per year would have kept it better focused - we are still moving on. 1964 begins Monday!

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January 1963:

 

 

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September 1963:

 

 

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September 1963:

 

 

[Seadevils]

Thanks for all the great 1963 scans. Although the thread has cooled off a bit - as I knew it would, which is why two days per year would have kept it better focused - we are still moving on. 1964 begins Monday!

 

Hey steelcity sorry I haven't been around all week. Lately I've only found time on the weekend to scan books. 1963 is a cool year for DC. I went thru a bunch and got carried away with my scanner. Thought I'd show some stuff that no ones been posting. I have complete runs of most of these titles including so many more. I've seen Adventure Comics, Superboy, Green Lantern, Justice League, all the Superman & Batman titles but these here I haven't seen posted on this thread or hardly any threads. At least none lately.

 

So here goes.........Hope ya'll's PC's don't melt!

 

 

Again as the prevoius year...Blackhawk is issued all 12 months for a complete 1963 grouping.

 

Here's the complete 1963 Challengers of the Unknown

 

The complete 1963 Flash including the one shot Annual!

 

Sadly this is the only 1963 Fox and Crow I have at this time.

 

A few "Our Fighting Forces" from 1963.

 

1 Heart Throbs and a few Secret Hearts from 1963. I'm still working on the Romance titles.

 

The complete 1963 Showcase

 

 

The complete 1963 Wonder Woman!

 

 

 

FLASHBACK 1962 RUDOLPH

 

The final issue and scarcest of all the Rudolph comics. The 1962 - '63 Giant-sized annual. There were only 13 issues of Rudolph beginning in 1950. And this is by far the toughest one to get. In any condition! I've never been able to get any of these in high grade. Anyone of you have nice copies?

 

 

Yikes!! Over 50 different books here. I never even got to all the Metal Men, some of the other war titles, Aquaman, Atom, etc. And I have some beautiful HG's of many of these. Not sure if I'll do this many again. Course it gave me a good reason to start scanning more of my collection and to have some fun at the same time.

 

In 1964 only a few new titles are introduced. Doom Patrol, Hawkman the 80 Page Giant series and the one shot Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales. Hope to see some nice examples of these this coming week. My 80 Page Giant run really needs to be upgraded. Okay...I'm done.

 

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....1963 is a cool year for DC. I went thru a bunch and got carried away with my scanner. Thought I'd show some stuff that no ones been posting. I have complete runs of most of these titles including so many more. I've seen Adventure Comics, Superboy, Green Lantern, Justice League, all the Superman & Batman titles but these here I haven't seen posted on this thread or hardly any threads. At least none lately.

 

So here goes.........Hope ya'll's PC's don't melt!

 

 

WOW, what a great 1963 set!

I can't resist commenting on a few books.

 

 

Again as the prevoius year...Blackhawk is issued all 12 months for a complete 1963 grouping.

 

 

 

Fantastic run. I should really hate DC for taking Quality's marvelous aviation adventure team and turning them into a cheezy pseudo-superhero team with sci-fi villains (really culminating a few years later, of course), but I can't resist these covers!

 

I always liked DC's split characters (Metamorpho, Ultra, Composite Superman, etc.), but this one is unfamiliar. Only appearance?

 

 

 

 

 

There's that 1963 typeset text again!

What an alien! Did he wander over from one of Sprang's Batman covers?

 

 

 

 

 

Zinda cover appearance!

I'm surprised they didn't include her almost every month.

 

 

 

 

 

. Replace those skis with a surfboard....

 

Similar to Kirby's Black Racer too (Is that the right character? I don't know Fourth World very well.)

 

 

Here's the complete 1963 Challengers of the Unknown

 

 

 

And Kirby's adventure team follows Blackhawk down Pseudo-Superhero Lane.

 

I liked Multi-Man even though his powers were vaguely defined. Anything the plot required, I suppose. Did DC kill him off in Crisis, or was he fully ignored by then? Does he ever show up in modern DC continuity?

 

 

 

 

The kind of Grand Golem that Challengers were really good at facing. Pretty good faux Kirby on this cover.

 

 

 

 

Typeset again! Visually attractive monster/villain.

 

 

The complete 1963 Flash including the one shot Annual!

 

 

 

Utter classics! I forgot these were so close together. Multiple Flashes on all three that I quoted.

 

Leave it to DC and Infantino to turn a costume change into an iconic cover.

 

 

 

 

Those early Justice Society appearances really caught my imagination. (Everyone who was confused by Earth-1/Earth-2, raise your hands.)

 

 

 

 

Deserves a "classic cover" tag in Overstreet. Infantino split cover, futuristic cityscape, Flash and his inverse... wonderful.

 

 

 

Sadly this is the only 1963 Fox and Crow I have at this time.

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A few "Our Fighting Forces" from 1963.

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1 Heart Throbs and a few Secret Hearts from 1963. I'm still working on the Romance titles.

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Great to see humor, war and romance represented.

 

 

The complete 1963 Showcase

 

 

 

Except for Sergeant Rock, who was already pretty well established, not DC's best year for introducing successful new features in Showcase.

That @#$%%^& Doctor No issue -- hard to get. The only hole in my run between 32 and 77!

Fun covers, nice copies.

 

 

The complete 1963 Wonder Woman!

 

 

Yeah, I'm getting jealous.

 

 

 

Mouse Man ... cheeeeze.

 

 

 

 

Kanigher going nuts trying to figure out how many "Wonder Females" he could squeeze onto one cover. He made it up to eight!

 

 

FLASHBACK 1962 RUDOLPH

 

The final issue and scarcest of all the Rudolph comics. The 1962 - '63 Giant-sized annual. There were only 13 issues of Rudolph beginning in 1950. And this is by far the toughest one to get. In any condition! I've never been able to get any of these in high grade. Anyone of you have nice copies?

 

 

Wow. I only have two easy ones, 1952 and 1959-60. Very nicely produced books. I suppose they didn't survive because young kids got them for Christmas and beat the tar out of them during their Christmas break. Besides, who would bother do collect a kiddy comic book, right?

 

 

 

Yikes!! Over 50 different books here. I never even got to all the Metal Men, some of the other war titles, Aquaman, Atom, etc. And I have some beautiful HG's of many of these. Not sure if I'll do this many again. Course it gave me a good reason to start scanning more of my collection and to have some fun at the same time.

 

In 1964 only a few new titles are introduced. Doom Patrol, Hawkman the 80 Page Giant series and the one shot Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales. Hope to see some nice examples of these this coming week. My 80 Page Giant run really needs to be upgraded. Okay...I'm done.

 

Fabulous overview -- thanks. I stashed away some 1964 scans for this week, coming up soon.

 

Jack

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...Fabulous overview -- thanks. I stashed away some 1964 scans for this week, coming up soon.

 

Jack

 

Not as many as I hoped.

 

 

First

 

Adventures of Jerry Lewis 84, Oct 1964.

Arnold Drake lays the Spider-Man parody and corny humor on heavily, Bob Oksner draws pretty girls.

 

Real Life calls. I'll try to post more 1964 later.

 

Jack

 

 

[Seadevils]

That's a great start Jack. I like the old Jerry Lewis covers. Enjoyed your comments on my books. Made the scans even more worthwhile. You find those Fox & Crows yet?

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That's a great start Jack. I like the old Jerry Lewis covers. Enjoyed your comments on my books. Made the scans even more worthwhile. You find those Fox & Crows yet?

 

No, I think all my Fox and Crow comics are in storage. All I have at hand is whatever I've bought in the last few months, unfortunately. I'm sure there are several 1964 books there, but no time to scan today. I'll have to live vicarously through yours.

 

Jack

 

 

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Flashback!

 

The Brave and the Bold 35, May 1961, 2nd SA Hawkman by Kubert, 1st Matter Master. Lots of minor defects, but quite a buy for $8.50!

 

 

Jack