DC Decade - month by month sampler - The 1960s

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Cover swipe of Flash 123:

 

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Flashback to 1963:

 

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Hard to find in HG:

 

[Seadevils]

A rainy...I mean really, really rainy Monday. Days like these I'm glad I live on a hill...

Thought I'd get some scans in for 1964.

Here's some favorites fresh from my archive.

 

FEBRUARY 1964 - MGA No. 85

 

The final and the only 1964 issue of "My Greatest Adventure" Featuring the DOOM PATROL.

 

 

 

MARCH 1964 - Doom Patrol No. 86 (#1)

 

Upon the cancelation of MGA, DC launches the DOOM PATROL in their own mag. The numbering continued from the MGA issues. Thus No. 1 is actually DOOM PATROL No. 86.

 

 

MAY 1964 - Doom Patrol No. 87

 

 

 

JUNE 1964 - Doom Patrol No. 88

 

 

 

AUGUST 1964 - Doom Patrol No. 89

 

 

SEPTEMBER 1964 - Doom Patrol No. 90

 

 

NOVEMBER 1964 - Doom Patrol No. 91

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 1964 - Doom Patrol No. 92

and to complete the 1964 Doom Patrol...

 

 

JUNE 1964 - Capt. STORM P.T. BOAT SKIPPER No. 1

 

Begin the 18 issue run with 4 issues for 1964.

 

 

AUGUST 1964 - Capt. STORM P.T. BOAT SKIPPER No. 2

 

OCTOBER 1964 - Capt. STORM P.T. BOAT SKIPPER No. 3

 

DECEMBER 1964 - Capt. STORM P.T. BOAT SKIPPER No. 4

 

 

Here's something fun...among my favorite ads from 1964.

 

How many of you guys built these? I have them all. Mint in boxes and built-up.

 

Comics and Aurora model kits of monsters and super heroes went hand in hand.

 

Anyone here inter that contest back in '64? I was only 2 then. I do have the Famous Monsters of Filmaland magazine that featured the contest winners.

 

 

 

I still have my childhood 1967 to 1970 line art box version to Superman among several 1964 to 1966 issues. The first Aurora kit I ever built.

 

Well that's a start for me.

 

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A rainy...I mean really, really rainy Monday. Days like these I'm glad I live on a hill...

Thought I'd get some scans in for 1964.

Here's some favorites fresh from my archive.

 

 

 

MAY 1964 - Doom Patrol No. 87

 

 

 

 

YASSIR!

Great series. "Underappreciated" gets tossed around a lot, but I think it applies here.

Not hard to find a mid-grade run for modest money, even the MGA issues.

 

That particular cover cracks me up -- it's not your BANDAGES that are radioactive, Negative Man, it's your body underneath, right? The bandages are shielding (or so the story goes).

 

 

AUGUST 1964 - Doom Patrol No. 89

 

 

 

One of my favorite covers of the series. Classic DC "split" villain, bright yellow background.

 

 

Well that's a start for me.

 

That's a helluva start. Nice stuff.

 

Jack

[Seadevils]

Here's a couple more groupings for 1964.

 

The complete 1964 Challengers of the Unknown

 

JANUARY 1964 - Challengers No.35

 

MARCH 1964 - Challengers No. 36

 

MAY 1964 - Challengers No. 37

 

JULY 1964 - Challengers No.38

 

SEPTEMBER 1964 - Challengers No.39

 

 

NOVEMBER 1964 - Challengers No. 40

 

 

The complete 1964 Showcase

 

I'm so proud of some of these awesome HG examples. Especially the 3 Cave Carsons.

 

FEBRUARY 1964 - Showcase No. 48

 

APRIL 1964 - Showcase No. 49

 

JUNE 1964 - Showcase No. 50

 

AUGUST 1964 - Showcase No. 51

 

OCTOBER 1964 - Showcase No. 52

 

DECEMBER 1964 - Showcase No. 53

 

And another fun Aurora Monster ad introducing the King Kong and Godzilla kits.

 

More to come later in the week.

 

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Here's a couple more groupings for 1964.

 

...The complete 1964 Showcase

 

I'm so proud of some of these awesome HG examples. Especially the 3 Cave Carsons.

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More to come later in the week.

 

Those Showcases are wonderful!

 

A couple of issues of Aquaman -- reasonably nice readers, typical of my accumulation.

 

Aquaman 17, Sept-Oct 1964. Nice black cover featuring Mera, one of DC's hottest Silver Age females, thanks to Nick Cardy.

 

 

Aquaman 18, Nov-Dec 1964. A real wham-bam-thank-you-ma'm courtship! Aquaman proposes to Mera on page 24 and they're married in a single panel (essentially the cover) on page 25. Can you imagine Silver Age Marvel doing that?

 

 

Also interesting to see who doesn't need breathing equipment. Wonder Woman's powers were always vaguely defined, but essentially became "anything Superman can do" at this time.

 

Jack

[Seadevils]

Is 1964 over already? I was hoping to see more by now.

 

Many titles in '64 that haven't been displayed.

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I've just got a book in the mail from Nearmint and will post it after I have scanned and uploaded it. (thumbs u

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Here ya go SD:

 

[Seadevils]

Here ya go SD:

 

 

 

 

Beautiful!!

 

I have some very hi grade JLA's in the #20 to #35 range. I'll have to dig them out sometime.

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OK, which is worse:

 

Aqualad posing like Aqua-queen?

 

Or Robin checking out "the goods?"

 

 

*creepy*

 

Rick

 

BTW...great books, everyone! I don't wanna post anymore JLAs til I see what Seadevils has...

 

 

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Final issue before the "new look"

 

 

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