Comic books September 1954

Plastic Man in "Killer Crossbones" and two untitled stories. Untitled Woozy back-up story. Cover pencils by Dick Dillin. 36 pgs, full color. Cover price $0.10.

MATURE READERS. Cover by Art Paul. Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida pictorial. "Hope on Golf" by Bob Hope. Charles Beaumont, Carl Wilson, Thomas Mario & Harry C. Crosby articles. "Embarrassed People" cartoons by William Steig. Jackie Rainbow centerfold. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Bill Draut, John Prentice, Jo Albistur and Mort Meskin. Crime comics from Mainline, the publisher founded by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. In an unusual tale for the time, a female cop goes undercover to catch a "masher," a man who harasses women. A desk sergeant gets a call from a notorious cop-killer who wants to turn himself in, and must keep him on the line. A pickpocket claims to have evidence that Officer Macy is taking payoffs. The Capture; Masher!; Beer Party; The Kid and the Cop; The Grafter; The Bribe; The Beefer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. The Boo-Bird!; The Sea Hag sends the dangerous Boo-Bird against her old enemy Popeye. Pay Dirt!; Swee'Pea is unhappy when Popeye refuses to give him a dime so he goes out and comes back later with a million dollars—because he has dug up Popeye's yard where the sailor's recovered pirate treasure is stashed. Untitled story; When Axle complains that he can't keep up with his son, Cam installs motorized roller skates on Axle's feet when he is resting. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Will Eisner art.

Add to cart Fine $24.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $21.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 38, No. 9 - September 1954. 6.5" x 9.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.70

Dale Evans stars in two untitled stories. One has art by Alex Toth, the other by Russ Manning. Photo covers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $25.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $78.00 View scans Paper: Cream Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 187, No. 1 - September 1954. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 187, No. 2 - September 1954. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Photo cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Eyes Only for Him" reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #56; "He Loved Us Both" art by Alice Kirkpatrick; "Honeymoon Deferred" art by Ann Brewster, reprinted from Glamorous Romances (1949) #43; and "Afraid of Marriage" reprinted from Real Life Secrets (1949) #1 and Glamorous Romances (1949) #55. "The Charm Corner: Make the Most of Make-Up, For Beautiful Nails..." text article reprinted from "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #60. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $139.00 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Rosenberger, Rafael Astarita, Sam Citron and Marion Sitton. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. This issue reprints Romantic Love (1949) #7 in its entirety. Trophy wife Paula and gardener Max conspire to murder her wealthy husband; Penelope moves into her husbands vast estate and hears a man screaming every night, but her husband claims to hear no such thing; A photographer uses a modeling business to blackmail wealthy businessmen. I Craved Excitement; Dangerous Woman; Bride of Fear; Nightmare Romance! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Frank Bolle, Ernie Bache and Dick Ayers. Cover by Frank Bolle. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A wildfire impedes Redmask's mission of peace between settlers and Cheyenne; The Ghost Rider seeks an invisible killer that is picking off cowhands and leaving no clues; Redmask ventures into Mexico to battle a 19th-century crimelord. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the-dark Ghost Rider scarf/mask for kids to wear. The Doom Trail; Terror Over the Border!; The Ghost Rider: The Invisible Death!; Death's Hostage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $9.60

Add to cart VG 4.0 $9.60

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $6.70

Indian Languages article, art by August Lenox. Double Bluff starring Red Ryder, Escaped killers Fred Stanton and his partner plan on hiding in Fred's uncle's mine. The Rainbow's End starring Little Beaver. Bill Bevin's Amazing Feat article about a horse thief. Gene Troy Fineline Pen ad. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,300.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4568491010

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, Ben Brown, and David Gantz. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Bored housewife Martha is swept off her feet when she rents a spare room to famed artist Morgan, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Jim Mooney. Alice admires husband Steve for becoming a small-town doctor instead of getting a big practice, but in day-to-day life she finds being a doctor's wife almost too challenging. Jilted by Roger, Betty marries his best friend Stan, but what will she do when Roger wants her back? My Guilty Love; Doctor's Wife!; How to Keep Your Husband Happy; My Sister Kate; His Best Friend's Wife. Final issue under this title; series continues as Cinderella Love (1950) #25. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $3.60

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.40 Cover loose at one staple.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65

"Gun Flames at Windy Gulch" and "Trail of the Bushwacker" (art on both by John Buscema). Chuckwagon Charley's Tales back-up story. Photo/art cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sad Sack in "All Wet," "Taking It Easy," "Pinch Hitter," and "There's No Escape!" 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Vol. 10 #4 - September, 1954. Science Fantasy, which later became Impulse and then SF Impulse, was a UK published science-fiction and fantasy digest that began production in the Summer of 1950 and was distributed by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's New Worlds. When Nova went out of business in early 1964, The title was changed to Impulse in early 1966, to little avail, and then changed once more to SF Impulse for the last few issues. Science Fantasy ceased publication the following year, after the printer went bankrupt. Cover by Norman Partridge, Stories by J.T. McIntosh, E.C. Tubb, Martin Jordan, John Wyndham, Francis G. Rayer, John Ashcroft, and Les Cole. Illustrations by Quinn, Hunter and Ashcroft. 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W.

Volume 1, Issue 7 - September 1954. True Crime Digest magazine. This issue features a Mara Lane cover, an article on the romantic troubles of Rita Hayworth, and a look at the career of Senator Charles Edward Potter. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 3, Issue 3 - September, 1954. 6.5" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Issue #7, Sept. 1954. UK edition. Two text stories by John Craig an Dom Passante with spot illustrations. Two space fact articles: "Beware - Cosmic Flak" and "Mysterious Mr. Mercury." 7 1/4-in. x 9 1/2-in., 34 pages, B&W.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Warren Tufts and Bob Greene. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Aging cowboy Old Ancient, once a Western hero, abducts Chris to make her his wife, and Casey Ruggles sets out in pursuit. Mama's new "Don't" book is intended for Hans and Fritz, but the Captain and the Inspector need it more than the boys do. Hobbies for All; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Willie; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 132 #3 - Sept. 1954. Articles and stories about hunting, fishing, wildlife, arms and ammunition and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 124 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. 10-in. x 13-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $32.00 View scans Water damage. Cover loose at one staple.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $7.80 View scan Interior is complete. Severe water damage.

Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti. S.S. Liferaft, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. Battle Playground, script by France Herron, art by Arthur Peddy. Cold War, script by William Woolfolk, art by Mort Drucker. Kid Brother, script by France Herron, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $5.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Vol. 55, No. 2 - September 1954. 7" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.