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Comic books April 1954

  • Issue #27
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 27

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    Cover art by Harry Anderson. The Poor Old Man, art by John Forte; An old man unintentionally summons a demon. The Cask In the Cave, art by Joe Sinnott. The Clocks text story. Progress, art by Harry Anderson; When a hermit refuses to vacate his property and plants mines to halt state bulldozers, they construct the highway with a tunnel going beneath his property. Garden of Death, art by Vernon Henkel. Suffocation, art by Tony DiPreta; A woman develops claustrophobia after she and her husband smother her aunt in a closet for her money. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #33
    Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) 33
    • Interior is complete. Back cover missing, front cover TRIMMED and lined with tape. Crayon and eraser marks on a few pages (does not affect Origin story).
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    36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #11

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    Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

  • Vol. 6 #14

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    Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

  • Vol. 6 #15

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    Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

  • Vol. 6 #16

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    Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

  • Vol. 6 #17

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    Sunday Pix Vol. 6 (1954). Pencils by Andre LeBlanc, a Brazilian artist who worked with Eisner on "The Spirit," and with Sy Barry on "The Phantom." LeBlanc also did work on Flash Gordon, Apt. 3-G, and Rex Morgan, M.D. newspaper strips. 7 x 10, 12 pages. These were available through mail subscription only. Published by David C. Cook Publishing.

  • Issue #47

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  • Issue #55
    Super Duck Comics (1945) 55

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    "The Long Way Home" (2 pgs), "The Fightin' Fool!" (1/2 pg), "Passing Fancy!" (1/2 pg), "Please pass the Waiter!" (1/2 pg), "Trail of the Lonesome Sign!" (1/2 pg), "What Price Justice?" (2 pgs), Fauntlery "Inside Job!" (1/2 pg), "The Toothless Wonder" (1/2 pg), "A Matter of Mind Over Matter!" (1 pg), "Have a Safe Trip!" (1 pg), "No Fuel Like an Old Fuel!" (1 pg), Shorty and Hamburger "The Long and Short of It!" (1 pg), Fauntleroy "See Sore" (2 pgs), "3-D Jeebies" (1 pg), Fauntleroy "Deal Me Out" (1/2 pg), "Time to Kill" (1/2 pg), Fauntlery "Radioactive!" (1/2 pg), Fauntlery "The Eye's Have it!" (1/2 pg), "Knobs to You!" text story (2 pgs), "The Handwriting on the Wall!" (1 pg), "The Big Itch!" (1 pg), Mushnoggin "It's News to Me!" (1/2 pg), Mushnoggin "Pot Luck!" (1/2 pg), "Fall Fashions" (1/2 pg), "Down and Out!" (1/2 pg), Fauntleroy "Strong Medicine" (2 pgs), "That's Oil Brother!" (1 pg), "Bull Session" (1/2 pg), "Take a Letter" (1/2 pg), "All Bark N' No Bite!" (1 pg). 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Super Mouse (1948 Standard) 30
  • Issue #4
    Super Pup (1954) 4

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    Art by Frank Carin and others. Cover by Frank Carin. Numbering continues from Spotty the Pup (1953) #3. Funny-animal hijinks with Super Pup and other characters. Super Pup seeks the source of bootleg uranium; The Dog of Steel discovers a subterranean race of bats with plans for the surface world; Space Mouse is targeted by a villain who wants his new invention, invisible paint. Uranium Smugglers!; The Sub-Earth Men!; The Best Gift of All!; Space Mouse: The Invisible Fleet!; Dilly the Pig: Dilly Dolls Up! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Super-Detective (1954? Trojan Magazines) UK Edition 4

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  • Issue #32
    Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 32

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    Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Silent Doom!, pencils by Curt Swan; A criminal constructs a device which blocks out all sound in Smallville. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. When Superboy Couldn't Fly!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; When Superboy's powers go haywire, the Mayor bans him from flying in Smallville. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Big Game at Our Own Back Door article by Jack Miller (as Jack Mabley). Special Brotherhood Week public service announcement Quiz starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Professor Eureka humor page by Henry Boltinoff. His Majesty King Superboy!, art by John Sikela; An old document makes it appear Smallville is actually a Kingdom so the town appoints Superboy king until everything can be straightened out. 44 Pages, Full Color. Fearless Fosdick stars in a quarter-page Wildroot Cream-Oil ad by Al Capp. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #98
    Suzie Comics (1945) 98

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    Cover by Samm Schwartz. "Test Case," art by Samm Schwartz; Angela prays that New York City is the capital of the United States. "So Scent-imental," art by Samm Schwartz; When Gregory gets a job at his father's perfume factory and offers to make Suzie her own perfume, Ferdie tries to double-cross him. "Game Guy!", art by Samm Schwartz; Ferdie forgets Suzie's birthday, which is the same day as the opening day of the baseball season. "Shear and Shear Alike"; Ferdie cuts a pattern for a veskit and cuts holes in Suzie's father's billiards table. "Man of Letters," pencils by Bob Montana; The gang gets Jughead to play post office, but he doesn't seem to be on the same page. Ad for Jughead Annual and Betty and Veronica Annual. "His Own Worst Enemy," art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie tells Ferdie she's got a date with someone else. "No Change For The Better!", art by Samm Schwartz; Suzie's ineptitude at being a secretary makes Mr. Grumble's clients sympathetic. Archie's Joke Book ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #4
    Sweetheart Love Stories (1952-1954 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 3 #4

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  • Issue #15
    T-Man (1951) 15
    Published Apr 1954 by Quality.

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    Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Is there no escape? Will a merciless red bullet end the life of Treasury Agent Pete Trask as it did Dr. Kredge? See..."The Traitor"! Also in this issue: T-Man in "Underground Renegade"; "The Dead Man's Shoes"; 1-page text story "The Dumb Trick"; and T-Man in "Two Days to Doom"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #41
    Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 41

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    Cover by Jack Davis. "Operation Friendship," script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Davis; A mad surgeon cuts out 75% of his married friend's brain so that he can maintain it in a vat and enjoy the mental stimulation of his company while his dumb wife gets the remaining 25% of his brain and his body. "Come Back, Little Linda," script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; In order to save money, the management of an insane asylum moves the patients into dungeon cells that the hospital was built on. "Air-Tight" text story. "Current Attraction," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A circus father attempts to get the knife thrower out of his daughter's life by placing a bar magnet behind the board the knife thrower's wife stands in front of while he does his act. "Mess Call," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A German soldier addled by his experiences in the trenches of WWI is recruited by a butcher in the following war to dispose of patrons in the cellar so that he has plenty of meat to sell. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Tales of Horror (1952 Toby/Minoan) 10
    • 8" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one and loose at second staple. Cover oxidation.
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    Cover pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. The Web of Horror, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; Dr. Jonathan Weir, the possessor of the Purple Claw, travels to the Valley of Horror in answer to a request from his friend Dr. Italo Schiasi; Unfortunately, Dr. Schiasi is already dead at the hands of a giant spider. The Killer in the Snow, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. The Serpent Strikes, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. He Walks by Night, art by George Olesen. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #55
    Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 55
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

    Painted cover art by Morris Gollub. "Tarzan and the Crossbows of Karfu," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan and Dr. MacWhirtle's plane is forced down by crossbow fire from the village of Karfu; The people of Karfu have long enslaved their neighbors, the Naquis, and enslave Tarzan and MacWhirtle. "Boy and the Leopard's Call," script by Gaylord Du Bois; Dombie's sister, Lula, is carried off by a she-mangani; Boy and Dombie trail them and retrieve Lula. "Tarzan and the Isle of Apes," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Tarzan rescues a group of mangani taken by raiders for an animal buyer. "Day of Departure" text story starring Mabu. Untitled Brothers of the Spear story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Russ Manning; Dan-el and Natongo follow an underground river, hoping that it will lead them out of the extinct volcano. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #1
    Tarzan Adventures (UK 1953-1959 Westworld Publications) Vol. 4 #1

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    Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Bob Lubbers and Dick Van Buren, Colorized Johnny Weissmuller Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

  • Vol. 4 #2
    Tarzan Adventures (UK 1953-1959 Westworld Publications) Vol. 4 #2

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    Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Rex Maxon, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

  • Vol. 4 #3
    Tarzan Adventures (UK 1953-1959 Westworld Publications) Vol. 4 #3

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    Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Rex Maxon, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

  • Vol. 4 #4
    Tarzan Adventures (UK 1953-1959 Westworld Publications) Vol. 4 #4

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    Weekly U.K. comic featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous hero. Tarzan by Bob Lubbers and Dick Van Buren, Colorized Johnny Weissmuller Movie Photo Cover, reprinting daily comic strips. 28 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #5
    Teen-Age Brides (1953 Harvey) 5

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    Cover art by Lee Elias. Homecoming, art by John Prentice. Wedding Day text story. Bride of the Month story, art by Bob Powell. Jealousy, pencils by Manny Stallman. Two Loves Have I, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Bob Powell Studio [Bob Powell; Howard Nostrand; George Seifringer; Martin Epp]. A Place of Our Own text story. Time of Trial, art by Warren Kremer. For Better - For Worse, art by John Prentice. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #4

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  • Vol. 2 #14
    Tempo Magazine (1953 Pocket Magazines) Vol. 2 #14

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    Volume 2, Issue 14 - April 5th 1954. Celebrity gossip magazine. Features a Terry Moore Cover and Pictorial, a look at Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Toddler fashion. 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #15
    Tempo Magazine (1953 Pocket Magazines) Vol. 2 #15


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    • Spine split 5%.

    Volume 2, Issue 15 - April 12th, 1954. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features Rita Gam on the cover, and Tempo's Picks for the Baseball Pennants! 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #16
    Tempo Magazine (1953 Pocket Magazines) Vol. 2 #16

    Volume 2, Issue 16 - April 19th, 1954. Celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features Audrey Dalton on the cover, and Tempo offers up favorite Easter recipes, and proclaims Be Glad You're Bald! 4-in. x 6-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #17
    Tempo Magazine (1953 Pocket Magazines) Vol. 2 #17


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    Volume 2, Issue 17 - April 26th, 1954. Pocket-sized celebrity gossip magazine. The issue features Elaine Stewart on the cover, include the article "30 Sexy Seconds to Success" and Tempo gives the Low-Down on '54 Cars. 4-in. x 6-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 7 #3
    Ten Story Sports (1952-1957 Columbia) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 7 #3

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  • Issue #15
    Terrifying Tales (1953) 15
    • Cover detached, centerfold detached at one staple, 5" cumulative spine split.
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Pre-Code jungle adventures from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Rulah, Jungle Goddess learns the strange story of the mysterious Leatherman, featuring art possibly by Matt Baker. Rulah battles crocodiles and a gorilla holding an unconscious blonde in its arms, featuring some fun action-girl art. Tarzan-like Zago battles the queen of the lions. One more top-notch action-girl cover by L. B. Cole. Rulah: The Grim Secret; The First Americans!; Rulah: The Ghoul of Galhalla; The Rangers Best Shot; Zago, Jungle Prince: Queen of Simba Land! Final issue of ther series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 54 #2
    Texas Rangers (1936-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 54 #2

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    • Spine split 40%. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Volume 38, Issue 4 - April, 1954. John Hodiak, Henry Fonda and Lloyd Nolan photo cover. Theatre Arts Monthly is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. This issue includes a complete version of "Picnic" by William Inge", as well as articles by Maurice Zolotow, Gordon Heath, Sigmund Spaeth, Alice Griffin, Mischa Elman, more. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

    • Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 43 #3
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 43 #3


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    Volume 43, Issue 3 - Spring, 1954. Cover by Walter Popp. Stories by Sam Merwin Jr., Thomas Bell, Roger Dee, Jan Smith, Frank Belknap Long, and Tom Morrow Jr. Virgil Finlay (2), Kelly Freas, and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 10 #5
    Titter America's Merriest Magazine (1943-1955 Roy Harmon^) Vol. 10 #5


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    • Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Scuffing.

    Volume 10, Issue 5 - April 1954. Painted cover by Billy Devorss. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. This issue includes a Bettie Page photo. 8" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 17 #6

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  • Issue #117
    Tom and Jerry (1949-1980 Dell/Gold Key) 117
    • Mold and water damage.

    Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Tom & Jerry tale; Adventures of Tom tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; Big Spike & Little Tyke tale; Bertie Bird text story "Bertie Bird's Mistake"; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale; and Flip 'n' Dip 2-pager. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1952-1954 Dell) 5

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    Painted cover by Al McWilliams. Stories by Paul S. Newman and others. Art by Jack Lehti and others. Adventures in space, based on the pioneering sci-fi TV show Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. Tom and the cadets set out to rescue Captain Strong from space smugglers. In the process, they discover an ancient civilization buried deep in the Moon. Plus a photo still from the TV series. Painted cover by Al McWilliams. Space Academy; The Smugglers of the Moon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #86

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    32 pages, Full Color.

  • Vol. 1 #2

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    Volume 1, Issue 2 - April, 1954. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine that features articles for bachelors, pin-up photographs, jokes, and cartoons. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #16
    Treasure Chest Vol. 09 (1953) 16

    April 8, 1954

  • Issue #17
    Treasure Chest Vol. 09 (1953) 17
    • 1" spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

    April 22, 1954

  • Vol. 34 #203
    True (1937-1976 Country/Fawcett/Petersen) Vol. 34 #203

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  • Issue #381

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  • Vol. 60 #6
    True Detective (1924-1995 MacFadden) Magazine Vol. 60 #6

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    Volume 60, Issue - April 1954, 8.5" x 11", 108 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, and Bob Bean. Torrid tales of romance from St. John, with great covers by Matt Baker. Linda marries handsome farmer Tom, whom she meets when he's working at the country club, but she's not prepared for the hardships of a farmer's wife. Warden's daughter Myra falls for handsome inmate Danny, and marries him in secret despite her father's warnings. Marcie loves neighborhood mechanic Joe, but she wants to marry rich to find a better life. Plus the "Correspondence Club" page tries to find love for men (and women) stationed overseas. Classic cover by Baker. The Farmer Takes a Wife; Cage Around My Heart; I Wanted to Remake My Husband; Correspondence Club; What Will People Say? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #4

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  • Vol. 6 #61

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  • Vol. 70 #3

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