Comic books July 1955

"Be Prepared"; Archie has been tying his jalopy to objects when he parks so his car won't blow away just in case a hurricane comes along; Thinking Mr. Lodge is in Chicago, Archie goes to see Veronica when he hears she is ill. "A Figure of Speech" half-page story; Veronica is irritable because of her diet. "Mobile Blues" half-page story; Veronica speeds in her car. "Well Tie That!" half-page story; Mr. Lodge is bothered by an ugly tie in a shop window. "Not so Hot" half-page story; Jughead gets turned down by an old flame. "A Little Punchy"; Betty tells Veronica not to struggle if the lifeguard tries to kiss her. Katy Keene cut-out paper dresses. Katy Puzzles, pencils by Bill Woggon. "Only Yesterday" one-page story; Wilbur's parents look at an old photo album and reminisce. "A Big Fat Breakfast!" one-page story; Wilbur and his father make breakfast in bed for Mrs. Wilkin on Mother's Day. "Exhaust-tabled" one-page story; Archie and Reggie help Veronica to move furniture. "Dis-concert-ing" one-page story; Jughead has a bad time at a concert. "Do It Yourself," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx's friend gets a new pedal car and she wants one too. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Sailor Beware!, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie wants to go for a cruise on Peter's new yacht even though he hasn't been invited. Ad for Nutsy Squirrel #66 and Peter Porkchops #38, art by Rube Grossman and Otto Feuer. Untitled Doodles Duck story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Doodles tries to teach his nephew the best way to handle a bully but he eventually learns that there's more to the situation. Circus Daze!, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie is supposed to dress up as a lion for a charity circus but decides that it would be more fun to bring a real lion, until things get out of hand. Ad for The Adventures of Superman television series. The Good Sport text story. Untitled Bo Bunny story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; The professors argue over just how lazy Bo and Skinny really are. Mad Trap, art by Otto Feuer; When Peter tells Wolfie about a treasure map he's found, Wolfie tries to get to the treasure first. . 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 47, Issue 2 - February 1955. Hollywood magazine. Cover and Article featuring Doris Day. Articles include "I Want a Divorce - Dale Robertson's Tragic Story" and "Ann Blyth is Just What the Doctor Ordered!". 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 124 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 16 - July 2, 1955. Pictorial digest featuring models, actor gossip, and interesting news stories. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Bernie Krigstein. Stories by Carl Wessler and Jack Oleck. Art by Graham Ingels, Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring piracy on the high seas. The life of pirate and war hero Jean LaFitte, who fought alongside Americans in the War of 1812 and the crucial Battle of New Orleans, with art by Reed Crandall. An evil captain withholds a keg of water from his crew, in a survivor story with a twist ending and art by George Evans. Graham Ingels illustrates the tale of a man who finds courage in a most unusual place. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Jean Lafitte; Rag Doll; Salvage; Breakers on the Shore; The Keg. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, and Jo Albistur. Charlton picks up the crime series created and originally published by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Cops try to crack a killer's alibi, in a story with art by Jack Kirby. A cop contemplates how the average person can become a killer after his gun is stolen. A new FBI agent faces his most dangerous mission yet. Plus a text story featuring the Golden Age Blue Beetle, Dan Garret. The Gun; The Test; Bad Influence; Short Visit; Blue Beetle: Mystery of the Hidden Jewels; Alibi? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and Sal Trapani. Fanciful mystery stories with an added cash incentive for the lucky 1950s reader. An antiques collector challenges his brother-in-law to duplicate a priceless relic, but the man succeeds only too well. A two-page mystery involving a fatal archery accident offers a cash prize to the reader who can figure it out - the "prize" of the magazine's title. A scientist is injured in a fall into a crevice and must fight off a horde of venomous snakes bare-handed. If at First You Dont Succeed...; The Accident; Hot Money!; In the Snake Pit!; The Smart One!; Empty! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dave Evans in "The Treasure of Butterfly Rock" and "Trial and Error." Russ Manning art. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Vince Alascia, John Belfi and Maurice Whitman. Racket Squad's focus on swindlers and con games allowed it to survive the Comics Code longer than most Pre-Code crime comics. Harry's setup to process the charitable donations of wealthy families seems legit for years - but he's playing the "long con." Phony contractors sell shoddy patios to homeowners who didn't bother to read the fine print, leaving the Racket Squad looking for a legal loophole. Charles Ponzi is a con artist who specializes in the infamous swindle still known today as a Ponzi scheme. The Smoothest Spiel of Them All; Sure Well Build Your Patio; Its Costing You; Cut the Ace; Ponzi the Half Pint Swindler; Cleaning Up the Races. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Wally Wood and others. Early Charlton Western comic featuring Chip, Doodle and Scott, the Range Busters. Bill Folers gets involved after crooks faking a bank robbery for a Wild West show turn out to be the real thing. Gunfighter Holt Wilson tries to find out who shot his friend Curly, but that puts him at odds with beautiful redheaded sharpshooter Cynthie, who thinks Holt is the suspect. The art for this story is by comics legend Wally Wood. In another story, Holt is mistaken for a stage robber and escapes jail to clear his name. Plus fun facts about cowboy hats. Ambush from Nowhere; Sagebrush; Chief Wild Feather Gets A Free Ride; Cowboy Hats; Gunsmoke on Hot Head Trail; Sagebrush Honor; Chief Gray Matter. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Six-Gun Lesson!", art by Bob Brown; The Rawhide Kid is riding when he is attacked by a gang of horse rustlers who seek to steal his horse Apache; The Kid fights them off and they find him too much of a match and flee the scene; Feeling that his ward Randy Clayton might in be danger, the Rawhide Kid pays a visit to the school to learn that none of the boys had arrived in class, troubling the Kid. "The Rustlers!", art by Bob Brown; The Rawhide Kid and Randy Clayton are fording across a river when suddenly Randy and his horse Smokey are swept up in the currents and dragged down stream; The Kid tries to rescue Randy, but the rapids are too strong and Randy disappears. "The Search" text story. "The Easy Way!" Untitled story, art by Bob Brown; The Rawhide Kid and Randy Clayton are riding along Slide Mountain in a region the Native Americans have called the Valley of 1000 Shadows where they just narrowly avoid a rock slide; The slider reveals a large vein of green gold including a Native American hammer also bound in the gold; They take it into nearby town of Del Oro to be appraised; There the Rawhide Kid tells Randy to keep the location of the find a secret. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Carl Memling and others. Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A wagon wheel plays a key role in helping Redmask defend a wagon train; The Ghost Rider encounters his own Joker-like villain, an outlaw who can't stop laughing; A cooking contest leads Redmask's pal Mex into danger. The Red Wheel; The Diggers; Reward for Redmask; The Ghost Rider: He Who Laughs! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous dog. Dell Distinguished Achievement Award. The Lucky Piece Pay-Off, art by Sparky Moore; Red and Rinty meet two poachers who also kidnap Red's friend Noah to get his gold claim. Out of the Frying Pan, art by Sparky Moore; Red and Rinty have to bail out when their plane gets into trouble over the snow in Alaska, and they meet an old uranium miner who is being cheated of his claim by a bush pilot. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Vince Alascia. "The Port of Missing Badmen Chapter One Disguise In Badmen"; A former jail bird and killer has set up a new business, making up a new disguise for badmen after every job they pull, for a price. Rocky finds the badman's "beauty" parlor. "Happy Days"; Dee Dickens is playing the guitar and singing for the blacksmith. The Port of Missing Badmen Chapter Two "Death's Target"; Rocky has been disguised as a notorious outlaw when unconcious, and is stopped by the Sheriff and his posse. "Murder on the Stage" text story by Rod Reed (as Clement Good). "The Port of Missing Badmen Chapter Three Renegade Hide-Out"; Rocky finds the hide-out of the disguised outlaws. "The Write Thing"; Hoak has become a successful writer, he thinks. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Too Old for My Man!"; Ann brings her 18-year-old sister Marsha to live with her after the death of their mother; Ann begins to spend time with Marshas young friends, even though her boyfriend Don feels it isnt appropriate; When Don sees Ann kissing 20-year-old Alan, 6 years her junior, he breaks up with her. "Flight From Love," art by Rudy Palais; Stewardess Janet meets pilot Jim, who has a reputation as a "woman-hater" because he was dumped by Laura, his last girlfriend; They become friends during a Paris layover, and fall in love, but co-pilot Stan warns Janet that Jim still loves Laura. "No Love For Me!"; Wendy and Rex share a love of sports and get married; They continue their active lifestyle, but Wendy is injured in a ski accident and learns she wont be able to participate in sports anymore; Wendy fears Rex wont love her because of this, but he says he only went along because he thought Wendy loved sports. "Good-Bye To Heartbreak" text story. "Go West For Love," art by John Forte; Spoiled heiress Fran goes to a Western dude ranch for excitement; She constantly has to be rescued by cowboy Bronco; They fall in love and discover they are both rich, so theres no socio-economic gap to worry about. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Gunfire at Drygulch" and "Plane Evidence" (art on both by John Buscema). Chuckwagon Charley's Tales back-up story. Photo cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Hubbell. Stories and art by Carl Hubbell, Bob Martinott and Jack Farr. Kids' adventure featuring boy detectives Rusty, Tubby and Spunky. The team sets out to discover the secret of the veiled woman who lives in the old Calder Mansion, a place without mirrors. Tubby wins a skin-diving outfit and has an underwater adventure. Sherlock O'Shea tracks the overconfident bank robber Gats Garson, in a story with some amusing art by Jack Farr. The House With No Mirrors!; Tubby: Fisherman's Luck; Mystery Of The Wax Works; Clancy, the Clown; Sherlock O'Shea; The Twisted Photo! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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"Perfectly Adjusted" a novel by Gordon R. Dixon, and "Service Call" a short story by Philip K. Dick

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Edvard Moritz, Tony Tallarico and Cerrone. Crime and horror comics with detective heroes, an unusual mix. Escaped convicts carjack an innocent couple to a lighthouse, but they don't expect to encounter its ghostly keeper. A rookie cop in danger is saved by a half-filled oil can. Chinese-American scientist Dr. Foo helps detective Don Grady overcome Packy McGunn's gang with the help of an electrified tower. Music of Mystery; One Stormy Night; The Globe from the Gobi; The Last House on the Block; The Fantastic Dr. Foo. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. Dell Distinguished Achievement Award and A Pledge to Parents. The Burning Forest; Buck Murtry is peddling and gambling with the Indians without licence, and is now arrested for assault with intent to kill Father Duval. Passage for Panamint; Old Panamint wants to buy a passage back to the States; he is short of money till he finds a hundred dollar bill in a mitten belonging to Mr. Blanchard. Trail to the Unknown; In an argument over payment, Jim Brannan hits Sim Walleck and is tricked into believing that he has killed him. Scripts by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Alberto Giolitti. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Eugene Hughes and others. Tales of gunfighters and outlaws from publisher Stanley Morse. An outlaw on the run from The Silver Kid and Hondo murders his own twin brother to take his place. Bounty hunter Laredo operates outside the law to catch outlaws for the reward, but his latest case is personal. A powerful land baron wages war against government regulations and neighboring settlers when they encroach on his long-held water supply. Twin Trouble!; Justice!; Sharpshooter!; Bounty Hunter; Renegade!; Land Baron; The Feud. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Stan Campbell and others. A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Framed for murder in Ten Mile City, Tex Ritter must elude a mob and prove his innocence. When an outlaw targets the widows of Dover County, Lash LaRue gets especially irate, but to catch the dress-wearing outlaw, Lash must dress in drag himself. During a drought, corrupt rancher Bronc figures out a complicated scheme to sell a neighbor his own rustled cattle, and get him framed for rustling to boot. Rocky Lane: Hot-Iron Artists; Tex Ritter: Frame-Up; Hotel Holdup; Lash LaRue: The Widow's Purse; Tom Mix: The Package of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.