Marvel Teen Titles (Silver Age)

[rodan57]

Just arrived from eBay. A CGC 9.2, it's now been returned to full "comic book" status.

 

Patsy and Hedy #96 • October 1964 • July 1964 newsstand

 

 

Hedy does her best to frustrate Patsy's career goals but fate lends an unexpected hand.

 

 

 

Cool. Looks like a comic book version of AMC's MAD MEN!

 

And isn't that a great line, "Excuse me ... I have an awful headache!"

[rodan57]

I posted this initially in the Group Thread but also thought it would be of interest for teen title fans.

 

A variation on the group theme. A collection of teen title colophons from 1963-64.

 

The character box on the Marvel teen titles differed in a subtle way from the superhero or western titles. A superhero's or gunfighter's costume had set colours where fashion and whimsy could dictate the colour of Millie's, Patsy's, Hedy's or Kathy's dress.

 

[rodan57]

Patsy and Hedy #91 • December 1963 • September 1963 newsstand

 

An addition to the collection courtesy of Dale Roberts. A very fine Al Harley Cover with four planes of perspective.

 

 

 

No September issue would be complete without Back-to-School fashions.

 

[rodan57]

Millie the Model #121 • July 1964 • April 1964 newsstand

 

 

Millie goes to Hollywood because the life of a model is too much the same grind day after day. However, she finds the life of a star to be far more constrictive than that of a model so she returns to the glamourous world of fashion. Oh, what a minute, it was all a dream.

 

Perhaps fans of film can ID the stars. I think Elvis and Liz are easy but the other two are more challenging. Perhaps, Cary Grant and ?.

 

 

House ads are a perennial favourite of mine.

 

[heliosten]

Cool thread guys! Despite collecting comics for 30+ years I've never paid much attention to this genre of books. I recently started putting together a set of all the Marvel 25¢ giants which of course has quite a few of these books. It's been fun getting some of these issues that I'm not familiar with especially the early "multi-colored" logo Millies. These books, even moreso than the the super-hero books are time capsules of the day.

 

rodan57 - You have some really nice books there!

[Dick Pontoon]

Indeed! Keep 'em coming. I'd often rather look at these than an über high superhero book for the umpteenth time.

[rodan57]

Thanks for the compliments. It really is a side of Marvel Comics that's pretty well out of the spotlight (no modeling pun intended).

 

Al Hartley's work is my favourite, so I have a weakness for the Patsy Walkers that he drew prior to leaving for Archie. Hartley found God in 1967 and also found himself out of work at Marvel. When he turned down more Pussycat "cheesecake" for Martin Goodman's black & white men's magazines, he made the mistake of telling Goodman's his reasons and that was it for him at Marvel.

 

I fine Stan Goldberg's work to be less three dimensional but with a charm of their own. Goldberg was a hard worker. He did both Millie titles and Patsy Walker (after Hartley's departure) and coloured many of Marvel most iconic covers and interiors.

 

None other than Nick Caputo has a fine article on Goldberg's contributions.

Stan Goldberg - Prince of the Palette

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rodan57]

Millie the Model #130 • September 1965 • June 1965 newsstand

 

 

One book-long story revolving around misunderstandings, tales of mystery from the past, and upset lovers.

 

 

Millie letter pages were in the first person narrative voice where many secrets were revealed.

 

 

 

 

Can't pass up a good House Ad ...

 

[rodan57]

Another Millie.

 

Millie the Model #119 • March 1964 • December 1963 newsstand

 

A recent pickup from this weekend's Toronto Comicon. It was a good show: this comic courtesy of Harley Yee and the opportunity to meet Charisma Carpenter.

 

 

The teen issues always had different ads and back covers -- some being quite interesting reflections of the tenor of their times.

 

 

One of the additional highlights of this issue is a self-portrait of Stan Goldberg who draws himself as a fine artist for whom Millie models.

 

 

A far more recent image of Mr. Goldberg.

 

[AtlasFan]

Another Millie.

 

Millie the Model #119 • March 1964 • December 1963 newsstand

 

A recent pickup from this weekend's Toronto Comicon. It was a good show: this comic courtesy of Harley Yee and the opportunity to meet Charisma Carpenter.

 

[One of the additional highlights of this issue is a self-portrait of Stan Goldberg who draws himself as a fine artist for whom Millie models.

 

 

 

. Does this denote a "First Silver Age tryout for Venus"? notation in the Guide?

 

If the Guide can mention the Acrobat as Cap in Strange Tales #114, why not this?

 

[Dick Pontoon]

Perhaps fans of film can ID the stars. I think Elvis and Liz are easy but the other two are more challenging. Perhaps, Cary Grant and ?.

 

 

First guess is Vince Edwards, AKA "Ben Casey."

 

 

Or maybe Tony Curtis?

 

And I go back and forth between Cary Grant or Rock Hudson.

[AtlasFan]

Its Ben Casey - he clearly has a white doctor's coat on!

[Dick Pontoon]

Okay, so I just posted this in General in Speedy D's thread, but had originally intended to post it here. I might stick it up in the OA Forum, too, just so the Old Boy Snobs can snicker.

 

I was thrilled to get the chance to go to NY this past weekend and meet Stan Goldberg. He’s currently working on a Three Stooges comic and was pretty enthused about it. Here’s a photo of him and a Millie sketch he did for me.

 

 

 

[rodan57]

Very nice and a wonderful opportunity.

[*Bronze age fan*]

Won this on Ebay.

 

Its amazing how hard this book is too find!!! Getting down to only needing a few more hard to find (Millie, Love Romance type) books for all of the 60s Marvels. Only need 9 more!

 

 

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[*Bronze age fan*]

This thread should not be on page #3!!! I love these books!

 

Just got this one. Really hard book to find! Real glad I can stop looking for one! Thats the hardest part of trying to put together every book from a company for years at a time. The books that you never see, that you need. This book has bothered me for years because I never really saw one for sale. Then you start thinking people are going to start to understand just how rare they are...and then you will be going against other people who want it bidding.

 

 

 

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[El Toro Rojo]

A couple of pick-ups today:

 

 

 

...and of course, BAF, I found a Millie #100! What are the odds. It's trashed, though, yours is better.

[*Bronze age fan*]

A couple of pick-ups today:

 

 

 

...and of course, BAF, I found a Millie #100! What are the odds. It's trashed, though, yours is better.

 

 

You found one? Nice! I still need a Millie # 97 and 106 for my set. Cool books!

[montrealfilmguy]

Tonight,i'll look at my Patsy and Eddy 109 (Gals on the go-go! ) and see

if i can find anything worthy.

 

[*Bronze age fan*]

This thread now falls to page 4. Come on guys!

 

Millie The Model #106. Some clown punched a hole though the entire book. I could not find a copy for this book for a long time. This is the 2nd to last book I need for the Millie run from #94 1/1960 to #207 12/1973. Just need #97 to have that run complete.

 

 

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