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[wpbooks01]

On 6/30/2022 at 8:33 AM, Randall Dowling said:

I have hundreds of those bad boys.  The issues with Pussycat in them are after most of the Nazi torture books which makes them a little easier to find.  Still tough though, took me 4 or 5 years and I'm sure I'm still missing a few.  Just haven't had a chance to go back through and check things off.

As I'm sure you know, there are several of the later issues that are actually reprints of earlier issues.

They were reprinted in some cases many times, but there are 66 original Pussycat tales that were published between 1965 and August 1972, mostly in the titles Male, Men and Stag Annual. Anything after that date is for sure a reprint.

 

 

Chronological Listing Of Pussycat Stories:

 

The Mirthful Misadventures Of A Merry, Mixed-Up Miss!

-Male Annual 3 (1965)

 

The Mirthful Misadventures Of A Naughty Nonsensical Nymphet!

-Stag Annual 3 (1966)

 

The Madly Mirthful Misadventures Of A Lively Little Lass!

-Male Annual 4 (1966)

 

The Cool and Carefree Capers Of A Curvy Cuddly Chick!

-Stag Annual 4 (1967)

 

The Madly Mirthful Misadventures Of A Most Generously-Endowed Modern Miss!

-Men Annual 1 (1967)

 

The Cavortin' Case Of The Booby-Trapped Bra!

-Male Annual 5 (1967)

 

The Mischievous Memoirs Of A Merry Little Miss!

-Male (March 1968)

 

The Capricious Capers Of A Curvy Cutie-Pie!

-Male (April 1968)

 

The Sizzlin' Saga Of A Secret Agent Swinger!

-Male (May 1968)

 

The Pin-Up Calendar Caper

-Male (June 1968)

 

America's Favorite Dynamite Blonde

-Male (July 1968)

 

Another Capricious Caper Of The Country's Most Cataclysmically Cuddlesome

Curvaceous Cutie!

-Men Annual 2 (1968)

 

Damsel In Disguise

-Stag Annual 5 (1968)

 

The Crazy Case Of The Crazy Cases!

-Male (Aug 1968)

 

The Bombshell And The Bank!

-Male Annual 6 (1968)

 

The Computer And The Cutie

-Male (Sept 1968)

 

The Mixed-Up Model

-Male (Oct 1968)

 

The Hidden Hippie Caper (and Everett centerfold)

-The Adventures of Pussycat (Oct 1968)

 

A Peach On The Beach

-Male (Nov 1968)

 

Frenzy In France!

-Male (Dec 1968)

 

- none in January -

 

The Spaceman And The Sweetie!

-Male (Feb 1969)

 

The Castaway Cutie

-Male (Mar 1969)

 

The Lady On The Late Show!

-Men (Apr 1969)

 

My Album

-Men (May 1969)

 

How Groovy Is My Movie

-Men (June 1969)

 

The Kid Flips Her Id!

-Men (July 1969)

 

Look Ma... I'm Flyin'!

-Stag Annual 6 (1969)

 

The Newest Merry Mis-Adventure Of Our Cuddly Little Cutie!

-Male Annual 7 (1969)

 

The Swingin' Statue!

-Men Annual 3 (1969)

 

It's A Gas, Lass!

-Men (Aug 1969)

 

The Lady Is A Star

-Men (Sept 1969)

 

The Gal Gets Her Goal!

-Men (Oct 1969)

 

For Better Or For Nurse

-Men (Nov 1969)

 

The Joke's On Her

-Men (Dec 1969)

 

"Twas The Night Before Xmas..."

-Men (Jan 1970)

 

Her Wild, Wild Wheels!

-Men (Feb 1970)

 

Two Weeks With Play

-Men (Mar 1970)

 

Pandemonium At The Company Picnic

-Men (Apr 1970)

 

Why The West Was Wild

-Men (May 1970)

 

- none in June -

 

But Don't Go Near the Water!

-Men (July 1970)

 

It Happened In Paris (The Crazy Capers Of Our Curviest Chick)

-Men Annual 4 (1970)

 

She Makes It With The Mafia!

-Men (Aug 1970)

 

The Hostess with the Mostest!

-Men (Sept 1970)

 

She's Out In Front!

-Men (Oct 1970)

 

No News Is Good Nudes!

-Men (Nov 1970)

 

Temptress In A Taxi! or, Caught With Her Flag Down!

-Men (Dec 1970)*

 

Sex And The Single Spy!

-Men (Jan 1971)

 

Circus Siren or, The Biggest Top Of Them All!

-Men (Feb 1971)

 

Bust Out At The Big House!

-Men (Mar 1971)

 

A Racy Tale

-Men (Apr 1971)

 

Hijack Havoc! Or, Foiled In The Fuselage!

-Men (May 1971)

 

Scandinavian Sexplot

-Men (June 1971)

 

Maid In Paris! or, The Hottest Jewels In Town!

-Men (July 1971)

 

Venus and Venice

-Men (Aug 1971)

 

My Fair Fraulein!

-Men (Sept 1971)

 

High Voltage! or, I Get a Charge Out of You!

-Men (Oct 1971)

 

I, A Spy!

-Men (Nov 1971)

 

Crime and Lusciousment!

-Men (Dec 1971)

 

A Two Round-Knockout! or, Saved by the Belle!

-Men (Jan 1972)

 

Cycle Siren, or, Hand Me That Wench!

-Men (Feb 1972)

 

The Sexpot and the Sultan

-Men (Mar 1972)

 

Bullets, Boodles, and Broads!

-Men (Apr 1972)

 

Vegas Vixen! or, The Gal With The Winning Pair!

-Men (May 1972)

 

The Phantom Of The Uproar!

-Men (June 1972)

 

Mobster Mayhem! or, The Most Chased Girl In Town!

-Men (July 1972)

 

Maid On A Mountain, or, Dig Those Peaks!

-Men (Aug 1972)

 

Edited June 30, 2022 by wpbooks01

[Randall Dowling]

On 6/30/2022 at 10:59 AM, wpbooks01 said:

They were reprinted in some cases many times, but there are 66 original Pussycat tales that were published between 1965 and August 1972, mostly in the titles Male, Men and Stag Annual. Anything after that date is for sure a reprint.

 

 

Chronological Listing Of Pussycat Stories:

 

The Mirthful Misadventures Of A Merry, Mixed-Up Miss!

-Male Annual 3 (1965)

 

The Mirthful Misadventures Of A Naughty Nonsensical Nymphet!

-Stag Annual 3 (1966)

 

The Madly Mirthful Misadventures Of A Lively Little Lass!

-Male Annual 4 (1966)

 

The Cool and Carefree Capers Of A Curvy Cuddly Chick!

-Stag Annual 4 (1967)

 

The Madly Mirthful Misadventures Of A Most Generously-Endowed Modern Miss!

-Men Annual 1 (1967)

 

The Cavortin' Case Of The Booby-Trapped Bra!

-Male Annual 5 (1967)

 

The Mischievous Memoirs Of A Merry Little Miss!

-Male (March 1968)

 

The Capricious Capers Of A Curvy Cutie-Pie!

-Male (April 1968)

 

The Sizzlin' Saga Of A Secret Agent Swinger!

-Male (May 1968)

 

The Pin-Up Calendar Caper

-Male (June 1968)

 

America's Favorite Dynamite Blonde

-Male (July 1968)

 

Another Capricious Caper Of The Country's Most Cataclysmically Cuddlesome

Curvaceous Cutie!

-Men Annual 2 (1968)

 

Damsel In Disguise

-Stag Annual 5 (1968)

 

The Crazy Case Of The Crazy Cases!

-Male (Aug 1968)

 

The Bombshell And The Bank!

-Male Annual 6 (1968)

 

The Computer And The Cutie

-Male (Sept 1968)

 

The Mixed-Up Model

-Male (Oct 1968)

 

The Hidden Hippie Caper (and Everett centerfold)

-The Adventures of Pussycat (Oct 1968)

 

A Peach On The Beach

-Male (Nov 1968)

 

Frenzy In France!

-Male (Dec 1968)

 

- none in January -

 

The Spaceman And The Sweetie!

-Male (Feb 1969)

 

The Castaway Cutie

-Male (Mar 1969)

 

The Lady On The Late Show!

-Men (Apr 1969)

 

My Album

-Men (May 1969)

 

How Groovy Is My Movie

-Men (June 1969)

 

The Kid Flips Her Id!

-Men (July 1969)

 

Look Ma... I'm Flyin'!

-Stag Annual 6 (1969)

 

The Newest Merry Mis-Adventure Of Our Cuddly Little Cutie!

-Male Annual 7 (1969)

 

The Swingin' Statue!

-Men Annual 3 (1969)

 

It's A Gas, Lass!

-Men (Aug 1969)

 

The Lady Is A Star

-Men (Sept 1969)

 

The Gal Gets Her Goal!

-Men (Oct 1969)

 

For Better Or For Nurse

-Men (Nov 1969)

 

The Joke's On Her

-Men (Dec 1969)

 

"Twas The Night Before Xmas..."

-Men (Jan 1970)

 

Her Wild, Wild Wheels!

-Men (Feb 1970)

 

Two Weeks With Play

-Men (Mar 1970)

 

Pandemonium At The Company Picnic

-Men (Apr 1970)

 

Why The West Was Wild

-Men (May 1970)

 

- none in June -

 

But Don't Go Near the Water!

-Men (July 1970)

 

It Happened In Paris (The Crazy Capers Of Our Curviest Chick)

-Men Annual 4 (1970)

 

She Makes It With The Mafia!

-Men (Aug 1970)

 

The Hostess with the Mostest!

-Men (Sept 1970)

 

She's Out In Front!

-Men (Oct 1970)

 

No News Is Good Nudes!

-Men (Nov 1970)

 

Temptress In A Taxi! or, Caught With Her Flag Down!

-Men (Dec 1970)*

 

Sex And The Single Spy!

-Men (Jan 1971)

 

Circus Siren or, The Biggest Top Of Them All!

-Men (Feb 1971)

 

Bust Out At The Big House!

-Men (Mar 1971)

 

A Racy Tale

-Men (Apr 1971)

 

Hijack Havoc! Or, Foiled In The Fuselage!

-Men (May 1971)

 

Scandinavian Sexplot

-Men (June 1971)

 

Maid In Paris! or, The Hottest Jewels In Town!

-Men (July 1971)

 

Venus and Venice

-Men (Aug 1971)

 

My Fair Fraulein!

-Men (Sept 1971)

 

High Voltage! or, I Get a Charge Out of You!

-Men (Oct 1971)

 

I, A Spy!

-Men (Nov 1971)

 

Crime and Lusciousment!

-Men (Dec 1971)

 

A Two Round-Knockout! or, Saved by the Belle!

-Men (Jan 1972)

 

Cycle Siren, or, Hand Me That Wench!

-Men (Feb 1972)

 

The Sexpot and the Sultan

-Men (Mar 1972)

 

Bullets, Boodles, and Broads!

-Men (Apr 1972)

 

Vegas Vixen! or, The Gal With The Winning Pair!

-Men (May 1972)

 

The Phantom Of The Uproar!

-Men (June 1972)

 

Mobster Mayhem! or, The Most Chased Girl In Town!

-Men (July 1972)

 

Maid On A Mountain, or, Dig Those Peaks!

-Men (Aug 1972)

 

Yes, that looks like my list (I think you and another board member compiled it and I just copied and pasted it into a document).  

[Kramerica]

So, what about Boba Fett? Marvel Super Special #16 predates Star Wars #42 by about 6 months yet people seem to focus on the SW #42. Isn't SW #42 simply a reprint of MSS #16?

Edited August 20, 2022 by Kramerica

[OtherEric]

On 8/19/2022 at 6:39 PM, Kramerica said:

So, what about Boba Fett? Marvel Super Special #16 predates Star Wars #42 by about 6 months yet people seem to focus on the SW #42. Isn't SW #42 simply a reprint of MSS #16?

I think the current best guess is the paperback is actually first, based on the non-standard Yoda design.  Then the Treasury and the Super Special in some order, then the SW 42.  And all of that assumes you don't consider UK books.

Marvel Super Special #16 is the earliest slabbable US comic appearance of Boba Fett.

[Kramerica]

On 8/19/2022 at 7:05 PM, OtherEric said:

I think the current best guess is the paperback is actually first, based on the non-standard Yoda design.  Then the Treasury and the Super Special in some order, then the SW 42.  And all of that assumes you don't consider UK books.

Marvel Super Special #16 is the earliest slabbable US comic appearance of Boba Fett.

I have one at CGC 

[lou_fine]

On 3/11/2016 at 11:03 AM, Brian48 said:

Can't wait for Man-thing to take off. Long over due

Would this copy here pass your sniff test as qualified for "taking off":  

https://comics.ha.com/itm/magazines/savage-tales-1-marvel-1971-cgc-nm-mt-98-white-pages/a/7248-95131.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

Sold for a rather astounding (at least to me ) record high of $37,200 back in November of 2021.  

[piper]

I picked this up while on the Family Vacation (Ventura Beach). The shop owner was willing to massage the price a bit for me.

[Stevemmg]

Never mind the Rocky Raccoon of Beatles fame appearance, it’s that spectacular Satana cover that is the real awesomeness of this issue! 

[Axe Elf]

At first I was like, Oh cool, Santana had a comic before KISS did!

[OtherEric]

On 8/22/2022 at 7:05 PM, Stevemmg said:

Never mind the Rocky Raccoon of Beatles fame appearance, it’s that spectacular Satana cover that is the real awesomeness of this issue! 

Is this the only other mag with a Satana cover?  I think so but not positive...

[piper]

On 8/22/2022 at 8:05 PM, Stevemmg said:

Never mind the Rocky Raccoon of Beatles fame appearance, it’s that spectacular Satana cover that is the real awesomeness of this issue! 

[Morganmi]

1st App. Of Varnae? 

[MAR1979]

On 8/19/2022 at 10:05 PM, OtherEric said:

Marvel Super Special #16 is the earliest slabbable US comic appearance of Boba Fett.

and 1st Yoda and Lando. It's also low census pop in 9.6 and above yet little collector desire and SW42 commands whole lot more $ 

Self-submitted, a $2.00 late 1990's purchase. I was nicked on a tiny amount of color loss on back cover. Honesty the few 9.8's I've seen of this are significantly less nice looking but with me CGC played hardball.   Book is sharp, flat and NOT pressed with deep color.

 

Edited August 23, 2022 by MAR1979

[RedRaven]

On 8/23/2022 at 3:34 PM, MAR1979 said:

and 1st Yoda and Lando. It's also low census pop in 9.6 and above yet little collector desire and SW42 commands whole lot more $ 

 

I think there is a better case to be made for a movie adaptation in comparison to fan club mags (FOOM) or promotional publications (Marvel Age). But, all things being unequal, an appearance in a running title with stories continued or external from the original material is just far more attractive IMO.

Technically the first appearance but collectors vote with the pocket book.

[Jeffro.]

Actually, the first appearances were not Marvel Super Special 16, they were in the Marvel paperback edition of Empire Strikes Back which came out before MSS 16. Of course, most collectors want Star Wars 42 instead.

https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/10117/the-first-appearance-of-boba-fett/#:~:text=While Star Wars %2342%2C published,several publications came before it.

 

 

[Broke as a Joke]

CGC won't grade the paperback, won't grade the treasury.  So the Super Special 16 becomes the next best thing.  

I think Boba being on the cover of 42 pushes it as the big money book, even though it came out months after SS16.

I like SS16 and still think it's undervalued.  However the spec crowd enjoys milking several books (41 - first Yoda, 42 - first Boba, 43 - first Lando etc...) because more money can be had.  

[MR SigS]

1st Dreadstar.